Top Five Resume Deal Breakers

5. Gimmicks and Graphics
Never, ever incorporate smiley faces or similar graphics into your resume. In fact leave out graphics all together. Your résumé should be two colors: black and white. Anything else will only divert attention away from your achievements and will label you as a jokester not to be taken seriously. And your colorful [...]

Can My Blog Get Me a Job?

The Internet allows us to network across the world and transfer information about ourselves in seconds. Should we so choose, we can show every other user our name, face, attributes, personal opinions and skills. Our character is often immediately apparent through the words that we write online. Recently, the Internet has also become an invaluable [...]

The Résumé Service You Need

There are many online résumé writing and reviewing services available to the modern-day job seeker. Some resources are free and other, more comprehensive services can cost hundreds of dollars. Do these sites do anything that you couldn’t accomplish yourself? Is the product worth the cost?
This depends on your writing skills and the amount of time [...]

Do I Need a Cover Letter?

Yes, you need a cover letter. After spending hours perfecting your résumé, it feels like you just can’t write another word about yourself. The bad news is that you do need a cover letter. The good news is that, when you know the keys to writing one, it will only take another five minutes of [...]

Utilize Online Resources to Further Your Career

Need help writing a résumé? You’re not alone. With the exception of professional writers, there aren’t many people who know all of the intricate tricks and details that make a successful résumé. Instead of struggling on your own, ask for help. Don’t know any professional writers? That’s no problem. There are hundreds of resources available [...]