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12 Words You Need to Delete From Your Resume Right Now

HR staffers see a lot of resumes — and a lot of cliches, tired idioms, and lazy skill descriptions in them. Make your resume memorable by cutting these awful words.

How to Get Your Resume Past the Resume Filter

More and more hiring organizations are using computerized systems to track and filter resumes. Here's how to get your resume in front of an actual human.

How to Get Work Experience Without Having a Job

If you want a new job but your resume doesn't have an extensive job history to catch an employer's eye, try these alternative ways to gain work experience.

Best Money Tips: How to Avoid 6 Big Resume Flaws

Today we found some awesome articles on how to avoid 6 big resume flaws, unique ways to make extra money, and saving money as a stay at home mom.

Best Money Tips: Free Resume Tools

Today we found some awesome articles on free resume tools, keeping summer exciting for the kids, and signs that now isn't the time to retire.

9 Fun Activities to Help You Tighten Up Your Work Skills

Want to improve your resume and general workplace awesomeness? Try taking on one of these fun (and surprisingly useful) activities.

Best Money Tips: Resume Red Flags to Avoid

Today we found some great articles on resume red flags to avoid, part-time jobs for retirees, and credit card 101.

Best Money Tips: Improve Your Resume With Travel

Today we found some awesome articles on improving your resume with travel, avoiding using your emergency fund, and affordable presents for dad.

Why Everyone Needs a Portfolio of Work

Creating a portfolio is a great way to stand out in a crowded job market, no matter what field you're in — and anyone can build one.

Best Money Tips: Creating the Ultimate Resume

Today we found some fantastic articles on creating the ultimate resume, tips to investing in rental property, and things you can sell to pay down debt.

The Senior Resume for High School Students

Resumes aren't just useful for job seekers — they're also great for college-bound students. Learn (and why!) to build a resume for a high schooler.

Best Money Tips: Ways to Make Your Resume Rock

Today we found some awesome articles on ways to make your resume rock, what to do when you need emergency cash, and ways to eat at home and beat the summer heat.

Best Money Tips: Common Resume Misconceptions

Today we found some great articles on common resume misconceptions, how to break bad financial habits, and getting the best hotels for the lowest rates.

5 Resume Reading Tips

Sorting through a stack of resumes is no fun. These five shortcuts may not change that, but they'll help you quickly spot the keepers.

Why You Need a Plain Text Resume to Apply for Jobs Online

There are countless products out there that help job seekers format and lay out resumes to look beautiful and readable on paper. I believe that the appearance of a resume is defini

How To Write A Resume: 12 Steps To Your Next Job

Self-promotion is not easy. Whether you're a high six-figure consultant, or earning $10 an hour in retail, you still have to talk about yourself in the right way. And one of the ke

Job hunting: What is your dutch wife?

When I was in college, I worked in the computer center. When my boss wanted to hire a new operator, he asked a couple of us to go over resumes. That experience, which gave me som

The Case for Not Tweaking Your Resume

You've written, edited, and polished your resume. It's taken hours, days, or even weeks and now you're ready to start distributing the resume to potential employers. Should you sti

Book Review: Excuse Me, Your Job is Waiting!

A few weeks ago, I won a copy of Excuse Me, Your Job Is Waiting: Attract the Work You Want from Consumerism Commentary (thanks, Flexo!). If the sign above describes your job, then this book is for you! [more]

When to Splurge: Resume Writer

There are times when spending is the same as investing. And when it comes to putting your best face forward in a job search, you should invest in yourself. Invest... in a resume writer. [more]