Category Archives: Resumes
Resume Problems? Here are 10 Tips to Impress Potential Employers
Are you having resume problems? Your resume, or CV, can lead to your dream job. So you want it to make a big impact when recruiters and SME owners get round to seeing what your skillset is. Here are 10 ways to ensure you’ve got the best chance of landing an interview. 
Applicant Tracking System 101: How to Get Past the Dreaded ATS
Do you really understand how an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) works? There is a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation about ATSs. Almost every company (large and small) uses this technology to help them store, process, and evaluate candidates.
Here are the top 16 tips for getting past the ATS.
Action Verbs: Putting Your Resume to Work [Infographic]
You may be the most “results-driven” employee on the planet, but that doesn’t mean you’ve ever actually delivered results. The way recruiters and hiring managers see it, those are the words you use when you don’t have anything concrete to talk about. The people you’re trying to impress don’t really care about how much effort you put into your job; they want to know what you’ve accomplished. That’s why your resume should contain lots of action verbs.
Bad Grammar: The Ultimate Resume Killer [Infographic]
Did you ever find yourself forced, at gunpoint, to apply for a job you just didn’t want? No? Because there really is no other reason to use bad grammar on your resume. Bad grammar is the ultimate resume killer… a one-way ticket to the recycle bin. Believe it or not, none of your accomplishments matter, your education level is irrelevant, and your experience becomes inconsequential if you use a plural noun with the verb “is.” You might think that’s an exaggeration, and it might be… but not by much. Bad Grammar: The Resume Killer Sure, we know the difference between
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10 Ways a Bad Resume Can Cost You the Job [Infographic]
Even in the Social Age, your resume may be the most important element of your job search. It is often your foot in the door; the first thing that hiring managers see. Given the importance of first impressions, you certainly don’t want to make any deadly resume mistakes. Thankfully, there’s plenty of advice out there telling you how to write the perfect resume. Everyone from hiring managers to CEOs seems willing to offer their opinion on how the best resumes should look. But where can you go to learn what a bad resume looks like?
Tailored Resumes: Fitting Your Pitch to the Job Description [Infographic]
In today’s job market, HR departments receive hundreds of resumes every day. So how do you make a great first impression? You send tailored resumes to every employer for every potential job. Creating tailored resumes for specific job descriptions will not only get the attention of the hiring manager, it will also help you win job interviews. In fact, tailoring your resume to the job you want is a key to a quality job search. Why Create Tailored Resumes? You have spent hours, maybe days, crafting a resume you thought was perfect… and yet you’re not getting any responses from
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