resume

Why spell-checker is evil

Posted Wed, 04/07/2010 - 00:14

Spell check is a wonderful thing, but nothing beats good old-fashioned proof-reading. From getting “back to you Shorty” to the “study of single celled orgasms” minor mistakes of spelling or usage can make a HUGE difference to your meaning and to your job future.

8 Awesome Resumes

Posted Tue, 03/30/2010 - 22:32

It’s a very difficult task to create a creative and engaging resume. You want to show your individuality and your inventiveness but that can sometimes cross the line into the territory of egotism or even weirdness. Here are 8 resumes that tread that line beautifully.

1. The facebook profile is one of the most recognizable templates on the web. This savvy media producer used that to her advantage and created a simply outstanding resume.

A one-size fits all resume? Never!

Posted Mon, 03/29/2010 - 00:42


So you’ve just put in hours and hours slaving over your resume and now the only thing left is to send it off to all those prospective employers.

Wrong!

Why Video Resumes Backfire on You

Posted Mon, 03/15/2010 - 15:15

This video entitled "Impossible is Nothing" by Aleksey Vayner (a.ka. Aleksey Garber) is hands down the worst video resume / self-promotional material of all time. In fact, this Yale graduate's taste in video recording style and content is so bad, it has earned a place on Wikipedia's hall of shame.

What would you expect from ball room dancing, pep talks and bench pressing all in 5 minutes?

5 signs that your job applications are doomed to fail

Posted Fri, 03/12/2010 - 14:05


1) Have you been unemployed for more than 8 weeks?
2) Have you been sending out job application after job application and not been called back at all?
3) If you have you been contacted by different recruiters repeatedly, do they fail to follow up for an 2nd or 3rd interview in person?
4) Do you think your work experience is lousy and feel that employers would never want to bother with you as a future employee?
5) Are you randomly applying to a wide variety of jobs with the same resume?