Archives
- 2010.03.21: More on Resume Appearance
- 2010.03.20: "A" is for Appearance
- 2010.03.19: More About Resume Enhancers
- 2010.03.18: FAKTSA: An Easy Acronym for Remembering Key Resume Enhancers
- 2010.03.17: Follow-up Letter Strategies (continued)
- 2010.03.16: Strategies for the Post-Interview Follow-up Letter
- 2010.03.15: Beyond the Resume and Cover Letter
- 2010.03.14: Recruiters Don't Always Read Cover Letters, But Ask If You're Not Sure
- 2010.03.13: Brainstorming Profession-Specific Accomplishments
- 2010.03.12: Career Documents for New Graduates
- 2010.03.11: Don't Send Your Resume Out Undressed
- 2010.03.10: Defining Resume Focus
- 2010.03.09: Crafting a Winning Resume
- 2010.03.08: One Size Fits All Resume?
- 2010.03.07: Will Your Resume Be Ready When Opportunity Knocks?
- 2010.03.06: Introduce Your Resume; Don't Repeat It
- 2010.03.05: Know Your Audience's Hiring Motive
- 2010.03.04: Most Resumes End Up in Keyword-Searchable Databases
- 2010.03.03: Could Your Cover Letter Be Hurting Your Job Search?
- 2010.03.02: Formatted Print Resume is Just One Tool
- 2010.03.01: Cover Letter Editing Tip
- 2010.02.28: Include USP in Your Cover Letter
- 2010.02.27: Load Your Resume with Keywords
- 2010.02.26: Why is a Cover Letter Necessary?
- 2010.02.25: Job-Hunting in a Weak Job Market: 5 Strategies for Staying Upbeat (and Improving Your Chances of Success)
- 2010.02.24: Resume Fundamentals
- 2010.02.23: Cover Letter Should Be More than an Afterthought
- 2010.02.22: Resume Preparation Do's and Don'ts
- 2010.02.21: Many Recruiters Prefer Cover Letters in the Body of an E-Mail
- 2010.02.20: Frequently Asked Questions About Cover Letters
- 2010.02.19: Tailored Cover Letter, Yes -- But You Can Make Tailoring Easier
- 2010.02.18: Three Kinds of Cover Letters
- 2010.02.17: Recruiter's Suggested Cover-Letter Formula
- 2010.02.16: Keys to Successful Search Engine Registration for Web Resume
- 2010.02.15: Recruiter Says: Cover Letter Shows You Understand Job Posting
- 2010.02.14: Should You Consider a Functional Format for Your Resume?
- 2010.02.13: How a Cover Letter Makes You Stand Out
- 2010.02.12: What You Need to Know About the Cover Letter
- 2010.02.11: Well-Crafted Cover Letter is Key
- 2010.02.10: Don't Overuse the Word "I"
- 2010.02.09: Resume Needs to Make Instant Connection with Reader
- 2010.02.08: Cover Letter Distinguishes Job-seeker
- 2010.02.07: Resume Should Showcase Your Top Selling Points
- 2010.02.06: Don't Let Your Letter Ruin Your Chance for an Interview
- 2010.02.05: Resume Needs a Consistent Message
- 2010.02.04: Don't Make Salary Demands in Your Cover Letter
- 2010.02.03: Choose Resume Phrases Carefully
- 2010.02.02: Don't Forget Contact Information in Cover Letter
- 2010.02.01: Write Resume with Employer in Mind
- 2010.01.31: Presentation Counts in Cover Letters
- 2010.01.30: Make Your Resume Reader-Friendly
- 2010.01.29: Don't Let Careless Cover Letter Errors Torpedo You
- 2010.01.28: Resume Should Match Job Requirements
- 2010.01.27: Address Employer's Stated Criteria in Cover Letter
- 2010.01.26: Resume Should Sell You at Correct Level
- 2010.01.25: Cover Letters Need to Be Well Written
- 2010.01.24: Don't Lose Your Reader with Your First Sentence
- 2010.01.23: Cover Letters are Influential
- 2010.01.22: Don't Take Resume Advice from Just Anyone
- 2010.01.21: New Year: Time to Assess Yourself and Your Career
- 2010.01.20: Purpose of a Cover Letter
- 2010.01.19: Update Your Resume to Move You Forward
- 2010.01.18: Update Your Resume When You Anticipate Layoffs
- 2010.01.17: Update Your Resume When You're Ready to Move On
- 2010.01.15: Update Your Resume to Change Career Focus
- 2010.01.14: Update Your Resume Yearly
- 2010.01.13: An Attractive Package
- 2010.01.12: Updating Your Resume
- 2010.01.11: No Consensus Among Employers on Resume Length
- 2010.01.10: Cover Letters Separate Wheat from Chaff in Age of Electronic Submissions
- 2010.01.09: Grab Reader's Attention with a Headline
- 2010.01.08: Maintain Continuity in Resumes Longer than a Page
- 2010.01.07: Cover Letters Do What a Resume Can't
- 2010.01.06: Resume-Writing Trends for 2010: Limit Contact Info to Avoid Identity Theft
- 2010.01.05: Jumpstart Your Resume with Keywords and Phrases
- 2010.01.04: Don't Lose Readability Just to Stay Within a Page
- 2010.01.03: Will You Be Ready to Go to a Higher Level with Your Letter?
- 2010.01.02: Resume's Last Page Shouldn't be Bare
- 2010.01.01: Keep Cover Letter Concise
- 2009.12.31: Resume Must Capture Attention on Page 1
- 2009.12.30: Bullet Points Add Reader-Friendliness
- 2009.12.29: Try Supplemental Sheets and Addenda Instead of Longer Resume
- 2009.12.28: Try "Word Bullets" in Your Cover Letter
- 2009.12.27: Sometimes Even New Grads Need More than One Page
- 2009.12.26: 2-Column Letter Format Proves Successful
- 2009.12.25: Postscript Grabs Employer's Attention
- 2009.12.24: One-Page "Rule" is Breakable
- 2009.12.23: Why Hire a Professional Resume Writer?
