Resumes

You don't have to be in your dream job to advance your career.

Five steps to take - before you start looking for a new job.

Share accomplishments, not responsibilities.

Traditional recruiting can leave a lot of capable people out.

From updating your resume to acing the interview, we’ve got you covered.

Examples from real CVs.

You are an up and coming leader and have just found the perfect stretch job opportunity. How much can you “dress up” your resume to make yourself as strong a candidate as possible without crossing the ethical line of deception? Consider a few conflicting thoughts: Over 50% of people lie on their resume. A Monster.com […]

It can hurt elite women and lower-class applicants alike.

Most of us spend more time honing our written resume than our invisible one. Yet the latter has far more influence on career prospects. When prospective...

What would you think if a job candidate sent you a resume listing six jobs held in the last four years? Some of you would probably have an instinctively negative reaction: “This is someone who can’t make up her mind or settle down — probably a flake. In ‘my day’ everyone knew that you couldn’t […]

Four steps you can take now to prepare.

You are an up and coming leader and have just found the perfect stretch job opportunity. How much can you “dress up” your resume to make yourself as strong a candidate as possible without crossing the ethical line of deception? Consider a few conflicting thoughts: • Over 50% of people lie on their resume. • […]

Smart companies will start to take gaming skills seriously.

And it needs to capture a recruiter's attention in six seconds.

A colleague of mine has a collection of funny badges. One of my favorites says, "I padded my resume for this?" It's always a surprise to learn that someone...

The founder of WordPress says hiring must take into account your company’s unique way of working.

Your career didn't start with your first job.

Writing a resume has always been hard. How do you condense all of your experience into one page (or even fill out one page if you've just graduated)?...

Recruiters and senior executives express frustration these days about corporate talent hunts at all levels. The gripe: “We’re pouring tremendous energy into finding the right resumes. But we’re losing the ability to find the right people.” Directors of summer internship programs, for example, have soured on seemingly “perfect” students with 3.9 grade-point averages from elite […]

“Open hiring” can lead to more diversity, less turnover, and fairer systems.