Resume Tips & Career Advice
Expert guidance to help you optimize your resume, navigate job searches, and advance your career.
Your resume and cover letter should complement each other, not repeat. Learn how to create a cohesive application that gets interviews.
Stop sending generic resumes. Learn exactly how to customize your resume for each job posting and dramatically increase your callback rate.
Stop using 'responsible for' and 'helped with.' Here are powerful action verbs that show impact and get you noticed.
Should you send your resume as a PDF or Word document? Here's when to use each format and why it matters for ATS systems.
One page or two? Here's the real answer to the resume length question, based on your experience level and industry.
Just lost your job? Take a breath. This step-by-step action plan walks you through exactly what to do in your first 30 days, from handling severance to landing interviews.
Applied to 50+ jobs with zero responses? Here's exactly why your resume isn't working, and the weekend fixes that actually get callbacks.
Discover how to identify and strategically place keywords in your resume. Learn which keywords recruiters search for, how to extract them from job descriptions, and avoid common keyword mistakes.
Discover the most common resume mistakes that get applications rejected. Learn what hiring managers actually look for and how to fix these errors to start landing more interviews.
Learn how to write a compelling professional summary that grabs attention in seconds. Includes templates and examples for every career level.
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