- 2009.12.22: Types of Cover Letters
- 2009.12.21: Optimizing a Job-Specific Cover Letter
- 2009.12.20: There Is No Such Thing as a "General Resume."
- 2009.12.19: Junk Cover Letters Kill Good Resumes
- 2009.12.18: Tell Employers What They Really Want to Know
- 2009.12.17: Optimizing Your Cold-Contact Cover Letter
- 2009.12.16: Three Great Resume Tips
- 2009.12.15: Five Cover Letter Mistakes
- 2009.12.14: Resume of More than One Page Often Needed
- 2009.12.13: Use Cover Letter to Demonstrate Communication Skills
- 2009.12.12: A Handy Acronym for Important Resume Points
- 2009.12.11: Employers Find Cover Letters Important: Part II
- 2009.12.10: Avoiding the Holiday Blues in Your Job Search
- 2009.12.09: Employers Find Cover Letters Important: Part I
- 2009.12.08: Resumania Tips for a Winning Resume
- 2009.12.07: Failure to Send Letter Can Mean Job-Search Failure
- 2009.12.06: Most Cover Letters are Flawed
- 2009.12.05: Concise Advice for Cover Letters
- 2009.12.04: Some Resume Pet Peeves
- 2009.12.03: Use Distinctive File Name When Sending Resume via E-mail
- 2009.12.02: Dealing with an Employment Gap on Your Resume
- 2009.12.01: Give Employers What Counts
- 2009.11.30: Cover Letter Provides the Personal Touch
- 2009.11.29: Critique Your Own Resume
- 2009.11.28: Type of Cover Letter Depends on Strategy
- 2009.11.27: Demystifying Resume Formats
- 2009.11.26: Worksheet Helps You Brainstorm Accomplishments
- 2009.11.25: Critique Your Own Cover Letter
- 2009.11.24: Resume Preparation Services May Be Tax Deductible
- 2009.11.23: Cover Letters to Recruiters
- 2009.11.22: Keep Your Resume Updated
- 2009.11.21: The T-Formation or 2-column Cover Letter
- 2009.11.20: Consider "Word Bullets" for Your Cover Letter
- 2009.11.19: Avoid the Bloated Resume
- 2009.11.18: Bullets Make Your Cover Letter More Reader-Friendly
- 2009.11.17: Do You Have a Headless Resume?
- 2009.11.16: The Majority of Hiring Managers Read Cover Letters
- 2009.11.15: Employer Flattery Works Well in Cover Letter, Too
- 2009.11.14: How Long Should Your Resume Be?
- 2009.11.13: When a Climb up the Career Ladder is Worth It
- 2009.11.12: 7 Elements of a Highly Effective Cover Letter
- 2009.11.11: It's Not Hard to Improve Your Resume
- 2009.11.10: Avoid Wimpy Language in Your Cover Letter
- 2009.11.09: Create a Culturally Competent Resume
- 2009.11.08: Don't Ramble; Focus on Your USP
- 2009.11.07: Avoid Information Overload on Your Resume
- 2009.11.06: Tailor Your Cover Letter Specifically
- 2009.11.05: In Your Cover Letter, Don't Rehash Your Resume
- 2009.11.04: Transition from Maiden to Married Name on Resume
- 2009.11.03: Typos and Misspellings are the Kiss of Death
- 2009.11.02: Job Action Day 09: His Resume Savvy Helped New Career Rise from Layoff Ashes
- 2009.11.01: Resumes from the HR Perspective
- 2009.10.31: Avoid Being Boring and Formulaic
- 2009.10.30: When a Former Employer Changes Names
- 2009.10.29: Accomplishments May Trump Limited Experience
- 2009.10.28: Best Salutations for Cover Letters
- 2009.10.27: Convey to Employer the Benefit of Hiring You
- 2009.10.26: Don't Stretch the Truth about Accomplishments
- 2009.10.25: Send Not Thy Resume Naked into the World
- 2009.10.24: Use Your Resume to Position You with In-Demand Skills
- 2009.10.22: Don't Leave the Ball in Employer's Court
- 2009.10.21: Resume Action Verbs in Action: U-V-W
- 2009.10.20: Resume Action Verbs in Action: S-T
- 2009.10.19: Resume Action Verbs in Action: R
- 2009.10.18: Resume Action Verbs in Action: P-Q
- 2009.10.17: Resume Action Verbs in Action: M-N-O
- 2009.10.16: Resume Action Verbs in Action: I-J-L
- 2009.10.15: Resume Action Verbs in Action: F-G-H
- 2009.10.14: Resume Action Verbs in Action: D-E
- 2009.10.13: Resume Action Verbs in Action: B-C
- 2009.10.12: Resume Action Verbs in Action: A
- 2009.10.11: Don't Forget all the Other Components of Your Job Search as You Craft your Resume
- 2009.10.10: Resume Step 5: Edit, Proofread, and Polish your Resume
- 2009.10.09: Resume Step 4: Just do it. Get Words on Paper
- 2009.10.08: Avoiding Being a Cookie-Cutter Job-seeker In Your Resume and Throughout Your Job Search
- 2009.10.08: Resume Step 3: Prepare to Craft your Resume by Brainstorming and Gathering Information
- 2009.10.07: Resume Step 2: Review Resume Samples to Get Ideas for Wording, Layout, and Current Resume Trends
- 2009.10.06: Resume Step 1: Consider Whether You Really Want to Tackle Your Resume on Your Own
- 2009.10.05: Even Established Job-seekers May Need Help Starting a Resume
- 2009.10.04: Tips to Rock Your Resume: No. 6
- 2009.10.03: Tips to Rock Your Resume: No. 5
- 2009.10.02: Tips to Rock Your Resume: No. 4
- 2009.10.01: Tips to Rock Your Resume: No. 3
- 2009.09.30: Tips to Rock Your Resume: No. 2
- 2009.09.29: First of Six Tips to Rock Your Resume
- 2009.09.28: Resumes that Stand Out for HR Directors
- 2009.09.27: Model Your Resume Branding Statement on These Samples
- 2009.09.26: Continuing Our List of Sample Resume Branding Statements ...
