Have you ever spent hours tweaking your resume for the perfect job opportunity only to hit submit and never hear anything again? If you’re like many job seekers, you’ve spent a fair amount of time wondering whether some of your resumes have simply become lost in...
When researching resume-writing tips, one of the first pieces of advice you’re likely to encounter is, “Be sure to use plenty of relevant keywords.” One website even advises “put them everywhere.” While keywords do make your resume easier to find, they don’t...
OK, I’m going to jump into the debate. A few months ago, Glassdoor released an article titled, “Here’s What Recruiters Think About Your Cover Letter,” which claimed more than half of 13K career professionals surveyed said no. Let me start by saying, I like...
