After hiring for thousands of jobs over 20+ years of recruiting, I have seen many different styles of hiring. Sometimes, a company looks at résumés (submitted in response to a job posting or via a ...

You've heard the advice before: Writing a great resume is the key to landing a job interview. This advice is all well and good, but what if the only job you ever had was a crappy internship? Or worse: ...

A pretty format and creative word choice will only take your résumé so far. With the average job receiving 250 applicants, building a standout résumé matters, especially if you have some rocky patches ...

In today’s competitive job market, creating a resume that stands out is critical. However, even the most polished resumes can be overlooked if they aren’t optimized for applicant tracking systems (ATS ...

Your resume is often the first introduction you have with an employer. If it doesn’t make a good first impression, you will most likely not be invited for an interview. This means it is crucial that ...

Your executive resume should tell the reader who you are, what value you bring, and where/how you have been successful. If your job search campaign keeps netting you zero responses and you have been ...

Dear Sam: Can you break down the different resume formatting options? I've been using the standard timeline format since graduating college 11 years ago, but I'm wondering if a different format would ...

I’ve always been a big fan of a traditional resume format that begins with name and contact information at the top, followed by education and then relevant work experience. Why? As a hiring manager, ...

Not all résumés are created equal – and they shouldn't be. There are different formats out there that are accepted by recruiters. Consider your professional history carefully before deciding which one ...

Assuming that either I have given the coverletter to the recruiter already or I havent given the coverletter to the recruiter already. it can never hurt to have a few spare copies of your resume. may ...

Hemant Pandey shared the résumé format that has helped him land several software-engineering jobs. He keeps job descriptions short and includes points that make for good interview stories. Pandey ...