- 2009.09.25: Get Ideas for Resume Branding Statements Here
- 2009.09.24: Still More Sample Resume Branding Statements
- 2009.09.23: Sample Resume Branding Statements Continued
- 2009.09.22: More Resume Sample Branding Statements
- 2009.09.21: Sample Resume Branding Statements
- 2009.09.20: Personal Branding Resources
- 2009.09.19: Techniques for Developing a Branding Statement
- 2009.09.18: Job Action Day Coming on Nov. 2
- 2009.09.18: A Branding Statement Can Help Brand Your Resume
- 2009.09.17: Every Word of Your Resume Should Support Your Branding
- 2009.09.16: Brand Your Resume Through a Distinctive Appearance
- 2009.09.15: Resume Branding Defined
- 2009.09.14: Why You Need to Brand Your Resume
- 2009.09.13: Use the Web to Research Companies to Which to Target Your Resume
- 2009.09.12: Job-Hopping Less of an Issue These Days
- 2009.09.11: How Much Do You Know about Cover Letters?
- 2009.09.10: Don't Focus on Job Duties/Responsibilities
- 2009.09.09: Powerful Cover Letter Tips
- 2009.09.08: Include a Resume "Executive Summary"
- 2009.09.07: Try a "Q" Letter
- 2009.09.06: Include Accomplishments in Your Cover Letter
- 2009.09.05: Never Mention Negatives in Your Resume
- 2009.09.04: Career Changers Must Highlight Transferable Skills in Cover Letters
- 2009.09.03: Resume or CV?
- 2009.09.02: Your Cover Letter Needs to Be Specific
- 2009.09.01: Always Include a Cover Letter
- 2009.08.31: Honorary Degrees Usually Not Listed on Resumes
- 2009.08.30: Confidentiality Option Often Available
- 2009.08.29: Use Your Cover Letter to Create Interest in You
- 2009.08.28: Don't Make Your Resume Duties-Driven
- 2009.08.27: Choose Target Companies for Your Cover Letter
- 2009.08.26: Not Getting Responses to Your Resumes and Cover Letters?
- 2009.08.25: "References Available Upon Request" Is a Given
- 2009.08.24: Use Professional-sounding E-Mail Address on Your Resume
- 2009.08.23: How to Address Cover Letter When You Don't Know Whom You're Writing To
- 2009.08.22: Addressing Relocation in a Cover Letter
- 2009.08.21: Your Resume Needs Strong Action Verbs
- 2009.08.20: Transferable Skills are Key in Cover Letter
- 2009.08.19: Free E-Book Offers Resume Guidance to New Grads
- 2009.08.18: Those All-Important Keywords in Resumes
- 2009.08.17: Free E-Book Offers Thousands of Powerful Words and Phrases for Resumes and Cover Letters
- 2009.08.16: Even College Students Need to List Accomplishments
- 2009.08.15: PS: A Postscript Gets Your Letter Noticed
- 2009.08.14: Give Your Resume to People
- 2009.08.13: Role of Your Cover Letter in Online Applications
- 2009.08.13: Make Resume Accomplishments-Driven
- 2009.08.12: Draw the Reader Into Your Cover Letter
- 2009.08.11: A Great Resume Gets the Interview
- 2009.08.10: Avoid These Three Critical Resume Mistakes
- 2009.08.09: Sleuth Out Identities of Hiring Managers
- 2009.08.08: Attention-Getting Gimmicks May Work -- Or Not
- 2009.08.07: Your Resume Helps Build Your Brand
- 2009.08.06: Avoid Negative Information in Your Cover Letter
- 2009.08.05: Boost Your Career and Resume Through Volunteering
- 2009.08.04: Your Cover Letter MUST Be Specific
- 2009.08.03: Watch Those Typos and Other Mistakes
- 2009.08.02: How College Students Can Garner "Resume Material"
- 2009.08.01: Transferable Skills Can Be Key Cover Letter Component
- 2009.07.31: Pack Your Resume with Success Stories
- 2009.07.30: Check Employer's Instructions for Sending Resume/Cover Letter
- 2009.07.29: Be Sure You're Qualified for Job Opening
- 2009.07.28: Ask Not What the Employer Can Do for You...
- 2009.07.27: Cover Letter Salutations
- 2009.07.26: Try a Boomerang Letter
- 2009.07.25: Your Resume Needs a Sharp Focus
- 2009.07.24: Make Cover's Opening Paragraph a Grabber
- 2009.07.23: For Employer Resume Preferences, Go Straight to the Source
- 2009.07.22: Ensure That Resume Bullets Match Job Requirements
- 2009.07.21: Stay-at-Home Mom Needs to Explain Resume Gaps
- 2009.07.20: Basic Primer on Writing a Resume
- 2009.07.19: Try to Quantify Accomplishments on Your Resume -- Even If You're a Student
- 2009.07.18: Avoiding Repetitive Experience Descriptions on Resume
- 2009.07.17: No Response from Executive-Search Firms
- 2009.07.15: What If You Can't Learn the Hiring Manager's Name?
- 2009.07.14: Molding Eclectic Background into Future Career
- 2009.07.13: Should She Hire a Professional Resume Writer?
- 2009.07.12: An Effective Resume Despite Job Gaps?
- 2009.07.11: You Need Multiple Versions of Your Resume
- 2009.07.10: How to Show Progression on Resume
- 2009.07.09: Job-Hopping and Pay-Cut Woes
- 2009.07.08: "Packaging" for Resumes and Cover Letters
- 2009.07.07: Make Your Job Search a Marketing Campaign
- 2009.07.06: E-Mailing a Resume and Cover Letter
- 2009.07.05: Is a Two-Page Resume OK?
- 2009.07.04: Great Resume, No Interviews
- 2009.07.03: DEFINITELY Leave High School Off Your Resume!
