So… you’re looking for cover letter help… If you are applying for a new job, you will undoubtedly need to provide a prospective employer with a resume or a curriculum vitae (CV). In addition, you should always also include a covering letter; this is a very important document that is all too often missed. That said, do you really know what the point of a covering letter is? Do you... 

Resume objectives are not to be confused with resumes themselves. That would be like ordering a starter and then asking for the check. They are an appetiser, but are very important in ’selling’ people on why they should read your resume. Thankfully you can find sample objectives for virtually any job you could imagine. The whole point of these ‘objectives’ of course is to make... 

You might not even realize how many more opportunities come your way when you’re in college, so don’t take it for granted. College opens so many doors, you just need to learn to knock on the right ones. Yes, the schoolwork load might be overwhelming, especially in the first year, but gradually everybody figures out their optimal way of coping with the amount of homework, and eventually more... 

Spring is the best time of year to begin tuning up your resume before your next opportunity presents itself. Here are 6 common issues with resumes that get overlooked: 1. Unfocused Content – A resume should highlight your employment history so that your skills may be conveyed accurately and quickly. Most employers screen a high volume of applicants’ resumes for a particular position so... 

Resumes sell your personality, skills and credibility – but if there are errors in spelling, if the resume uses unprofessional clip art, or if the layout makes understanding the information inside impossible, then chances are the resume has just undermined your potential for employment at the company in question. Don’t let these mistakes happen on your resume: Errors of any kind With computer... 

Your resume should communicate your experience, expertise, value, personal brand, accomplishments, and contributions among other things. What it should not be is a word-for-word rundown of your last job’s description. If your resume consists mainly of bullet points that only list your previous responsibilities and duties, then you’re doing yourself a great disservice in your job hunt-and... 

Student resumes are built on a foundation of academic experiences, relevant coursework, skills, volunteer and (limited) work/internship experience. Writers should read the job posting and use the language and tone in the posting to create a summary – and everything in the resume should back this up – so if there is work experience that would not be relevant to a hiring manager –... 

First, let us consider cost, the better software applications cost $39.99 and the better resume writers average price is $99 to $175. Therefore, the software wins on price alone. On value and service the writers definitely have the advantage because of the considerable time savings, the fact that you do no typing at all, they will make alterations for you afterwards and their finished product is decidedly... 

There are times when a gap appears on your resume that you either don’t wish to elaborate on in an interview or for another sensitive or personal reason. If you’re questioned about it, you also don’t want to appear suspicious. It can become a fine line when you’re attempting to provide a satisfactory answer without going into a long explanation that you’re uncomfortable... 

The monthly employment situation report, and the statistical analysis surrounding that, was released on Friday, March 5. If you read the headline numbers you saw that unemployment, the most basic indicator of the labor situation, stayed steady at 9.7%. But let’s get inside of those numbers a little and see what it means for you. Nonfarm payroll employment, the series which is most commonly followed...