Resumes, cover letters and writing samples are the first, and sometimes only, opportunity to make a positive impression on an employer. They must be perfect. Your entire work history and educational ...

After hiring for thousands of jobs over 20+ years of recruiting, I have seen many different styles of hiring. Sometimes, a company looks at résumés (submitted in response to a job posting or via a ...

While some of the details have changed, the resume has looked much the same since the mid-20th century. And yet, during that ...

The first step to creating a high-impact resume is determining what you're trying to accomplish. With a clearly defined career objective, you can write a resume that conveys the experience, skills and ...

Diversity professionals were hot commodities in corporate America just a few years ago. Many now find themselves struggling ...

Before making edits, read the job posting line by line. Identify the required skills, responsibilities, and keywords the ...

Federal applicants are familiar with employers' requests to include a separate knowledge, skills and abilities narrative (KSA) in their applications. Now some vacancy announcements are requiring KSAs ...

You could streamline one of the most painful parts of applying for a new job by using AI for some help. Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human ...