- 2009.07.02: Incorporating Nontraditional Experience in Resume
- 2009.07.01: Quantifying in Resume Despite Unquantifiable Job?
- 2009.06.30: De-emphasizing 7 Jobs in 7 Years
- 2009.06.29: Will Her Education Compensate for Lack of Pharma Sales Experience?
- 2009.06.28: Use Cover Letter to Give Context to Your Accomplishments
- 2009.06.27: Difficulty Landing Job After Relocation
- 2009.06.26: Reader Should Be Able to Read Entire E-Mailed Cover Letter on One Screen
- 2009.06.25: How to Handle Short Job Stay
- 2009.06.24: Use Keywords in Cover Letter, Not Just Resume
- 2009.06.23: Mining for Accomplishments (Not Duties)
- 2009.06.22: Use Network Contact's Name Early in Cover Letter
- 2009.06.21: Explaining Termination
- 2009.06.20: In Your Cover Letter, Connect the Dots
- 2009.06.19: Using Resume to Showcase Knowledge
- 2009.06.18: Headline Atop Cover Letter Is 'Killer' Secret, Says Sweeney
- 2009.06.17: Addressing Two-Year Employment Gap
- 2009.06.16: Yes, Cover-letter Letterhead Should Match Resume
- 2009.06.15: Will Job-Hopping Hurt Her Job Search?
- 2009.06.14: Writing a Proposal to Create New Position for Yourself
- 2009.06.13: Handling Employer Name Changes on Your Resume
- 2009.06.12: Post-mortem on Spelling Error on Submitted Applications
- 2009.06.11: Professional Name vs. Real Name on Resume
- 2009.06.10: Keep Negative Info Out of Your Cover Letter
- 2009.06.09: Past Experience Clashes with Degree
- 2009.06.08: No Need to Mention Layoff in Your Cover Letter
- 2009.06.07: Resume Has No Material Related to New Career
- 2009.06.06: Proactive Last Paragraph in Cover Letter: Pushy and Rude?
- 2009.06.05: Information about References
- 2009.06.04: Getting the Name of Person to Address in Cover Letter
- 2009.06.03: Disability and Employment Gaps
- 2009.06.02: Is 'Take Care' a Good Closing for a Cover Letter?
- 2009.06.01: Streamlining Resume Keywords for Multi-Industry Career
- 2009.05.31: Listen to Rita Ashley of Job Search Debugged Monday, June 1
- 2009.05.30: Cover Letter Needed to Take to an Interview?
- 2009.05.29: Employment Gaps on Resume: Worse for Males?
- 2009.05.28: Even Recruiters Should Be Addressed by Name
- 2009.05.27: Helping Her Sister Out of Career Limbo
- 2009.05.26: How to Word Cover Letter Following Layoff
- 2009.05.25: Advice on Creating a Winning Resume
- 2009.05.24: Salary Request in Cover Letter Can Undersell You
- 2009.05.23: Reverting Publications to Maiden Name
- 2009.05.22: Portray Skills as Transferable When Experience is Deficient
- 2009.05.21: Leave Unlisted Phone Number off Resume and Cover Letter?
- 2009.05.20: Keep Negative Info Out of Your Cover Letter
- 2009.05.19: Do Employers Disdain the Number of Colleges You Attended?
- 2009.05.18: How to Handle Relocation Cover Letter
- 2009.05.17: Handling Employment Gaps on Resume
- 2009.05.16: Followup is Key in the Face of No Replies from Employers
- 2009.05.15: On Resume: Accounting for Period of Illness
- 2009.05.14: Salutation for Cover Letter?
- 2009.05.13: Getting Help with Cover Letter, Resume
- 2009.05.12: Cover Letters for Relocation
- 2009.05.11: Accurately Describing Past Jobs
- 2009.05.10: Overlooked Cover-Letter Study May Support Storytelling in the Job Search
- 2009.05.09: Relating Past Experiences When Changing Careers
- 2009.05.08: Avoid These Common Cover-Letter Mistakes
- 2009.05.07: How to Send Resume and Cover Letter via E-mail
- 2009.05.06: New Academic Research on Employer Preferences for Resumes and Cover Letters
- 2009.05.05: How to Create a Text-based Resume
- 2009.05.04: Include Cover Letter in Body of Your Email and Attach Résumé
- 2009.05.03: Her Resume Has Too Much Information
- 2009.05.02: Your Resume Package is Incomplete Without Cover Letter
- 2009.05.01: Resume for New College Grad
- 2009.04.30: In Cover Letter, You Can Highlight Information Not Included in Resume
- 2009.04.29: Resumes for Blue-Collar Jobs
- 2009.04.28: Cover Letter Introduces You to Employer
- 2009.04.27: How to Prepare a CV
- 2009.04.26: Why a Cover Letter is Not Optional
- 2009.04.25: Action Verbs in Resumes
- 2009.04.24: Cover Letters Give You an Edge
- 2009.04.23: Recruiter at Job Fair Criticizes Her Resume
- 2009.04.22: In Cover Letter: Address Exactly What Hiring Manager Wants
- 2009.04.21: Use Resume and Cover-Letter Samples Carefully
- 2009.04.20: Your Cover Letter Introduces You and Adds Value to Your Resume
- 2009.04.19: Keeping Resume Confidential
- 2009.04.18: Is Son's Omission of Survival Job from His Resume Hurting Him?
- 2009.04.17: How to Explain Voluntary Demotion
- 2009.04.16: Permanent-Resident PhD Struggles to Explain Resume Gap
- 2009.04.15: Try Writing a Cover Letter to Respond to a Job Posting -- Then Another Directly Targeting Hiring Manager
- 2009.04.14: Retiring Military Officer Needs Help Portraying Incomplete Degree
- 2009.04.13: Cover Letter Tells Your Reader Where to Focus
- 2009.04.12: Crafting a Streamlined Resume When Everything Seems Relevant
- 2009.04.11: Go the Extra Mile in Personalizing Your Cover Letter
- 2009.04.10: Weighing Job Gap on Resume vs. Listing Job He Was Fired From
- 2009.04.09: Be Sure Your Cover Letter Tells How to Reach You
- 2009.04.08: Ways to Make a Resume More Effective
- 2009.04.07: Let Your Easy-to-Read Cover Letter Spotlight High Points of Your Resume
- 2009.04.06: Too Many Cooks Spoil the Resume Broth
- 2009.04.05: Unusual Tactic -- Cover-Letter Title -- Helps Hiring Manager Focus
- 2009.04.04: Should She Mention Part-time, Moonlighting Job on Resume?
