Yana Parker’s book, Resume Catalog: 200 Damn Good Examples is my favorite resource for resume samples.
When I worked at an employment resource center, I referred clients to this book almost every day. It’s well organized and full of good resume help and examples that provide plenty of ideas for resume layout and content. It is [...]

A big part of making smart career choices and gaining control over your career lies in understanding yourself. That means having a good sense of how your personality, abilities, and values work together to impact the type of career that is ideal for you.
Career and Personality Match
Ensuring a good career and personality match is an [...]

You may have heard the advice that you should should avoid sending general cover letters, and, instead, you should write a new cover letter that is specific to the job each time you apply to a job.
This advice is important. Generic cover letters don’t do much to help you impress the employer. However, the thought [...]

After working with hundreds of clients, I can say with confidence that the biggest predictor of career success is attitude.
No matter what the labor market dishes out, or what barriers to employment people may face, those who are willing to do what it takes - including those tasks that are difficult and nerve wracking - [...]

There are three basic resume styles, chronological, functional and combination. While, these styles all exist for a reason, if I was forced to choose the absolute best resume format, I’d choose the combination resume. A combination resume has the best features of both the chronological and the functional resume formats, with none of the problems [...]