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Resume Writing - Before The First Keystroke    Paint a picture of the ideal candidate...

The job-winning resume is focused on matching your skill set to the needs of the company. Before you even begin, you should be able to answer the following questions... (read full article)

The Resume Objective - It's Not About You        Believe it or not, it's about the hiring official...

Your resume has 7 seconds to make a good first impression. And since your objective is likely to be the first thing read, your fortunes are riding on a handful of words... (read full article)

Chronological Resume vs Functional Resume                                                            Each format carries baggage...

When you get right down to it, prospective employers simply want to know what you can do for them. Organizing that information on a resume breaks down generally into one of two formats, and each format carries baggage... (read full article)

The Effective Resume - Why You Need Two Versions                                                      Because your life isn't complicated enough...

No, wait. It’s because of the Internet, that blessing and curse. Blessing because job opportunities have become easy to post and search online. Curse, because.... (read full article)

The Effective Resume - What To Leave Off        The never, never, nevers...

Experts wax ad nauseam over what to include on your resume, how to spit shine this and how to tweak that. Here's a little insight into what to leave off the dang thing... (read full article)

Resume Writing - Top 10 Kisses Of Death         Listen. Is that your phone not ringing?

Maybe it’s time to take stock of that all-important document, and make sure it’s not stumbling around out there with its figurative foot in its mouth... (read full article)

Nobody Wants To Read Your Resume               Resumes are for screening...

Painful fact: the hiring official at Acme Wingnuts–or any company, for that matter--would rather not read your resume. Don’t take it personally. He’d rather not read anybody’s resume. Expect him to do everything in his power... ( read full article)