- 2009.04.03: Powerful Sample Wording for Followup E-mail When You Haven't Heard from Employer
- 2009.04.02: First-time Internet Job-Hunter Needs Help with Electronic Resume Submission
- 2009.04.01: Ask for Interview if You Hear Nothing 10 Days After Applying
- 2009.03.31: Dates of Employment on a Resume
- 2009.03.30: In Cover Letter, Ask for the Interview Upfront
- 2009.03.28: Termination Results in Resume Gap
- 2009.03.27: Try Sending Your Cover Letter Twice
- 2009.03.26: Stay-at-Home Mom Needs to Explain Resume Gaps
- 2009.03.25: Keep Your Cover Letter Simple
- 2009.03.24: Basic Primer on Writing a Resume
- 2009.03.23: Advice Worth Repeating: Address Cover Letter to Named Individual
- 2009.03.22: Try to Quantify Accomplishments on Your Resume -- Even If You're a Student
- 2009.03.21: Followup is Key in the Face of No Replies from Employers
- 2009.03.20: Avoiding Repetitive Experience Descriptions on Resume
- 2009.03.19: Relating Past Experiences When Changing Careers
- 2009.03.18: No Response from Executive-Search Firms
- 2009.03.17: Cover Letters Are Still Important
- 2009.03.16: What If You Can't Learn the Hiring Manager's Name?
- 2009.03.15: Cover-Letter Writing Tips about Verbs
- 2009.03.14: Molding Eclectic Background into Future Career
- 2009.03.13: Get Career Tips Through March Career Madness Twitter Invitational
- 2009.03.12: Surefire Cover-Letter Technique: Incorporating Stories
- 2009.03.11: Should She Hire a Professional Resume Writer?
- 2009.03.10: Customizable Opening Paragraphs for Cover Letters
- 2009.03.09: An Effective Resume Despite Job Gaps?
- 2009.03.08: Cover Letter: Final Paragraph Connects You with Employer
- 2009.03.07: You Need Multiple Versions of Your Resume
- 2009.03.06: Cover Letter: Fourth Paragraph Tells How You Stand Out
- 2009.03.05: How to Show Progression on Resume
- 2009.03.04: Cover Letter: Third Paragraph Matches You with Job's Requirements
- 2009.03.03: Job-Hopping and Pay-Cut Woes
- 2009.03.02: Cover Letter: Second Paragraph Flatters the Employer
- 2009.03.01: "Packaging" for Resumes and Cover Letters
- 2009.02.28: Cover Letter: First Paragraph Tells Why You're Writing
- 2009.02.27: Make Your Job Search a Marketing Campaign
- 2009.02.26: Cover Letter Provides Opportunity for Employers to get to Know You
- 2009.02.25: E-Mailing a Resume and Cover Letter
- 2009.02.24: "Resume Cover Letter" Combines Best of Cover Letter and Resume
- 2009.02.23: Is a Two-Page Resume OK?
- 2009.02.22: Networking Cover Letter Can Be Highly Effective
- 2009.02.21: Great Resume, No Interviews
- 2009.02.20: Sample Cover Letter Closers
- 2009.02.19: DEFINITELY Leave High School Off Your Resume!
- 2009.02.18: Sample Cover-Letter Openers
- 2009.02.17: Incorporating Nontraditional Experience in Resume
- 2009.02.16: In Cover Letter, Ask for the Interview
- 2009.02.15: Quantifying in Resume Despite Unquantifiable Job?
- 2009.02.14: Communicate Your Enthusiasm in Cover Letter
- 2009.02.13: On Resume: De-emphasizing 7 Jobs in 7 Years
- 2009.02.12: End Cover Letter By Suggesting Meeting Time
- 2009.02.11: Will Her Education Compensate for Lack of Pharma Sales Experience?
- 2009.02.10: Reveal Your Qualifications Early in Your Cover Letter
- 2009.02.09: Try Resume-Blasting Service?
- 2009.02.08: Try a Headline on Your Cover Letter
- 2009.02.07: Difficulty Landing Job After Relocation
- 2009.02.06: Expressing Passion in Your Cover Letter
- 2009.02.05: On Resume: How to Handle Short Job Stay
- 2009.02.04: A NEW Kind of Cover Letter For Your Job Search?
- 2009.02.03: Mining for Accomplishments (Not Duties)
- 2009.02.02: How to Write a Post-Interview Cover Letter
- 2009.02.01: Explaining Termination
- 2009.01.31: In Cover Letter: Don't Bury Employer in Vocabulary Landfill!
- 2009.01.30: Resources for Chrono-Functional Resumes
- 2009.01.29: Writing a Proposal to Create New Position for Yourself
- 2009.01.28: Using Resume to Showcase Knowledge
- 2009.01.27: Cover Letter for Career Changer
- 2009.01.26: Addressing Two-Year Employment Gap
- 2009.01.25: Include Resume with Broadcast Letter?
- 2009.01.24: Will Job-Hopping Hurt Her Job Search?
- 2009.01.23: Yes, Cover-letter Letterhead Should Match Resume
- 2009.01.22: Handling Employer Name Changes on Your Resume
- 2009.01.21: Post-mortem on Spelling Error on Submitted Applications
- 2009.01.20: Professional Name vs. Real Name on Resume
- 2009.01.19: Cover Letter Needed to Take to an Interview?
