The first step to a good resume is choosing a format. According to the popular job site Indeed.com, a chronological resume is a good choice if you’ve spent the past several years in the same industry ...

Quentin Schultze knows how to get you a job — no matter what. Education level and even past jobs aren’t make-or-break, says the communication professor at Calvin College in Michigan. In “Résumé 101: A ...

At workDr. Jim Stray-Gundersen works with an athlete at the U.S. Ski Team headquarters in Park City, Utah using a revolutionary new training device developed in Japan dubbed Kaatsu. (Courtesy Jim ...

This story was originally published on Jan. 8, 2024, and has been updated. When was the last time you updated your resume? If it's been a while, you might want to give it a refresh, says Cynthia Pong, ...

There is a lot of advice out there about how long a resume should be (depends on the job), whether you should mention short term jobs (depends on the job) and if you should proofread and use spell ...

Dear Sam: I'm really struggling to see why my resumes aren't effective. I have spent time explaining what I did at each job, highlighting accomplishments, and still I don't get a response. I even ...

Quentin J. Schultze, a communication professor at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., offers us a new book, “RESUME 101, a Student and Recent-Grad Guide to Crafting Resumes and Cover Letters That ...

Back in the "old days" resumes began with a now obsolete objective statement. The underlying message was: "Here's what I'm looking for. If this is what you offer, give me a call." It was common to see ...

If you want to spend some of your retirement working, then you’ll need a winning résumé to help land a part-time job or freelance assignments. But odds are, you haven’t created a new résumé in years, ...

Explaining to would-be employers what you did in the military in a way that makes sense to them can be difficult. Translating the military words on your resume into civilian ones can be challenging, ...