Resume Writing Tips

Do you Tweet? If not, maybe you should. Perhaps it would be misleading to say that as a job searcher you MUST be on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or other social and business networking sites. But, assuming that you use social media in appropriate and professional ways, being connected and networking in these ways can only…

They liked the cover letter, they were impressed by your resume, but before you get that oh-so-coveted face-to-face meeting, you’ve still one more test to pass: the telephone interview. So making a good impression is paramount. Telephone interviews present their own unique challenges; people act differently on the phone, your posture, facial expressions, clothing, etc.…

A funny thing happens as you become more and more successful: you find yourself outsourcing certain things to save time. For those who dedicate their lives to building executive careers, it often becomes necessary to pay someone else to do some things—from ironing your shirts to walking your dog—when you have 12-hour workdays. It comes…

Imagine for a minute that you have $150,000 to invest. You have 2 choices about who will manage this investment: a guy with a great-looking Web site claiming a solid track record of investing for his clients—or a guy you know who drives a luxury car, lives in a huge house, and just funded his…

It’s important to express in a resume the unique skill set, expertise, and knowledge that you can bring to the employer. It is commonly referred to in the career world as your unique promise of value. Essentially, what you’re communicating to the employer through this unique promise of value is exactly that—the value that you…

Guest Author: William Frierson is a staff writer for CollegeRecruiter.com. I am sure there are no employees who would complain about a bump in his or her paycheck, even if it is a small one. According to one article, workers might see a little something extra in their salaries in 2011. With an improving economy,…