Archive for the ‘Resume Basics’ Category

Like fingerprints, no two resumes should look the same, but any job seeker should follow either one of two styles of resume writing: Chronological or Functional. How is one different from the other? Here are some major points. What to highlight – Chronological resume highlights the applicant’s job history, from the most recent to the oldest job taken, while the functional resume emphasizes the job se...

Job resumes may need a bit of fixes every now and then. If you are looking for a new job after several years would be one good reason to give your previous job resume some much needed revisions. Your previous job resume may not be as effective today as it once was and might need some fixing. Another reason might be checking for overlooked errors in the past resume. Here are some of the things that you may need to l...

When some military personnel finally completes their tour of duty or is ready to leave the service, entering the world as a civilian is something that they should clearly be considering. The military environment that they have grown accustomed with may be quite different from that of civilian life. Assimilating may sometimes take awhile. This may include finding a job as a civilian. With most military personnel hav...

One effective way of getting the job is usually by having an impressive job resume. Employers and hiring managers would want to find a person with the right set of skills that would be right for they job. An impressive resume would surely catch their attention. But the bad thing is that some people may go too far in trying to come up with an impressive resume. They might just resort to lying to make the best impres...

There are various types of job resumes. One of them is the chronological job resume. Different jobs as well as applicants usually require a job resume that fits. For certain jobs, there are certain job resumes that work well and some that just do not.  The same goes for applicants with different work experiences. Basically, a chronological job resume is characterized by having work experiences listed in chrono...

A job resume is essential for job seekers trying to look for new jobs or better employment opportunities. There are many different ways one can prepare a job resume. There is the usual way and the effective way. It will be the big difference between being able to land that job and lingering even longer in the job market. There are certain job resumes that land those job interviews. How effective job seekers try to ...

One of the important factors in landing a job is having a good job resume. That is why preparing your resume carefully and keep it updated will help put you into a disadvantage over other job applicants.  But it can also be easy to make mistakes in trying to prepare your job resume. Here are the most common ones to watch out for. Wrong Contact Information A lot of job resumes are discarded and a lot of opportu...

Your resume is only as good as the attention it gets. If you stuff it with lots of action verbs and glittery adjectives, you may not receive the response you want. Some hiring managers come up with certain lists of words that really irritate them. Online resume tips recommend that you use many verbs, adverbs, and adjectives on your resume. But if you are not careful enough, you could annoy prospective employers....

The "Be prepared" motto is not only a perfect advice for Boy Scouts, but also for career people. The perfect career opportunity may come knocking on your door at the most unexpected times. If a hiring manager called you right now with the job of your dream, would you be prepared to send out an updated resume in an instant? According to resume expert Lauren Milligan, making your resume up-to-date does not ...

Hiring managers are an agitated gang. They have to screen resumes and interview candidates, while dealing with personal matters outside the office. Selecting the top candidate is a time consuming process, considering the emergence of electronic applications and online job sites. This means that they are reading more resumes, piles and piles of them, than ever before. This also means that hiring managers encounter ...