In order to stand out from the crowd when you’re job searching, ask yourself how you will add value to a company. Don’t simply present a list of your basic qualifications to do the job. Instead, whether you’re writing your resume or at a job interview, demonstrate to employers how your skills and experience will [...]

If you are emailing an unsolicited resume to an employer, never, ever email the resume as an attachment. It simply won’t be read. It’s fine to email a resume as an attachment if the employer has asked you to send a resume (ideally, in this situation, you’ll ask the employer what format he or she [...]

Effective job searching is all about marketing. If you know anything about how to market products and services, you know how to job search. One basic tenet of marketing is that you should never try to be all things to all people. Find a target audience and speak directly to those people. Show how the [...]

While there are certain guidelines and conventions for setting up your resume, there is also some room for flexibility. You may choose to use one of the three styles of resumes: the chronological resume, the functional resume (I’m not a fan of this resume style) or the combination resume (my favorite – this resume format [...]

You may hear the term e-resume or electronic resume thrown about. It’s used in reference to several different types of non-paper resumes. Did you know there are 5 types of e-resumes that you may need to use? Here are the 5 types of e-resumes you might come across: 1. ASCII Resume ASCII resumes are also [...]

I’ve added a new feature to the Career Choice Guide home site. I’ve asked employers to provide their tips on job searching here: Job Search Advice from Employers. As of this writing, you’ll find tips about writing a good resume as well as job interview tips from an employer’s perspective on the site. As this [...]