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Four techniques to future proof your resume

Boosting your resume for the future can help you land a solid position doing meaningful work, no matter how the world evolves.,Boosting your resume for the future can help you land a solid position doing meaningful work, no matter how the world evolves.
Resumes & Cover Letters

It's okay to break these resume rules

The rules for job hunting have certainly changed over the past several years, so doesn’t it stand to reason that the rules for resume writing have changed as well?,The rules for job hunting have certainly changed over the past several years, so doesn’t it stand to reason that the rules for resume writing have changed as well?
Resumes & Cover Letters

How to write a great two-page resume

What the “rule” now comes down to is this: your resume should be a lean, mean snapshot of your professional life.,What the “rule” now comes down to is this: your resume should be a lean, mean snapshot of your professional life.
Resumes & Cover Letters

How to explain "the mommy gap" in your resume

Eager to make a career comeback after years spent raising children? Here’s some nuts-and-bolts advice on how to spin “the mommy gap” in your resume.,Eager to make a career comeback after years spent raising children? Here’s some nuts-and-bolts advice on how to spin “the mommy gap” in your resume.,Eager to make a career comeback after years spent raising children? Here’s...
Resumes & Cover Letters

5 things you need to remove from your CV...now!

Don't be a cookie cutter applicant! Remove these 5 candidate faux-pas from your resume or CV right now and you'll see those job offers roll in...,Don't be a cookie cutter applicant! Remove these 5 candidate faux-pas from your resume or CV right now and you'll see those job offers roll in...,Don't be a cookie cutter applicant! Remove these 5 candidate...
Professional Development

4 resume tips from a Facebook hiring manager

So what works with the hiring czars at these hyper-competitive companies? Let’s look at some tips from Jeff Raynar, a hiring manager at Facebook, and how you can apply them to your own resume.,So what works with the hiring czars at these hyper-competitive companies? Let’s look at some tips from Jeff Raynar, a hiring manager at Facebook, and how you...
Resumes & Cover Letters

How to highlight transferable skills in a resume or cover letter

Changing careers? Here’s how to bring your key transferable skills to the forefront in your resume and cover letter.  ,Changing careers? Here’s how to bring your key transferable skills to the forefront in your resume and cover letter.  ,Changing careers? Here’s how to bring your key transferable skills to the forefront in your resume and cover letter.  
Career Advice

What is the difference between a resume and a curriculum vitae?

Making sure that you know the difference between a resume and a curriculum vitae (CV), and sending the correct one when asked by a potential employer is crucial. Let's look at each to you know how to tailor your document to meet the requirements of each job post you face.,Making sure that you know the difference between a resume and...
Resumes & Cover Letters

Write a great resume even if you’ve never had a job

You can’t just hand in a blank sheet with your name and address at the top. But don’t panic—you’ve got more than you think you do.,You can’t just hand in a blank sheet with your name and address at the top. But don’t panic—you’ve got more than you think you do.,You can’t just hand in a blank sheet with your...
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