The job market is super-competitive right now, with 6 million people unemployed, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. While those numbers may seem intimidating, it is possible to ...

These are good questions! To answer your first one: Yes! In most cases, recruiters only have a few seconds to view your resume when reviewing a stack they’re considering for a position. Having your ...

“White space” on a resume is appealing to recruiters. The average recruiter spends 7.4 seconds reviewing your resume; an attractive and readable format is key. Here are tips on fonts, bolding, and the ...

I'm so frustrated in my job search that I'm going crazy! I'm employed, but really I'm under-employed and my work is neither interesting nor fun. I am also badly underpaid and struggling to pay my ...

Job seekers spend hours perfecting their resumes in hopes of impressing job recruiters and hiring managers. Recruiters say they spend an average of 4 to 5 minutes reading it over, but new research ...

You might think every recruiter is different. That’s why you tailor your cover letter and resume to each job you apply for, hoping to show each prospective employer what they want to see. But to a ...

The Find: Sorting through resumes is time consuming and, unfortunately, rarely gives a recruiter an accurate picture of an applicant's personality, according to recent research. The Source: Research ...