Whether you are looking for a new job or hoping to get a promotion, it’s critical to have a resume that best represents you. Your resume is a hiring manager’s first impression of your skill set, ...

Everyone has had that “Oh, shoot!” moment. Whether it was when you dropped that carton of eggs or forgot the index cards with your wedding vows on them, all you can even think or say is “Oh, shoot!” ...

The average hiring manager takes less than 10 seconds to decide whether to throw your resume in the trash or call you in for an interview. As the Director of IT, it often took me less than that.

Resumes. Love them or hate them, you will probably need one when you apply for a job. The resume has a specific tactical role to play in your search — to get you the interview. You need to make sure ...

Your job application may be rejected after a quick first look at your résumé, and you may be surprised why. As a former recruiter, I know that the initial review of an application can be a fast, final ...

Are you wishing for a job in the coming year? If you are just starting your job search, or have been applying what seems like too long, you know that your resume needs to be right on target. Below are ...

Résumés often receive only a seven-second scan. 6 simple mistakes that can sabotage your job search A seasoned career recruiter who has interviewed close to 10,000 job candidates shares the most ...

If you’ve noticed your job applications are getting rejected faster than ever, you’re not alone. Recent data reveals 75 percent of resumes are rejected by applicant tracking system (ATS) software ...

Nowadays, the first person to look at a job candidate's application is usually, well, not a person at all. Data from 2019 found that three out of every four resumes are never seen by human eyes. And ...

Lindsay Mustain has seen her share of resumes — "literally a million" in her more than decade-long career, she says. The former Amazon and Comcast recruiter is currently the CEO of career coaching ...

If you’ve put a lot of time and effort into crafting your resume, not hearing back from countless applications can become disheartening. By now, we know all of the common mistakes that are likely to ...