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Job Skills: Facebooking and Tweeting?

November 23, 2009 Given the number of people using social media to find jobs, is it acceptable (or wise) to list Facebook and Twitter as important skills on a resume? ... read more

Your Resume is an Audit of Your Career

May 29, 2009 A resume is required for a job search but is also useful even if you stay just where you are. By forcing yourself to write your resume, you conduct an audit of your career to date: ... read more

Does Your Resume Pass This Five-Point Checklist?

May 07, 2009 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, r ... read more

Four Tips to Power-Up Your Resume

March 31, 2009 The job market is tough and it's getting tougher. Your resume is your number one marketing tool and it may not be doing its job - getting you an interview. ... read more

Creating Winning CVs

March 31, 2009 Your CV is the main tool an interviewer has to determine your suitability for the role you have applied to. Your cover letter, while equally important, is there to support and complement your CV. So, ... read more

It's a Resume, No It's A Letter, No -- It's a Resume Letter

March 31, 2009 How to write the resume letter and what it can do for you ... read more

Don't Panic if You Don't Have a Job by Graduation

March 31, 2009 Forget about conducting blanket marketing campaigns using mass resume mailings and desperate salesman techniques. Eliminate fast-talking, superficial conversations under the often misused guise of net ... read more

Tailoring Your Resume for Consulting

March 31, 2009 Consulting firms receive thousands of applications each year, both during recruiting season and otherwise. Your resume serves as an important tool for recruiters in the selection/elimination process. ... read more

KSAs and Functional Resumes

March 31, 2009 KSA stands for Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. The KSA and functional resume give you the opportunity to walk a recruiter through your work history and match up skills and accomplishments that might ... read more

How to Create a Winning Marketing Resume

March 31, 2009 Want to make sure you're presented well for a marketing career? Read these tips, excerpted from the Vault Career Guide to Marketing and Brand Management. ... read more

Why Sneaky Resume Tactics May No Longer Aid Job Hunters

March 10, 2009 It's getting harder for job hunters to game the systems that recruiters use to identify potential candidates. ... read more

You Got the Look: Crafting the Right Resume Appearance

March 10, 2009 Here's a few simple rules about a resume's basic look. But remember, simple doesn't mean ignore-able. ... read more

Keywords That Will Get Your Resume Noticed

March 10, 2009 Six tips: Find out how to craft a document that's more likely to land at the top of the heap. ... read more

Expert Law Resume Tips

March 10, 2009 Read these tips for law resumes from legal recruiter Jessica Shevitz. ... read more

The Consultant's Makeover

March 10, 2009 Choosing an area of specialization. ... read more

Law Student Resume Basics

March 10, 2009 In all likelihood, you will go through many interviews during your law school career and your resume will change from a general work resume (or one tailored to your previous career) to one that reflec ... read more

Debating the Resume Benefits Of Belonging to an Honor Society

March 10, 2009 Phi Beta what? It may be an honor to be asked, but not everyone wants to be a member. ... read more

Resume Advice: How to Create a Winning Marketing Resume

March 10, 2009 Make sure that your resume has an emphasis on marketing, no matter what your prior experience may have been. Also, realize that nothing is overlooked on your resume. ... read more

Keeping Your Resume Out of the 'Circular File'

March 10, 2009 A few weeks ago, Jim Kissel, a recruiter with Management Recruiters International, received a resume with an unusual work history. ... read more

Functional resumes

March 10, 2009 Is the functional resume right for you? It is if you believe employers will better understand your skills when you group them by function rather than chronologically by job history. Read on for expe ... read more


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