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October 17th, 2024

Overused Words to Avoid in Your Resume

By Sawyer Smith - October 17th, 2024

October 17th, 2024

In the often-tedious world of applying for and hiring for new jobs, it’s not just job-seekers that are always looking for ways to speed up the process — hiring managers want to move things along as we...

Overused Words to Avoid in Your Resume

Resume Tips

September 26th, 2024

Creative Openers for Your Next Cover Letter

By Sydney Bonner - September 26th, 2024

September 26th, 2024

Cover letters are a way to put candidates ahead of their competition. Oddly enough, 45% of job seekers don’t include a cover letter when applying for a job. But even the other 55% who do submit a co...

Creative Openers for Your Next Cover Letter

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August 14th, 2024

How to List Contract Work on Your Resume

By Sydney Bonner - August 14th, 2024

August 14th, 2024

Contract jobs are a way to show your versatility in today’s job market. While listing contract jobs on a resume hasn’t always been encouraged, highlighting this experience is now more valuable than e...

How to List Contract Work on Your Resume

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August 9th, 2024

6 Things To Keep Off Your Resume

By Sydney Bonner - August 9th, 2024

August 9th, 2024

The same way a skill can add value to your resume, an irrelevant one can diminish it. It’s time to hone in on the pieces of your experience that best reflect your professional career —down to every wo...

6 Things To Keep Off Your Resume

Resume Tips

August 6th, 2024

Tips for an Easy-to-Read Resume

By Sawyer Smith - August 6th, 2024

August 6th, 2024

Once upon a time, curating a clear and easy-to-read resume was mainly about making things easier on the human being who’d be reviewing this information right from the start. Nowadays, however, candida...

Tips for an Easy-to-Read Resume

Resume Tips

July 3rd, 2024

How Many Jobs Should You List on Your Resume?

By Sydney Bonner - July 3rd, 2024

July 3rd, 2024

When it comes to a presentation, there are only so many slides you’ll want to show. The same goes with your executive resume: less is more when it comes to driving impact. To show hiring managers how ...

How Many Jobs Should You List on Your Resume?

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June 26th, 2024

Modifying Job Titles on Your Resume: Is it OK?

By Brent Taylor - June 26th, 2024

June 26th, 2024

Job titles don’t always do a perfect job of explaining what an employee actually does, and sometimes they can be downright cryptic. Some companies have even taken to giving unusual titles to employees...

Modifying Job Titles on Your Resume: Is it OK?

Resume Tips

June 4th, 2024

Resume Line Spacing: What Works Best?

By Brent Taylor - June 4th, 2024

June 4th, 2024

If you’re writing a new resume or reformatting an existing one, you may be wondering about what kind of line spacing to use. During your schooling, your teachers probably specified the line spacing an...

Resume Line Spacing: What Works Best?

Resume Tips

June 3rd, 2024

Portfolio vs. Resume vs. Cover Letter: What's the Difference?

By Brent Taylor - June 3rd, 2024

June 3rd, 2024

Resumes, cover letters, and portfolios… oh my! If you’re new to the job market or looking to update your credentials, it can be a bit of a bear to get your head around the various documents you’re exp...

Portfolio vs. Resume vs. Cover Letter: What's the Difference?

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May 31st, 2024

How to Format Contact Information on Your Resume (with Examples)

By Sydney Bonner - May 31st, 2024

May 31st, 2024

One in four job seekers forget to include the necessary contact information needed for employers to manage incoming applications . While this section may seem easy to bypass, the reality is it’s cru...

How to Format Contact Information on Your Resume (with Examples)

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