Headlines everywhere are pontificating about the employment crisis and how challenging the job market is today. Indeed, these are challenging times. So job seekers need all the tools they can get in order to find a job, or find a better opportunity if they are already employed. Resumes are the primary step to getting the…
It’s been said over and over again that honesty is the best policy. However, when it comes to your resume, it is the only policy. It used to be that almost everyone fudged their resume in some way. Perhaps they would embellish their work experience. Perhaps they would exaggerate on their education. Whatever the case…
Career fairs can be great opportunities to find a job that will be rewarding in pay and in personal satisfaction, but only if you go about them the right way. There are many mistakes that are commonly made which can prove costly when attending a career fair and these mistakes should be avoided at all…
If Dale Hausner illustrates anything whatever it is that a government job is a lifelong sinecure. And this isn’t only because the percentage of employees of the federal government who are dismissed from their positions for all of the usual reasons (lousy performance, sky-high absenteeism, gross misconduct) was at one-half of one percent last year,…
If you are all about finding a job, then you need to be all about resume distribution. This means getting your resume out in any way that you can as the more eyes that end up on your resume, the better. So, short of throwing your resume at people, you really need to hustle and…
For job seekers, the resume is often cited as the most important document. It’s a one or two page summary of your educational qualifications, work experiences, professional achievements, and career objectives. Most people who have gone through high school or college should have received some training on resume writing. If not, there are countless articles…
One of the biggest mistakes that so many people make when writing their resume is making it far too long. This is easy to do as you naturally want to give the person reading your resume a good idea of what you are all about. However, whatever needs to be said needs to be said…
Resume writing is an art form all in itself. One of the common mistakes that many people make when writing their resume is that they neglect to watch their resume tone. Writing a resume in an off-putting tone can have horrific effects on your chances that a potential employer will call you for an interview….
Check out our new wage calculator that converts an hourly wage into weekly, monthly, or annual salary. Actually you can use it to convert your wage in any time frame to any other time frame. If you only know how much you make per month, for example, enter that amount into the calculator to see…
Everyone is on the hunt for the jobs with the best wages. The problem is that you either don’t know what jobs offer the best pay or you are far enough along in your career that you cannot afford to completely switch industries. Either way, locating your best possible options doesn’t have to be difficult….
When you look online for a resume writer, you’ll find thousands of writers all claiming to be the best in their field. When faced with such large numbers, it can take a lot of time and effort to sort through everything to find the real experts. The resume writer certification aims to make things easier…
Most people have one source of income, usually in the form of a job. When that source is cut-off because of lay-offs, company restructuring, or whatever else company executives call it, the situation can be extremely disastrous. Some people even lose their homes after losing their jobs. That’s why it is important to be able…