Some employers claim not to read cover letters; others say they do. With this in mind, should you include a cover letter with job applications? I say: why risk it! ...
There is no “rule” that a resume should be a specific page length. Length alone does not determine resume effectiveness. Yet, page length rumors persist. Job seekers are being misled ...
I recently chatted with a hiring manager who was recruiting 60 staff for a brand new store (part-time to management). Naturally very curious, I asked the hiring manager to share ...
It's amazing the amount of job seekers who regurgitate job descriptions in their resumes. Copious amounts of job tasks in resumes can hurt a search. Why? Because employers aren't interested ...
One of my executive resume clients asked me to include their photo on their resume. My initial reaction? Not a good idea. My reason? In North America, it is not ...
Job seekers often use a ‘spray and pray’ approach when job searching. They troll online job boards, upload their general resume to a whack of semi-qualified positions, and sit by ...
Career Impressions recently concluded 100 Days of Resume Tips across social media, with the hashtag #100ResumeTips. The content was primarily shared on Career Impressions’ LinkedIn business page – with ...
Getting your resume reviewed and approved by both a person and a resume screening system (ATS) requires unique strategies. Each 'resume reader' has their own way of parsing details, skimming ...
I had multiple conversations recently with a hiring manager in the oil and gas industry who was in the process of filling several positions within his organization. 4 roles to ...