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Resume Format: How to Pick the Best and Get Hired in 2020

You can't do much in less than 6 seconds. On the other hand, it's enough time for people to create more than 200k posts on Facebook, 21 babies are born around t...

Resume Guides7 min read

The Ultimate Resume Guide: How to Find Happiness and Get Hired in 2020

Hi! This guide is going to be exhaustive. We want it to be the only source of information you’re ever going to need to write an excellent resume and get hired f...

Resume GuidesResume Writing22 min read

How Do I Make My Banking Resume Stand Out? [+Real Resume Examples]

Pursuing a career in banking is not for the lazy. It's a fast-paced, demanding and ever-evolving industry that requires you to have the ability to embrace chang...

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How to Write the Perfect “No Experience” Resume?

You need a job to get experience, but also you need experience to get a job. What a conundrum! The situation is not easy and you can feel a bit frustrated, b...

Resume Guides15 min read

Should You Write Your Resume in 1st or 3rd Person?

There are voices in your head, competing for your attention all the time. They're trying to sneak onto your resume. So which one should you listen to? Should...

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How to Tailor Your Resume to a Specific Job Description (+Resume Examples)

You're done with your first ever job. Yes, you're ready for a change. Desperate, you open your resume, update the date and send it to the first recruiter you fi...

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Career After the Military? Get Hired Fast With This Veteran Resume Guide

If you’re a military veteran, looking for a civilian job can feel like traveling to a very different world. You're just about to enter the private sector. And t...

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Get a Job at NASA or FBI: A Short Guide to the Federal Resume Format

Always wanted to work for NASA or FBI? Make your dreams come true today! Our guide will lead you through the complexities of the federal hiring process and inst...

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These Are the 200 Most Powerful Adjectives to Use on a Resume

Let’s say you’ve just finished writing your resume. It has probably taken you a while. But then you've given your resume one final look and it just didn't sound...

Resume GuidesResume Writing2 min read

How to Write a Resume in India? A Short Guide to the Indian Resume Format

It’s an exciting time to be looking for a job in India. The best companies in the country have been growing at 25 to 30 percent a year. Some of the banks have a...

Resume GuidesResume Writing8 min read

5 Quick Tips to Fit Your Resume on One Page

You know your resume isn’t supposed to have more than one page. Yet, when you look at the two pages in front of you, it might feel like everything on them is to...

Resume GuidesResume Writing5 min read

A Quick Two-Step Guide to List Your Skills on a Resume

Listing your skills on a resume is no rocket science. Most people simply list their skills and leave it at that. Still, in spite of its relative simplicity, you...

Resume GuidesResume Writing8 min read

Introducing Our New Career Guide eBook: The Job Seeker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Our story began both with an idea and a question: Why can’t everyone have an outstanding and well-formatted resume? The idea caught on and over the past two yea...

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The Complete Guide to an Irresistible College Student Resume [Resume Examples Included]

Are you a college student looking for your first internship? Or perhaps a fresh graduate who’s about to apply for her first real job? If so, then you’ve probabl...

Resume Guides16 min read

10 Resume Proofreading Techniques You Should Try

Searching for and finding the perfect job is a time consuming task. And, when you finally come across that dream job with the description that seems as though i...

Resume GuidesResume Writing9 min read

How to Use Your Transferable Skills Effectively on a Resume

If you just graduated college or uni and you have only a little or no experience at all, you might be wondering how to appear proficient on your resume or cover...

Resume GuidesResume Writing5 min read

7 Things in Your Resume That Will Get You a Job [Infographic]

Recruiters go over dozens of resumes daily. Usually, it takes them only a couple of seconds to decide which ones they pass onto the “All right” pile and which r...

Resume GuidesResume Writing1 min read

The Smart Resume Rules for Staying Ahead of Your Competition

The internet is full of tips and tricks on how to write the perfect resume. And many of these resume rules are perfectly valid. But everyone has access to them,...

Resume GuidesResume Writing4 min read

7 Tips to Get Your Resume Noticed in the Blink of an Eye

Just like fashion, resume writing is ever changing. If you want to keep up, you have to follow the newest trends. A resume that got you a job two years ago, mig...

Resume GuidesResume Writing5 min read

How to Write a Great Resume Even If You Have No Experience (Sample Included)

If you're a student or a fresh grad, it's only natural you don't have much to show off on your resume. Having little to no experience yet doesn't mean you canno...

Resume GuidesResume Writing8 min read