How to Craft a Winning Résumé
It's your main marketing tool -- and a sink for potentially endless tweaking and anxiety. Here's some advice from our experts on how to put together that all-important résumé/CV (and its frequent...
View ArticleFrom an Employer's Wish-List to Your CV
In this column I'll give you my strategy for preparing a CV and point you towards useful resources, but first of all let me assume that you are planning to start your career within the UK job market....
View ArticleCVs That Open Industry Doors
Resume and CV writing is a huge subject, and thousands of books have been written about it. My goal in this column is to give you a brief refresher on some of the most common concerns that you may have...
View ArticleCVs for Postdocs Leaving Academia
How do I present my academic experience and background in a way which won't turn employers off? I've found lots of example CVs on the Web, but none that shows how to promote postdocing to the "outside...
View ArticleThe Cover Letter: Door Opener Par Excellence
Although we are allowed to put more into a cover letter than can appear on a magazine cover, the challenge is still to keep it succinct. In fact, writing something that is powerful and yet short is the...
View ArticleAre You Job Hunting or Job Fishing?
Landing the best jobs, like snagging the best fish, takes hard work and patience.
View ArticleCreating The Perfect Portfolio
At its core, building an online portfolio is much the same as any other design brief—the only difference is that you are your own client. So as with any design brief, it’s best to begin by asking...
View ArticleDoes the Typeface of a Resume Impact Our Perception of the Applicant?
Resumes play an important role when applying for a job. Unfortunately, many applicants focus only on the content of the resume and not the appearance. The typeface chosen to display the resume not only...
View ArticleCommunicating Your Value as a Technical Communicator
A resume tells a prospective employer what you have done and how your experience makes you the best candidate for an open position. A marketing plan, on the other hand, guides you in selecting the best...
View ArticleWhat Doc Managers Look for in a Résumé?
Most hiring managers, and I am no exception, take a couple of passes when reviewing résumés. The first pass eliminates people who are clearly not what I am looking for. I try to answer two questions:...
View ArticleThe Seven Deadly Sins of Résumé Design
So you’ve labored with sweat and tears writing your résumé, and now you’re all set to turn it into a magnificently designed creation. Unfortunately, with the freedom of modern computers and fancy...
View ArticleSix Ways to Ruin Your Résumé
If you avoid these all-too-common mistakes that can be found in résumés for all kinds of IT positions, you'll boost your chance of landing the job.
View ArticleSeven Mistakes To Avoid On Your Next Job Application
Whether you are a web designer or a copy writer, if you’re going to freelance, you need to learn how to look your best on a job application.Having worked on both sides of job applications, I’ve seen...
View ArticleThe Multimedia Résumé
Ryan Dougherty made a video résumé and decided whenever he applied for a job online that he would upload a cover letter with a link to the video instead of a standard resume. Bingo! Not only did...
View ArticleResume Power Tip: Think Technical Writing
The most effective and powerful resumes provide analytical, precise detail about your background and achievements. In fact, resume writing has a strong correlation to technical writing in that both...
View ArticleWriting for the Robot: How Employer Search Tools Have Influenced Résumé...
To date, business communication scholars and textbook writers have encouraged résumé rhetoric that accommodates technology, for example, recommending keyword-enhancing techniques to attract the...
View ArticleEmployer Preferences for Résumés and Cover Letters
This article reports the results of a survey of employers' preferences for résumé style, résumé delivery method, and cover letters. Employers still widely prefer the standard chronological résumé, with...
View ArticleThe Rhetorical Situations of Web Résumés
This article questions how professional communication genres already well established in print form have been changing as they are transplanted into digital media like the Web. Whereas some...
View ArticleRethinking Job References: a Networking Challenge
Can job references play an active role in shaping your career plans? Would you consider your references as part of your personal and professional network? Although most professionals may respond with a...
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