Tag: resume tips

12 posts in Resume Writing Help & Services.

• 5 Top Tips to Improve your Resume Writing

  August 31, 2010

  Here is the second part of our article: 6. Don't put a photograph of yourself on the resume. This one is pure amateur hour and it can harm your employment search immensely. While virtually no books on the subject say to…

• 10 Tips for Improving a Resume

  August 24, 2010

  When it comes to an effective job search, you need to craft a solid resume. Most people have a general idea of what resume writing is but they may miss a few fine points. To make sure this doesn't happen to you,…

• Cons of Dumbing Down Your Resume

  July 12, 2010

  While there may be some good reasons to dumb down your resume, you will always pay a price for it. When you take off those degrees you are misrepresenting yourself to your employer. If you get hired on, they don't…

• Don’ts of Updating your Resume

  June 21, 2010

  Don't fall into the different is better trap. While graphics and brightly colored fonts may catch the eye, they detract from what employers are looking at-your skills and experience. Keep in mind that if a resume is…

• Do’s of Updating your Resume

  June 15, 2010

  A resume is more than just a paper listing your education and work history. A well written one can be your entree to the career of your dreams. However, if you haven't recently updated yours, it may be holding you back.…

• Resume Writing Content Recommendations

  May 24, 2010

  You should put some effort into the content when it comes to resume writing. You want the prospective employer to be left really interested in getting you in for the interview. You can do this by including all of your…

• How To Include Metrics In A Resume

  April 27, 2010

  So you have finally decided to give your resume that extra fillip by adding some statistics and metrics to it. Now a large number of people out there do not look at the value of numbers added to a resume, because they…

• Why You Shouldn’t Lie on a Resume

  April 15, 2010

  With such a competitive employment market, there are more people than ever vying for the job positions that are available. This can lead people to look at positions and industries that they are not always qualified for.…

• The Top Ten Resume Mistakes

  February 22, 2010

  When you send off a resume to a potential employer, you want to have as strong a chance as possible of landing a job. This is why it is so critical to avoid the common mistakes that can plague a resume and lead to it…

• Conquer Resume Writing with Powerful Words

  January 20, 2010

  Writing resumes is a sticky business for most people. What should be said, and how to say it are often the two most stressful aspects of writing resumes. The various elements of resumes all hold their own important…

• Including a graph in a resume

  January 14, 2010

  A question we get asked pretty often is whether a job sekers can include a graph in his/her resume. I know it might sound weird to some of you but it actually depends on your field and career level. As a rule, if you…

• The 3 basic principles of resume writing

  October 14, 2009

  Even though many job seekers think that writing a resume is easy, there are lots of things to take into consideration before you can get a successful resume. The type of job you are applying to will for the most part…