- 2009.01.18: Past Experience Clashes with Degree
- 2009.01.17: No Need to Mention Layoff in Your Cover Letter
- 2009.01.16: Resume Has No Material Related to New Career
- 2009.01.15: Proactive Last Paragraph in Cover Letter: Pushy and Rude?
- 2009.01.14: Information about References
- 2009.01.13: Is 'Take Care' a Good Closing for a Cover Letter?
- 2009.01.12: No Response to Resumes and Cover Letters
- 2009.01.11: Salutation for Cover Letter?
- 2009.01.10: Disability and Resume Employment Gaps
- 2009.01.09: In Cover Letters, Even Recruiters Should Be Addressed by Name
- 2009.01.08: Streamlining Resume Keywords for Multi-Industry Career
- 2009.01.07: How to Address Cover Letter to Blind Ad
- 2009.01.06: Employment Gaps on Resume: Worse for Males?
- 2009.01.05: How Interchangeable Are Job Titles?
- 2009.01.04: Helping Her Sister Out of Career Limbo
- 2009.01.03: How to Word Cover Letter Following Layoff
- 2009.01.02: Advice on Creating a Winning Resume
- 2009.01.01: Getting the Name of Person to Address in Cover Letter
- 2008.12.31: Reverting Publications to Maiden Name
- 2008.12.30: Portray Skills as Transferable When Experience is Deficient
- 2008.12.29: Leave Unlisted Phone Number off Resume and Cover Letter?
- 2008.12.28: How to Address Cover Letter for Online Submission
- 2008.12.27: Do Employers Disdain the Number of Colleges You Attended?
- 2008.12.26: Salary Request in Cover Letter Can Undersell You
- 2008.12.25: Handling Employment Gaps on Resume
- 2008.12.24: Keep Negative Info Out of Your Cover Letter
- 2008.12.23: On Resume: Accounting for Period of Illness
- 2008.12.22: Responding to Classified Ads
- 2008.12.21: Getting Help with Cover Letter, Resume
- 2008.12.20: How to Handle Relocation Cover Letter
- 2008.12.19: Accurately Describing Past Jobs
- 2008.12.18: Cover Letter Submitted Electronically
- 2008.12.17: Relating Past Experiences When Changing Careers
- 2008.12.16: Responding to a Blind Ad
- 2008.12.15: How to Send Resume and Cover Letter via E-mail
- 2008.12.14: Followup is Key in the Face of No Replies from Employers
- 2008.12.13: How to Create a Text-based Resume
- 2008.12.12: Cover Letters for Relocation
- 2008.12.11: When a Resume Has Too Much Information
- 2008.12.10: Relating Past Experiences When Changing Careers
- 2008.12.09: Resume for New College Grad
- 2008.12.08: Relating Past Experiences When Changing Careers
- 2008.12.07: Resumes for Blue-Collar Jobs
- 2008.12.06: How to Send Resume and Cover Letter via E-mail
- 2008.12.05: How to Prepare a CV
- 2008.12.04: Address Cover Letter to Named Individual
- 2008.12.03: Action Verbs in Resumes
- 2008.12.02: Send Cover Letter with E-Mailed or Faxed Resume?
- 2008.12.01: Enclose Resume with Letter Requesting Informational Interview?
- 2008.11.30: Should You Hire a Professional Resume Writer?
- 2008.11.29: Have You Covered All Bases with Your Resume?
- 2008.11.28: List Short-Duration Job on Resume?
- 2008.11.27: In Your Resume, Support the Claims You Make
- 2008.11.26: You Can List Your Degree with Future Grad Date on Resume
- 2008.11.25: What's a Qualifications Summary and Why Is It Important? (and How Do You Write It?)
- 2008.11.24: Your Resume's Most Important Design Elements
- 2008.11.23: For Resume, Consider Leaving Off Short-Duration Job from which You Were Fired
- 2008.11.22: She Succeeds with Two-Column Cover Letter and Wonders about Follow-up
- 2008.11.21: College Students: Should You List Coursework on Your Resume?
- 2008.11.20: Is a Two-Page Resume OK?
- 2008.11.19: It's a No-Brainer: Don't Lie on Your Resume
- 2008.11.18: Include Class and Team Projects on Your Resume If You're a Student
- 2008.11.17: Handling a Termination/Demotion Situation in Resume
- 2008.11.16: A Quick Guide to Resume Lengths
- 2008.11.15: College Students: You Should List Sports on Your Resume
- 2008.11.14: Your Resume Must Be Accompanied By Targeted Cover Letter
- 2008.11.13: If Resume Spills Only Slightly onto Second Page, Best to Condense to One
- 2008.11.12: Bad Filename for Your Resume: Resume.doc
- 2008.11.11: Keeping Your Resume Confidential
- 2008.11.10: Use No More than Two Fonts on Your Resume
- 2008.11.09: On Resume: Handling Frequent Changes in Job Titles and Assignments at Same Employer
- 2008.11.08: Resumes for Entrepreneurs Transitioning Back Into Job Market
- 2008.11.07: Ensure Reader-Friendly Resume Layout and Formatting
- 2008.11.06: You Can Mention Relocation in Your Resume, As Well as Cover Letter
- 2008.11.05: Using Resume to Position Yourself for Career Transition
- 2008.11.04: Functional Resume Is a Risky Choice
- 2008.11.03: Job Action Day: Guest Resume Tips
- 2008.11.02: Resumes for College-Bound High-School Students
- 2008.11.01: He's Not Having Any Success with Resume
- 2008.10.31: Avoid a Long List of Honors and Awards on Your Resume
- 2008.10.30: On Resume: Listing Hobbies, Interests Usually Not a Good Idea
- 2008.10.29: Most Personal Information on Resume is Unnecessary or Disdained
- 2008.10.28: Leave Job Off Resume from Which He Was Terminated?
