With just 6-8 seconds to grab the recruiter’s attention, the way you format your resume should make the most important information clear and easy to find. Despite this, too many professionals will ...

Résumés include your contact details, information about your work and education experience, as well as skills you have developed. Many people choose a chronological format when making a résumé. But if ...

In today’s competitive job market, presenting yourself effectively on paper, especially when considering whether to include resume dates, is crucial to catch the attention of a hiring manager. For ...

In the time it takes you to read this paragraph, the average recruiter will have plowed through six resumes. (We know; we timed one.) Want to increase the chances of your resume making it to the next ...

Years ago there was only one resume format. It was chronological. In that format, we list our experiences from the most recent to the most distant in time. Then about thirty years ago a new resume ...

A lot of resume advice is good, some of it is bad, but it’s difficult to know which is which – especially when it comes to creating a resume that works for you. So I wanted to share what we’ve learned ...

If you’re not getting results when sending out your résumé, it probably means it’s time for an overhaul. So how do you freshen things up and grab recruiters’ attention in today’s ever-changing job ...

Dear Michael: I live in Phoenix now and plan to move to Los Angeles some time within the next year. I’ve had this question for the longest time, but no one seems to have an answer. I’ve been told that ...

Your first goal when applying to jobs is always to save your resume from getting lost in employers’ big databases, but this is inevitably going to happen. Many recruiters and employers use some form ...

Antoin Glenn isn’t afraid to admit it. He’s a middle-of-the-road student. Regardless, the senior at Lehigh University is on track to graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, ...

Dear Sam: I worked in the financial services field with a company that ended up closing. I was also in the middle of finishing my degree in a course of study that was somewhat related to the industry.

We asked experts from TopResume to make over the résumé of a professional with enough experience to no longer be considered entry-level. The experts top-loaded the résumé, made it easier to read, and ...