The background section is the “body” of your résumé and should be the longest section. The most important information in the background section is your education and your previous professional (school ...

Trying to get a job straight out of school? Or a stay-at-home mom trying to get back into the work force? If you are looking at your resume and it reads like a blank page, you are not alone. But a ...

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 ...

Dear Sam: I have more than 10 years of experience as an IT programmer and recently earned my college degree. My career goal is to obtain an IT management position, and I was wondering how I could, or ...

Dear Sam: I am an avid reader of your column and have even cut out some of your articles to save for reference! I have a question that I think may apply to many of your readers during this new ...

Wouldn't it be nice to find a sample resume that matches your background, copy it to your word-processing program, make minor changes and be done with the arduous task of creating a dazzling resume?

A bachelor's degree has long been regarded as the way to get ahead in the work world. Still, many Americans ultimately forgo a higher education (though, not always by choice). In 2021, 27.9% of adults ...

Have you thought about the skills you’re listing in your resume’s Skills section? If you treat this section as an afterthought, you could be missing an opportunity to show employers you’ve got the ...