Archive for category Resume

Is Your Resume Authentic?

If you perused resume advice when writing your resume, you learned the basics such as the importance of including accomplishments, creating a qualifications summary, customizing the resume to your goal and proofreading to make sure it’s perfect. But now that…

4 Ways to Work with a Recruiter in Your Job Search

Could the job market be heating up? I’m hearing from more recruiters, and many of my unemployed friends are reporting the same news. While the number of contacts by recruiters is encouraging, it is more important to work with a…

Does Your Resume Pass This Checklist?

As the economy has worsened and millions of job seekers are chasing after fewer and fewer jobs, what you put on your resume has become more important than ever. Before you send your resume anywhere, run it through this quick…

Down to Food and TP?

I just received this note from a reader. Perhaps you can identify… Hi, Joe, Any hints for someone who has been out of work for the second time in 2008? I was laid-off May 16th and have been on a…