More than just your accomplishments make your resume stand out. How you communicate them matters too.
A strong resume gives potential employers a concise, clear picture of your skills and experience. And, it’s the crucial first step in securing an interview and hopefully a job offer.
For maximum impact, keep your resume as concise as you can. [...]

Every word on your resume counts in today’s competitive job market. But some words count more than others — especially those that refer to soft skills.
Soft skills are increasingly important in the workplace. In fact, 86 percent of employers considered soft skills to be among their most important hiring criteria in a recent survey [...]

How to Write a Resume That Passes the Verification Test
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When it comes to resumes, most job seekers know that honesty is the best policy. Never say you graduated from college when you didn’t or make a job last a year longer than it really did. But the verification process many employers use for resumes can [...]

Three Rules for an Attention-Grabbing Resume
Sometimes your resume can hurt you more than help you. In today’s job-search market, you are often competing against large numbers of candidates, and your resume has to be good enough to make it past the first screening.
The first people to view your resume are often lower-level staff [...]

Ask yourself, what do “The Lord of the Rings,” “Catcher in the Rye” and your resume have in common?
If you consider them great works of fiction, then it’s time to rethink your resume.
A resume isn’t a list of exaggerations. It’s not a hodgepodge of cut and pasted job descriptions printed out on nice paper. Nor [...]

Are you for job objectives or against them?
Most job seekers — and even career experts — have strong opinions.
Those in favor say objectives are the simplest, quickest way to target a specific position. Those against charge that objectives waste valuable space and limit you to just one position when you might be qualified for others.
Whether [...]

You’ve found your dream job.
You spot the job posting, craft a winning resume and e-mail it to the recruiter. Then the waiting game begins.
After you’ve sent a resume, it’s tempting to sit back and hope the recruiter will call. But — make no mistake — you SHOULD follow up. You just need to figure [...]

Effective Resumes: An ‘Objective’ Debate
Are you for job objectives or against them?
Most job seekers — and even career experts — have strong opinions.
Those in favor say objectives are the simplest, quickest way to target a specific position. Those against charge that objectives waste valuable space and limit you to just one position [...]