The format of your résumé must follow some general guidelines. There are two basic formats: chronological and functional (or skills-based) résumés. As the name denotes, a chronological résumé presents ...

Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’ve been on the job search for a while. You’ve been coming across a lot of listings that you are interested in. You know that you have qualifications and the right ...

Cathy Lanzalaco is CEO of Inspire Careers. She helps people land jobs and create careers they love in less time than going it alone. Navigating the competitive and high-tech job market of today, many ...

If you’re a CIO or an aspiring C-suite IT executive looking to make a move, you’ll find that creating an effective technology leadership résumé is a different type of challenge than you’ve encountered ...

In a struggling economy with soaring unemployment rates, it can be tough to land a job these days. America's unemployed have been getting creative. It's more than just about having the skills to do ...

This post is part of a series on career advice for graduate students who are considering career options both inside and outside academia. If you are broadening your job search beyond the academic ...

Resume Tips: To get a job, first of all you need a good CV, so that the interviewer notices your CV and calls you for a job interview. To make a good job resume (CV), some things should be kept in ...

Your resume is your personal marketing tool that outlines your skills, experiences and areas of expertise so employers can see how you can contribute to the workplace. It references promises you can ...

Is your resume helping you or hurting you? I was discussing resumes yesterday, with a long-time client of ours in California, and he was sharing some of the same frustrations we encounter at our firm ...

TODAY'S APPLICANT Anna Alvesis a professional bookkeeper whose 10-year experience ranges from being the director of patient accounts at a plastic surgery center to bookkeeping for a landscaping ...

Many companies use some kind of screening process to identify who they think are the right candidates. Employee screening services provider HireRight found that 95% of large companies (including the ...