- 2008.10.27: No, Cover Letters Are NOT Obsolete
- 2008.10.27: Watch for Job Action Day, Nov. 3
- 2008.10.26: College Students: You May Be Able to Brainstorm More Resume Content Than You Thought You Could
- 2008.10.25: Be Sure to List Your Educational Credentials on Resume
- 2008.10.24: Job-Hopping Less a Resume Concern than It Used To Be
- 2008.10.23: Great Cover Letter Can Distinguish You
- 2008.10.22: In Resume: Vary Verbiage When Describing Functions from Job to Job
- 2008.10.21: Techniques for De-emphasizing Job Gaps on Resume
- 2008.10.20: Don't Devote Disproportionate Space on Resume to Older Jobs
- 2008.10.19: On Resume, How Far Back to Go in Job History?
- 2008.10.18: Be Careful About Leaving Jobs Off Your Resume
- 2008.10.17: On Resume: How to List Multiple Jobs with Same Employer
- 2008.10.16: On Resume, Provide Sufficient Description of Job Scope
- 2008.10.15: Handling Lack of Education on Your Resume
- 2008.10.14: Kevin Donlin's Cover-Letter Tips
- 2008.10.12: Many Employers Want to See Months with Employment Dates on Resumes
- 2008.10.11: "Q" Letter is a Twist on the Cover Letter
- 2008.10.11: On Resume: Which Comes First, Education or Experience?
- 2008.10.10: Enlist Cover Letter in Relocation Effort
- 2008.10.09: Be Careful When Listing Soft Skills on Resume
- 2008.10.08: Strategize Your E-Mailed Cover Letter
- 2008.10.07: Database Searches Make Resume Keywords Critical
- 2008.10.06: Emphasize Accomplishments in Resume, Cover Letter
- 2008.10.05: Resume Language Should Keep Ego in Check
- 2008.10.04: Transferable Skills are Key to Career Change
- 2008.10.03: Consider Qualifications Summary or Profile on Resume
- 2008.10.02: Cover Letter: Specific, Specific, Specific
- 2008.10.01: Use Your Resume to Distinguish Yourself
- 2008.09.30: Cover Letter Helps You Get Foot in the Door
- 2008.09.29: Beware of Puffery, Flowery Phrases in Resume
- 2008.09.28: Use Direct-Mail Campaign When Considering Relocation
- 2008.09.27: Learn the Three Essential Elements of Self-Marketing
- 2008.09.26: Cover Letter Should Tell How You Stand Out
- 2008.09.25: Don't Overdo Acronyms and Industry Jargon on Resume
- 2008.09.24: In Cover Letter, Learn How to Portray Transferable Skills
- 2008.09.23: Try Kicking Off Resume with Branding Statement
- 2008.09.22: Provide Example Accomplishments in Cover Letter
- 2008.09.21: Tailor Resume to the Job You Seek
- 2008.09.20: Packaging Your E-Mail Cover Letter
- 2008.09.19: Objective Statements Currently Out of Fashion
- 2008.09.18: Flatter Employer in Second Paragraph of Cover Letter
- 2008.09.17: Make Your Resume Specific and Targeted
- 2008.09.16: Everyone Has Had Accomplishments
- 2008.09.15: Spotlight Transferable Skills in Cover Letter, Resume
- 2008.09.14: Techniques for Sharpening Your Resume's Focus
- 2008.09.13: In Cover Letter, Tell Employer Reason You're Writing
- 2008.09.11: Quantify on Your Resume, But Don't Go Overboard
- 2008.09.11: Cover Letter is Pointless If It's Not Specific
- 2008.09.10: Include Variety of Contact Information on Your Resume
- 2008.09.09: Great Cover Letter: Focused and Well-Written
- 2008.09.08: Show Results on Your Resume
- 2008.09.07: Cover Letter Helps You Get Your Foot in the Door
- 2008.09.06: Will Your Name Flummox Employers?
- 2008.09.05: Cover Letter Can Offer In-depth Picture of You
- 2008.09.04: Employers Disdain Weak Objective Statements on Resumes
- 2008.09.03: Addressing Relocation in a Cover Letter
- 2008.09.02: Beware of Risky Resume Disclosures That Could Screen You Out
- 2008.09.01: In Cover Letter, Be Innovative, Not Imitative
- 2008.08.31: Your Resume Makes Your First Impression on Employers
- 2008.08.30: Think of Cover Letter as Sales Letter
- 2008.08.29: On Resume, Highlight Key Areas of Expertise
- 2008.08.28: Cover Letter Should Entice the Reader
- 2008.08.27: Avoid Using "I" on Your Resume
- 2008.08.26: Strive for "Happy Medium" in Cover Letter Appearance
- 2008.08.25: The Most Important Aspects of a Resume
- 2008.08.24: End Your Cover Letter with Enthusiasm
- 2008.08.23: Don't Have a One-Size-Fits All Resume and Cover Letter
- 2008.08.22: Writing a Great Cover Letter Is Worth the Effort
- 2008.08.21: Use Top of Resume to Best Advantage
- 2008.08.20: Request an Employer Action in Your Cover Letter
- 2008.08.19: Be Sure to Include Phone, Professional E-mail Address on Resume
- 2008.08.18: Today's Cover Letters Are More Conversational
- 2008.08.17: Tools to Help You Get Started on Your Resume
- 2008.08.16: Cover Letter is YOU -- on Paper
- 2008.08.15: Be Sure to Answer the Question, What's In It for Them?
