A common mistake many people make is that they think a resume and a CV are the same. No, they are not interchangeable. Both need to capture attention quickly with impressive content and easy-to-read ...

Katie Shives is a PhD candidate in Microbiology at the University of Colorado. During her free time she writes about microbiology-related topics at kdshives.com and on Twitter @KDShives. Ashley ...

A Curriculum Vitae (CV) is a three or more page biography of your background and achievements. It includes your education, research, work experience, publications, presentations and anything else ...

Your resume should be exceptional. It should grab attention, compel someone to keep reading and make them believe you’d be perfect for the role they have available. Recruiters receive thousands of ...

A resume is a marketing tool and an extension of your professional brand. An effective resume showcases your experience, achievements and strengths, relating them to a specific position by using key ...

The one-page résumé has long been considered the optimal approach for selling yourself in the modern job market. It’s normally enough to provide recruiters with sufficient information to prove your ...

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To help ensure your resume stands out for the great information it contains, here are five things you can (and should) leave off your resume. Just like fashions change, so do resumes. And while making ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Malhar Shah, a 34-year-old technical lead who lives in New Jersey. The following has been edited for length and clarity. When I started applying ...