Expert Tips to Tailor Your Resume for Maximum Employer Attraction

• August 21, 2024
• Posted in Career Best Practices

It’s not unusual for hiring managers to receive hundreds of resumes for a single job opening. And increasingly, before your resume even reaches a decision maker, it’s likely to be screened by applicant tracking system (ATS) software. An ATS is often the first step in narrowing down the number of candidates who will remain in [...] Read More

Does the Color of Your Resume Matter?

• October 26, 2022
• Posted in Career Best Practices

As you write or update your resume, you may think of adding an accent color for some extra pizzazz or a “wow” factor. And it…

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Ways to Make Your Resume Stand Out

• April 9, 2022
• Posted in Career Best Practices

Recruiters spend mere seconds on their first review of candidates’ resumes – and may not see them at all until after they’ve passed through an applicant tracking system (ATS) – software that handles initial screens as the first part of a company’s recruiting and hiring process. To help ensure you get onto the shortlist for [...] Read More

Explaining Employment Gaps on Your Resume

• November 19, 2013
• Posted in Career Best Practices

Many of us take time off at some point in our careers. Sometimes it’s by choice – and sometimes not. Children are born, elderly loved ones need care, companies reorganize, economies tank … life happens.And the harsh reality is: When a person has been out of work for more than six months, prospective employers tend [...] Read More