The old catch-22: You need a job to get experience, but you need experience to get a job. Finding work can be tough, and it can be even more difficult when you don’t have a laundry list of references or a surplus of experience to work off of. But just because you don’t have existing… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Resume Writing Tips
Should You Fill Your Resume With Keywords?
The way that employers go about sorting through resumes in recent years has changed dramatically because of technology. Now many employers use an applicant tracking system (ATS) to automate and manage much of the hiring process where keywords are used to filter through applicants. When you’re able to pepper in the right keywords throughout… Read more »
How to Explain a Firing on Your Resume
One thing that many people dread during the job search is explaining a firing on their resume. Job applicants may fear that their past mistakes will come back to haunt them and kill their chances of landing a job with a new employer. While there’s no magic answer that will completely override a prior firing,… Read more »
Honesty on Your Resume
When seeking employment of any kind, it’s important to get started out on the right foot and show that you’re a trustworthy person. That’s why you want to maintain solid ethics and always be honest when submitting your resume. Here are some reasons why you should be honest, the potential risks of not telling the… Read more »