Numbers allow you to paint a before and after narrative, clearly showcasing your positive impact on your working environment. Maybe you increased sales by 50% or increased email clickthrough rates by 500%. Either way, you made a real, measurable, positive impact.

There’s a false perception among job seekers that Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) auto-reject resumes without relevant keywords. As a result, some people awkwardly pack their resumes with words from the job description.

But that’s not the reality. An ATS is used to integrate with other com...

I walked into a local sports station with my new resume in hand, and the receptionist bluntly asked me: “Would you want to read a six-page resume on top of everything else you had to do?”

An HR consulting service provides tips on what clients don't want to see in y...

Your resume should demonstrate you’re the perfect candidate for the specific job you’re applying to. So only include experiences that relate back to that job. The best way to make your resume impactful is to contextualize and support your achievements through facts and figures.

It is best t...

You want someone’s first impression of you to be of your skills — not your looks or your personal style. Avoid bias by leaving out your headshot or any graphics you designed.

Even a basic graph or line chart can work against you. You never know how someone will read a graphic representation...

These are a waste of valuable resume real estate and usually contain information recruiters would find reading other parts of your resume or your cover letter.

Recruiters and hiring managers tend to skim or speed-read resumes. This means that the first half of your resume has a much bigger ...