Tips for resumes that really pop Employers receive hundreds–and even thousands–of resumes for many job openings. After a while, they all start to blur together. Only a handful will stand out from the crowd and score interviews. “Your resume is essentially a 15- to 20-second commercial about you,” says Jonathan Mazzocchi, a manager at the [...]
6 September 2010 at 22:31 -
Resumes for the Digital Age Tips for mastering keywords and electronic formatting When you’re applying for a job, you work hard to make sure your resume will command the attention of the first person who reads it. But it’s increasingly likely that the first reader of your resume won’t be a person at all. Inundated [...]
4 September 2010 at 22:26 -
Low-Ball Salary Offers: Should You Take it or Leave it? The job market may be slowly starting to recover, but some salary offers are still a few years behind. Since the labor market began picking up steam, companies hiring for entry-level or administrative spots with pay that would normally range from $40,000 to $50,000 have [...]
3 September 2010 at 22:22 -