WHAT I WRITE ABOUT: ‘Cover Letters And Resumes’

This is a guest post by Robin Schlinger. Resumes need to show how you add value to an employer – so you are the person they want for the job. This is a 2-fold process – first that you meet the job requirements (this can be by having done the job duties) and secondly on [...]

This is a guest post by Eric Olavson. A resume is much shorter and less poetic than the Odyssey. It should be a short document that can be scanned—not read—and a resume should never be appreciated for its literary merit. To better your resume, make sure to avoid the following list of common blunders: Blunder [...]

This is a guest post by Randy Block. After a speech, I often encounter someone from the audience who approaches me and asks: “What do you think of my resume?” I smile and ask: “What job are you applying for?” More often than not, they respond with: “Nothing in particular. I just want to know [...]

Whether you write your own or have your resume written professionally, one thing remains true: You have to be able to speak to it. You have to be able to bring it (and your value) to life during a recruiter meeting or job interview. Why? Because many interviewers do what I call “resume interviews”. They [...]

This is a guest blog post by Leslie Ayres. I’m a recruiter, which means I get to read thousands of resumes and cover notes every year. I’m also a resume writer and a world-class spelling and grammar nitpicker, which means I spend a lot of time shaking my head in dismay at the obvious mistakes [...]

Today, all sizes of companies use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to select resumes from applicants to fill at least 70% of their job openings. This is a guest post by Robin Schlinger. If you are a job seeker, you may “hate” these systems Or see them as a black hole, since they seem to reject [...]

If you are not experiencing much success with your current resume, it may be because you are not responding to the employer’s expressed need for help. This is a guest blog post by Sharon Hamersley. Granted, many job ads are not very clear, but to the extent possible, put yourself in the employer’s seat and [...]