I had the opportunity to review resumes for job seekers who are not getting any opportunities for interviews. Many of them have been in the market for a long time and are feeling quite discouraged. The problem as I see it is their resumes are poorly crafted. The shelf life of a resume is 2-4 seconds at best in the hands of a recruiter or hiring manager. And if it is a poorly written resume, you can forget it.
As I mentioned to one of the job seekers I spoke to today, I never saw any of his skills. I was …read more

Review your resume before sending it or giving it to anyone. There are a variety of mistakes people make when developing their resume. One blooper may be enough to move your resume from the interview pile to the circular file. Check out a few Resume Bloopers:

Woman who sent her resume and cover letter without deleting someone else’s editing, including such comments as “I don’t think you want to say this about yourself here”
Why Interested in Position: “to keep my parole officer from putting back me in jail”
The applicant listed her name as Alice in the resume but wrote Alyce …read more