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Your resume is the first impression you give a recruiter or hiring manager. Even things as little as the name of your document to the length of the resume are things you can be sure they’ll notice. To increase your chances of landing an interview, make sure you follow these three resume rules. (more…)

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It’s typical on a resume to make a series of bullet points that list your responsibilities in previous positions. However, what many people don’t realize is how little this can sometimes mean. Why? Because anyone with the same basic skills could probably have taken on the exact same responsibilities, setting you apart from no one. The real question is, were you successful at those responsibilities? What did you achieve through those responsibilities? (more…)

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The debate’s still out there on how much spelling or grammatical errors matter on a résumé or cover letter. Some hiring authorities say that unless you’re applying to be an editor or something similar, a couple of errors don’t make a difference to your ability to do a great job. But the truth is, you never know if the person you’re sending your résumé to agrees with this or not. And so, the simple solution is to always proof read every word you write on an application. (more…)

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Are you still listing hobbies on your résumé? It’s one of those old résumé habits that many people still cling onto, but unless your hobbies and interests relate to the job or company you’re applying for, those hobbies rarely do much but take up space.
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You’re always hearing that you shouldn’t send out masses of generic resumes. You should customize your application to where you’re sending it. You hear it at least three times a day when you’re mid-job-search. And you’ve begun to tune it out. Who has time for that? How do you even go about doing it? Here, just for you, is a quick and easy guide. (more…)

Are you paying attention to the details in your resume?

It’s easy to research basic resume templates online and follow a general format, but are you paying attention to how your format is affected by the content of your resume?

It’s seems like a simple difference, but there is a distinction between bolding your job title instead of bolding your employer’s name – in most cases, who you are is more important than who you worked for. (more…)

Designing your resume with space in mind

You’re often told to keep your resume to just one or two pages. Unfortunately, many people understand this piece of advice to mean, stuff one or two pages with the same amount of text it takes to fill 10 normal pages. (more…)

Resume Templates are a Bad Example

Whether you use the resume template from your word processor or if you’ve download one from the Internet, be cautious. Here are a couple of things to think about before you make the decision to use a template. First, consider the fact that a lot of people are probably using that template already, and you’re resume will look like everyone else’s and blend into the masses. (more…)

Using Resume Keywords to Unlock Your Job Search Success

Even though you spent over an hour or even a day writing your resume, the people reading it won’t afford it the same amount of time. Plus, the people reading aren’t always in the same career field, and their lesser technical knowledge leads them to picking out keywords. So how to you cater to these people in your resume? (more…)