Posts by Jason

A One-Page Resume is No Longer the Standard… A common misconception is that a professional resume should only be one page. However, that’s not really the case these days. I…

Professional and intelligible…that should be your goal Now, this should go without saying, but you’d be surprised how many people send out resumes which look like they were written by…

K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple, Stupid) More often than not, simple is elegant. For instance, unless you’re applying for a job as a programmer, you don’t really need to include all…

Vital questions that need answers.. Generally, hiring managers only spend around 15 seconds perusing over a resume and they are really only looking for a couple of things. They want…

Bullet Points are a Must! I can’t stress this enough…do NOT write a novel and call it a resume! Don’t write a long, verbose narrative and expect a hiring manager…

If you don’t need it, get rid of it! If it’s not important, don’t add it to your resume. If you were a cook 10 years ago but now you’re…

I repeat: Do NOT write a novel and call it a resume! Too many people make this mistake. They want to write this wordy, drawn-out thesis outlining their life story…

“Core Competencies”…what a crock! It doesn’t matter if you’re a waitress, an administrative assistant, a nurse, a teacher, a sales executive, or a district manager – anyone can say they…

You need an Objective Statement! There are a lot of people out there who say you don’t need to include an Objective Statement on a resume. They say it’s not…