How to Keep Track of Your Job Hunt

When sending out resumes, the last thing you want is to apply for a job at a company you've already sent a resume to for another job role. Such an action, if noticed by the company, demonstrates that you are blindly firing resumes out to every position you see, decreasing your desirability as a potential...

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Are Cover Letters Still Relevant?

If it's one thing that recruiters are constantly asked, it's this: is including a cover letter with my resume still a good idea? In these days of automatic Applicant Tracking Systems that crunch thousands of resumes per year per company, the obvious answer would be no. However, this fails to take...

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Resume Tip: How to Eliminate Unnecessary Wording From Your Resume

These days, the golden rule is to try to keep your resume to two pages or less. One page is ideal unless you are a manager with decades of experience. If you are struggling to follow this rule and shorten your resume, a great way to do that is by re-reading your resume and cutting down your...

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5 Reasons Calibri is the Best Font for Your Resume

12-point Calibri produces perfectly sized resumes of 550 to 750 words on two pages. If you need more space, 11-point works well too. Because of this, Calibri focuses writers on telling their readers a 100% relevant story of reasonable length — the best kind. Research has shown that readers associate...

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The Top 5 Reasons Recruiters Reject Your Resume

What do recruiters like and dislike most about resumes? A couple of university researchers in Australia had nothing better to do than try to answer this question. And I had nothing better to do than read the results of their study. By far the most impressive part of the study was that they managed...

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Resume Font: When to Choose Bold

Resume font choices can be confusing. First you have to decide which font (or fonts) to use.  Then you have to decide where to use a normal font and where to use bold font.  Resume Font: Where to Go Bold Because bold font draws your readers’ eyes, it’s helpful to use it to guide them...

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Questions to Ask in a Job Interview (and What Not to Ask)

It's your turn! As the interview comes to a close, one of the final questions you may be asked is "What can I answer for you?" Your interviewer will expect for you to have some inquiries - failing to ask any questions at this moment could make you seem unprepared or unengaged. Make a List of Questions Plan...

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25 Jobs in Demand Right Now

Although the job market is still sluggish, there are plenty of new and exciting careers for individuals looking to switch jobs or put their skills toward something new.  Check out 25 exciting jobs that are in high demand right now. Gaming Manager Gaming managers are responsible for all games...

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Should You Follow Up After Submitting a Resume?

There isn't an easy answer to the question of whether you should follow up after submitting a resume. I posted the question on the (very useful) Answers section of LinkedIn to see if I could get some insight into whether you should (or shouldn't) follow up after sending a resume. I received a variety...

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What to Include in a Resume Skills Section

The skills section of your resume includes your abilities that are related to the jobs you are applying for. List skills that are relevant to the position or career field that you are interested in, such as computer skills, software skills, and/or language skills. For example, if you are applying...

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