resume

It’s interview day. You’ve worked on your handshake, your eye contact, your head-to-toe professional outfit. You know your resume backwards and forwar...

For decades, there were some hard-and-fast rules about how you should write a resume: good-quality stationery, a rigid reverse-chronological format, o...

Making resolutions each January is the easy part. Sticking to them beyond, say, February, that’s the tricky part. It’s not necessarily the goals thems...

If you were asked to describe your college experience at a job interview, you wouldn’t tell the hiring manager you lived for the weekends and were pre...

Do you think that creating your resume is a “one and done” process? If so, then think again. The truth is, you should think of your resume as a consta...

You need to have a job to gain experience, but you need experience to get a job. At the beginning, just about everyone faces this catch-22. Even jobs ...

In the course of your job search, you’ve probably come across someone who talks about how they lucked into some great opportunity, clicked with an int...

For most of us, our career paths don’t go in a single straight line. Instead, there are plenty of twists and turns along the way—some expected and oth...

Take a look at your resume. What words jump out at you? If you’re like most people, phrases like “was responsible for” or “worked on” are probably in ...

You’ve heard all the classics before (including from us!): never stop revamping your resume. Practice your body language. Keep your network evergreen,...

On the annual lists of the best places to work, the tech sector always has a sampling of the hot new startups and companies—but there are also the per...

One of the most important aspects of the Human Resources professional is right there in the name: “human.” And if you value the humanity of the proces...

There’s a growing trend across industries when it comes to hiring—and in the age of information, you may be surprised to learn that involves having ac...

The future is now! Social media is the best! Or at least it’s fast, which can sometimes feel like the same thing. And social media really is great—we’...

When you hear the words “interview prep,” you’re probably thinking of a candidate getting ready to go in and interview for a new job. But the prep is ...

There’s a lot to keep straight when you’re looking for a job. Things you need to put on your resume or else . How to build your brand so that you don’...

Pop quiz, hotshot: it’s the night before your big job interview. What should you be doing to get yourself ready? This is probably the most important t...

Job gaps happen, because life happens. Maybe you’ve gotten laid off (or even fired). Maybe you took some time off from working to attend to personal m...

Administrative assistants are some of the most versatile professionals out there. From handling personalities to keeping everything organized to runni...

When you’re writing your resume, these days there are a number of different audiences to consider. There’s the hiring manager. There’s the robot resum...