- 2008.08.14: Keywords Important in Cover Letters as Well as Resumes
- 2008.08.13: Make Resume Concise and Readable
- 2008.08.12: Recruiter Tells Why Cover Letters are Important
- 2008.08.11: Don't Write Your Resume in the Third Person
- 2008.08.10: Demonstrate Enthusiasm and Passion in Your Cover Letter
- 2008.08.09: Worksheet Can Help You Customize Resume for Targeted Position
- 2008.08.08: Quick Guidelines on Cover-Letter Components
- 2008.08.07: Give Relevant Examples in Resume and Cover Letter
- 2008.08.06: Research the Company to Create Better Job-Search Documents
- 2008.08.05: Format Your Resume for the Reader
- 2008.08.04: Defining the Cold-Contact Cover Letter
- 2008.08.03: Include a Personal-Branding/Leadership Statement on Resume
- 2008.08.02: Strong Cover Letter Will Help Sell You
- 2008.08.01: Watch Excessive Wordiness, Info Overload in Resume
- 2008.07.31: In Cover Letter, Focus on What You Can Do for Employer
- 2008.07.30: You May Need More Than One Delivery Format for Your Resume
- 2008.07.29: Cover Letter Should Show Your Fit with Employer
- 2008.07.28: Use Accomplishments to Highlight Soft Skills
- 2008.07.27: All About the Cold-Contact Cover Letter
- 2008.07.26: Consider Branding Statement for Your Resume
- 2008.07.25: Cover Letter Helps You Make that Great First Impression
- 2008.07.24: Beware of the Too-Long Resume
- 2008.07.23: Less Is More in Your Cover Letter
- 2008.07.22: You Probably Need More Than 1 Version of Your Resume
- 2008.07.21: Carefully Research and Target Cold-Contact Cover Letter
- 2008.07.20: Substantiate Soft Skills on Your Resume
- 2008.07.19: Grab Cover-Letter Reader's Attention with a PS
- 2008.07.18: Resume Should Differentiate You from Competition
- 2008.07.17: Typos and Misspellings a Top Peeve of Hiring Decision-Makers
- 2008.07.16: Newest Study Shows Cover Letters Still Important
- 2008.07.15: Accomplishments in Your Resume Will Stimulate Interview
- 2008.07.14: Target Job Precisely with T-Formation Cover Letter
- 2008.07.13: How to Differentiate Your Resume
- 2008.07.12: Word Bullets Add Reader-Friendliness
- 2008.07.11: Support Skill Statements Throughout Resume
- 2008.07.10: Grab Reader's Attention with Your Cover Letter Opener
- 2008.07.09: Resume Should Be Constructed Well Enough to Get Past Initial Screener
- 2008.07.08: Bullets Can Make Your Cover Letter More Reader-Friendly
- 2008.07.07: A Well-Written Cover Letter Reinforces Your Communication Skills
- 2008.07.06: Accomplishments Will Set You Apart from Other Candidates
- 2008.07.05: Lack of Cover Letter is One Cause of Job-Search Failure
- 2008.07.04: You Can Take the Resume Re-Vamp Process One Step at a Time
- 2008.07.03: Far Too Many Cover Letters Are Laden with Flaws
- 2008.07.02: Well-Crafted Resume Sets You Up Well for Interview
- 2008.07.01: Address Your Cover Letter to a REAL PERSON!
- 2008.06.30: Your Resume Must Be Sharply Focused
- 2008.06.29: Ultra-Quick Guide to Cover Letters
- 2008.06.28: Teens: It's Not Too Hard to Create a Good Resume
- 2008.06.27: Tracking Down Employer Through Fax Number
- 2008.06.26: Showcase and Quantify Accomplishments on Resume
- 2008.06.25: More Than Two-Thirds of HR Managers Seek Cover Letters
- 2008.06.24: Skills on Resume Should Go Deeper than Buzzwords
- 2008.06.23: Do Hiring Managers Actually Read Cover Letters?
- 2008.06.22: Tips for Sending Resume Electronically
- 2008.06.21: Show Employer Your Personality in Cover Letter
- 2008.06.20: Faulty Resume Could Be Reason for No Offers
- 2008.06.19: Cover Letter Should Give Employer What Counts
- 2008.06.18: Your Resume Should Be Accomplishments-driven
- 2008.06.17: Cover Letter is Key to Landing Interviews
- 2008.06.16: Hard Skills and Soft Skills on Your Resume
- 2008.06.15: Customize Your Cover Letter Based on Audience, Purpose
- 2008.06.14: Have You Been Told Your Resume Needs Work?
- 2008.06.13: Accomplishments Worksheet Can Pump Up Cover Letter, Resume
- 2008.06.12: Resumes Do More Than Get Your Foot in the Door
- 2008.06.12: Summertime, Sluggish Economy Provide Strong Motivation for an Updated Resume
- 2008.06.11: Critique Your Own Cover Letter with This Checklist
- 2008.06.10: Remember FAKTSA for Most Important Resume Points
- 2008.06.09: 7 Effective Cover-Letter Elements
- 2008.06.08: A Resume Adds Value to the Teen Job Search
- 2008.06.07: Nix Wimpy Expressions in Your Cover Letter
- 2008.06.06: Catchy Resumes Give Way to Resumes that are Targeted and To-the-Point
- 2008.06.05: A Cover Letter is Not an Autobiography
- 2008.06.04: Your Resume Needs Focus
- 2008.06.03: 2-Column Cover Letter Is Great for Ad Response
- 2008.06.02: Design Resume Should Combine Resume and Design Elements
- 2008.06.01: Fatal Cover-Letter Errors
- 2008.05.31: On Resume, Portray Your Skills as Applicable to Next Job
- 2008.05.30: Your Cover Letter Shouldn't Repeat Your Resume
- 2008.05.29: In Your Resume, Highlight the Skills You'll Bring to Next Job
- 2008.05.28: Open Your Cover Letter in an Enticing Way
- 2008.05.27: The Right Keywords are Critical in Your Resume
- 2008.05.26: Don't Leave Ball in Employer's Court in Cover Letter
- 2008.05.25: Creative Professionals Should List All Creative/Design Skills
- 2008.05.24: In Cover Letter, Explain How You'll Benefit Employer
- 2008.05.23: Keywords are Crucial in Your Resume
- 2008.05.22: Address Cover Letter to Named Individual
- 2008.05.21: Opportunities to Add Keywords to Your Resume
- 2008.05.20: Highlight Your Skills in Resume Summary
- 2008.05.19: Send Cover Letter When You Send Your Resume
- 2008.05.18: Mistakes in Resumes for Creative Professionals
- 2008.05.17: Test Your Cover Letter Knowledge
- 2008.05.17: Sign Your Resume Needs Professional Help? It's Not Working for You
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