Resume Help Blog

Does No Degree Mean No Job? By Joe Turner

ResumeHelp — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:11:37 +0000

While these employers may have different requirements for equivalent experience, a good rule of thumb is to demonstrate past performance and proven results in your previous work. To accomplish this, your goal is to show how you either make money or save money for your employer. From your past work experience

Writing a Résumé That Shouts ‘Hire Me’ By PHYLLIS KORKKI

ResumeHelp — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:00:06 +0000

IT’S tempting to think of a résumé as a low-maintenance aspect of your job search. Just list where you worked, what you did and where you went to school, attach that to each application and press the button. In fact, though, you have considerable flexibility in how you structure your résumé. The decisions you make about what it says and

Getting recognized online

ResumeHelp — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:54:56 +0000

Try the FedEx trick: “A candidate sent FedEx envelopes to each hiring manager with a short note telling us that the best candidate we could hope to see was about to present her résumé and that we should be ready,” says David Lewis, president of a human resources outsourcing firm, OperationsInc. “A few days later...

Interview Mistakes That Can Cost You The Job – by Jenna Goudreau

ResumeHelp — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:39:27 +0000

She stopped him mid-sentence to change her shoes. Another brought her lunch to the midday interview and proceeded to eat it in front of him. When he asked what she was doing, she responded: "You know I am here on my lunch hour!" Extreme, yes, but these examples highlight the myriad gaffes, mixed signals and wrong imp

Transitioning From Student To Professional: What They Don’t Teach You In School

ResumeHelp — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:22:56 +0000

This can't be emphasized too much! Your networking in college may have been limited to social networking on the Internet. When you’re looking for a job, talk to anyone and everyone. Don’t exclude anyone. You never know who knows someone, who knows someone, who has a job opening. Tell them