Doing a little bit of company research is a very easy way to help yourself stand out from the competition in your job search. With a little bit of ingenuity, you can often do good company research even when you’re provided with nothing more than a fax number in a job ad 1. Ideally you [...]

A former client told me this story.  She worked for a major fine china manufacturer, and she said that the human resources department at her company once received a resume that had been engraved on a plate that was manufactured by the company (I can’t even begin to imagine how much money that would have [...]

It’s easy to come up with resume ideas that get noticed. What requires a little practice and finesse is coming up with resumes that get noticed for the right reasons and get taken seriously. In the hunt for tips on writing a good resume, it can be easy to get caught up in gimmicks and [...]