Qualified Candidates – Poorly Written Resumes

ARE YOU JEOPARDIZING YOUR CAREER POTENTIAL?
You’ve sent your resume to dozens of potential employers yet you haven’t heard back from any of them. You were certain that your detailed work history would attract many bites – what went wrong?
The most likely cause of your predicament is a poorly constructed resume that reads more like a [...]

Resumes Don’t Win Job Offers, Only Interviews Do

Many people put too much weight on the resume. Simply, the resume’s purpose is to get your phone to ring. . It’s not going to win you a position before you get in the door. Sure, you can gain a competitive advantage with a well-written resume, since the interviewer will have preconceived notions of who you are and what you can bring to the table.

Salary Negotiations Begin with Your Resume

Many job seekers state that their resumes win interviews, but they never receive offers. If after a series of interviews, you fall under this category, it’s time to assess what may be wrong. To rise above the no-callback pattern, let’s consider five job interview errors that could be holding you back.

Though you should be an [...]

Forget About the “One-Page Resume Rule”

Contrary to what your college professor said, the one-page resume rule is a myth. Unfortunately, many listen to this outdated advice and devise ways to cram a complete professional history into one sheet. So much so that most job seekers expand the margins of the documents, use a small font size, and skimp on accomplishments rather than risk exceeding one page.