Writing a Good Resume
Employer Tips for Writing a Good Resume

Filling The Job Application  Why do poorly filled job applications cost you an interview?
Poorly filled job applications can indicate to the employer that you:

1) Lack attention ...

Be Responsible for What's on Your Resume  I have been involved in hiring sales staff on a number of occasions at different levels. I hired sales staff for a department fashion store, and on another ...

Catch Your Mistakes Before You Are The Mistake  I am a Human Resources Specialist, and I have had the opportunity over the course of my career in Human Resources to screen multiple resumes for multiple ...

Social Services and Education Resumes  I was the director of a social services organization and currently am an education professor. I hired staff for my social service and I have reviewed ...

Create a good first impresion  In our medium sized organization, incoming resumes for all positions are scanned and shortlisted by me (HR Assistant) for further interviewing. I have ...

Be Yourself When Writing Your Resume  I've been both hiring manager and a member a team in choosing new staff. The advice I'd give to job seekers about good resume writing is to write like ...

Resume Tips for Entry-Level Employees  I work as an HR manager at my company and primarily hire entry-level employees out of college. It is shocking to me how many of these college-educated ...

Be yourself when you write your resume!  I have been involved in reviewing resumes for openings in my specific area of my office (medical billing). The best advice I can give to someone is to ...

Resume Writing Principles  As an attorney firm employing over 100 people from other attorneys to legal assistants our firm receives resumes by snail mail, fax and e-mail. Depending ...

Interviewer & Professional Resume Writer  As a professional resume writer and past interviewer, I have had the opportunity to review hundreds of resumes. Some of the best resumes spoke directly ...

Job and Resume Must Match  I am a principal of an elementary school and have been involved in hiring teachers, secretaries, custodians and educational assistants. I am the primary ...

resume style + resume substance = an interview!  I have hired interns for several offices in politics/non-profits, and there are several important criteria I look for when reviewing resumes.

The first ...

Write a Resume That is Specific and Relevant  As a senior manager, I spent 6 months attempting to hire systems analysts and software engineers within the pharmaceutical industry. The most common error ...

Focus on Accomplishments on Your Resume  I have been involved for 20+ years in hiring at every level of an organization, entry to vice president. The process we used called for several of us to ...

Keep Your Resume Clean and Simple  My best advice for those writing resumes:

1) Proofread and then proofread again. If possible, let two or three other people look it over, since they ...

Technical Resume Writing  I am a technical leader in my organization, reporting to the President of the company. Our company is a multi-national organization with 160 employees ...

A Good Resume is Complete and Truthful  I have reviewed many resumes as a hiring manager. My advice to you is for you to make your resume complete (and truthful) and well organized. There are ...

Too Much Resume Advice  A friend of mine completed his engineering degree and started to search job. His first step is that he made a resume with the help of his neighbours. Each ...

What I Look for on a Resume  As City Councilperson, I have gone through resumes to hire Chief of Police, Fire Chief and City Manager. In my experience of reviewing applications, I ...

Resume Writing Tips from an IT Expert  There are lots of resume writing tips available on the web, here's a list of the most important ones:

1. Before sending your resume to someone, make ...

Human Resources Manager  As someone who has been on the front lines of hiring for national and local businesses, I can speak to the importance of submitting a clear, focused and ...