How to List Professional References on Your Resume
You know you need solid references to land a new job. However, do you include them on your resume? Or do you just state that “references are available upon request”?
Revamp Your LinkedIn Profile With This One Addition
When it comes to your LinkedIn profile, you have a few seconds to persuade hiring managers to consider you. Does yours measure up and make a great impression? Or could it use an upgrade?
5 Types of Skills to Include on Your Resume
Just a few months ago it was a candidate’s market with your choice of possibilities. Now, in today’s uncertain economy, employers are tightening their belts and approaching the hiring process with far more caution. To get noticed and set yourself apart, you must include the right skills on your resume. Generally there are two categories:…
How to List a Furlough or Layoff on Your Resume
It’s been a challenging season for companies and employees alike. If you’re one of the workers who has been furloughed or laid off through it all, you’re certainly not alone. In fact, in October 2020, the national unemployment rate was 6.9%. Around the same time last year, it was a mere 3.5%.
3 Cover Letter Templates for Your Job Search
When it comes to your cover letter, there are many easy mistakes to make. These include being too generic or repeating what’s on your resume. They also include focusing more on yourself and what you’re looking for and less on the company and its needs. But the worst mistake of all? Not including a cover…
How to Prepare for and Ace a Virtual Interview
In today’s world of social distancing and Zoom meetings, virtual interviews are becoming the norm. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, studies showed around 75% of hiring executives used video interviews to connect with leading candidates.
Best Practices for Asking for a Job Letter of Recommendation
Your resume is your ticket into the hiring process, and a strong interview performance can keep you in the running. However, to get the offer, you must have solid professional references, which can sometimes include a letter of recommendation. In fact, it can make or break your chance of securing your dream job.
The Job Interview Follow Up Email You Should Be Sending
Think a follow up after an interview is a waste of time? Consider these statistics: According to a recent CareerBuilder study, 22% of employers say they’re less likely to hire a candidate who doesn’t send a thank-you note. What’s more, is that 56% said not doing so showed the candidate was not serious about the…
3 Questions to Ask at the End of an Interview
Your interview is wrapping up, and you aced every question. You’re anxious to get out of the office and breathe a sigh of relief. But in your haste, don’t make a common mistake that many candidates do: not asking interview questions.
What’s the Difference Between a Resume and a Cover Letter?
When it comes to your resume and cover letter, the goal of both is the same: to put you in the running for the job. However, to get there, you need to approach them each uniquely.
