The job market is super-competitive right now, with 6 million people unemployed, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. While those numbers may seem intimidating, it is possible to ...
Attending the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) in Chicago was already exciting, but what I did not expect was how a few invite-only events would completely reshape the way I think about resumes, ...
As any job hunter knows all too well, there’s a lot of competition out there. In today’s job market, employers are inundated with dozens—even hundreds—of resumes for almost any position they post. And ...
These are good questions! To answer your first one: Yes! In most cases, recruiters only have a few seconds to view your resume when reviewing a stack they’re considering for a position. Having your ...
Recruiters know all too well that not all resumes are created equal. But while the weaker ones land in the rejection pile for lots of different reasons, there are some common themes. Here are a few ...
When you’re writing your resume there are a number of different audiences to consider. There’s the hiring manager. There’s the robot resume scanner. And there’s another person altogether: the ...
A former Google recruiter says applicants often have too many words and paragraphs in their résumés. Nolan Church said applicants had "zero chance" of moving ...
When it comes to the resume, there are a lot of rules out there. Sometimes, even recruiters can't agree on what should or shouldn't be included on your resume. We spoke to a career expert and three ...