What is the Object of the Objective?

The objective statement is the line or two of pompous fluff that goes at the top of your resume. Your objective is obviously to get the job you are applying for so why do you need to create some flowery description? The answer is: you don’t. An objective is wasting time and space on your [...]

Why Lying On Your Resume Will Come Back To Haunt You

I know that every single one of us has had a little white lie on our resume before. Even if you glorified a job position or turned some words around in your favor, you are ultimately lying. And you know what happens to liars’ right? They always get caught.
Here are reasons why faking information [...]

Key Words

That degree from Harvard Law looks pretty impressive written down on your resume. Your brainiac skills are impressive but I’ve got news for you Poindexter, companies are looking for more than just smarts nowadays. Employers want to know that you have soft skills and that your team work and optimism are just as great as [...]

What Not To Do

Um, hi, you aren’t Leo Tolstoy so please stop trying to be. Newsflash: you aren’t writing War and Peace, you are writing your resume. Unlike War and Peace, your resume is one page, not fourteen hundred pages. And while digging up Russian history is pertinent for good old Leo, no employer would ever in their [...]

Winning Cover Letters

If you haven’t heard how important cover letters are the job hunting process, let me fill you in. A good cover letter will not only set you apart from the other applicants, it will get you an interview. It will tell the hiring manager who you are, as opposed to the accompanying résumé which will [...]