Resumes


How to Dumb Down Your Resume

Filed under: Resumes

Posted Nov 6th 2009 12:45PM

By Aaron Crowe for AOL Find a Job

resumeGetting hired is getting harder and harder as 9.8% of the country is unemployed, and being overqualified for a job is one reason too many people hear for why they're not being hired.

While dumbing down your résumé isn't ideal, it may be necessary if you're going for a job that doesn't require all of the expertise, training and education you have.

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Do Mistakes on Résumés and Cover Letters Matter?

Filed under: Cover Letters, Resumes

Posted Nov 5th 2009 6:00AM

By Rachel Zupek, www.TheWorkBuzz.com, CareerBuilder's job seeker blog

resumesDid you think I would say anything but "YES"? Of course mistakes on résumés and cover letters matter - isn't that what we've been telling you, and what you've heard for the past - forever?

If an employer is only looking over your résumé for about 30 seconds, you can bet that if what catches his eye in that time period is an error, your résumé is going in the trash. Same with your cover letter - why waste time reading something that you can barely understand?

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How to Write a Winning Resume

Filed under: Resumes

Posted Oct 25th 2009 4:52PM

Debbie Shalom, founder of Amazing Résumés and Coaching Services

Practice makes perfect

Winning resumes and victorious athletes share several features; they both rely on extensive preparation and hard work.

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Does Your Resume Answer These Key Questions?

Filed under: Resumes

Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:14PM

Selena Dehne, JIST Publishing

Most people, no matter what job they seek or how long they've been part of the working world, make the same mistake when it comes to the resume-writing process. They forget -- or simply don't know how -- to develop their resume from the employer's point of view.

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7 Steps To Finding a Job Online

Filed under: Resumes , Job Searching Tips

Posted Oct 8th 2009 11:44AM

By Anne Fisher

The secret, says a longtime recruiter, is knowing how to "reverse engineer" your resume. Also, if you're a new grad, must you include a so-so GPA?

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