February is rolling around, which means that all of you college kids are back in school mode after obscenely long winter breaks and that first week of classes during which “going over the syllabus” actually counts as a lesson plan. So enjoy being back at class, but also know that now is when you canRead More
Author: Resumetoi
The Growth of Resume to Interviews in 2012
Welcome to the first installment of the Resume to Interviews blog. Since writing this you can read other articles about Resume to Interviews and also the belief that finding a job is a numbers game. This was a banner year for us at Resume to Interviews, and we wanted to thank our customers for helping us grow ourRead More
Avoid These Words and Phrases On Your Resume at All Costs
Words can be hurtful… …even when you don’t mean them to be. You need to think of the ramifications of your words, and how they affect others. This is especially true when writing your resume or CV. Somebody has to read that thing, and odds are that if they are reading your resume, then theyRead More
This New Year, Make Your Resume Stand Out
Happy New Year! I hope you’re not too hung over. I also hope you didn’t have to work on New Year’s Day, because that is never fun. Unless, of course, your job is fun. And if it’s not, that should be your number 1 New Year’s resolution: get a new job. Okay, maybe fun isRead More
Step Up Your Job Search During the Holidays
The Holidays are right around the corner…please don’t slow down your job searching during the Holiday! And many people see the holiday season as an excuse to relax, eat copious amounts of sugary goodness, and spend time with friends and family, while putting the job search on hold until the New Year. This is aRead More
Everybody Talks: Opinions and Resume Advice Sources
Everyone needs a resume or CV….and nearly everybody has resume advice. Well, except maybe professional athletes, drug dealers, and members of the royal family. But all of us normal and legally employed people need resumes. This also means everybody has created a resume or looked at a resume at some time or another. Which meansRead More
Show, Don’t Tell When Writing Resumes (and Online Dating Profiles)
There is an old adage about writing… That goes something like “show, don’t tell.” The idea is that good writing shows what the author wants to communicate, and through showing lets the point communicate itself. Bad writing tells the reader things. It’s the difference between saying “the eagle spread its wings and displayed its mightyRead More
Did you graduate college without a job? It’s not to late to find a job.
Finally, College is Over…. You graduated college. Congratulations. You fought your way through that brutal final stretch run of exams, review sessions, and all-nighters in the library. You can finally say you are a college graduate. But during all that time spent trying to make sure you got your diploma, did you make sure toRead More
April Showers, May Raises
May is as good a time as any to earn that raise you have been eyeing for months. But tread carefully because you do not want to rustle the waters at work. The best way to be considered for a raise is after a job performance review. Some company’s schedule these automatically every six toRead More
Getting a Job is a Numbers Game
For those of you who have purchased resumes or CV’s from us recently, we like to thank you for your business. It’s a great time to be a resume writer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and we like to thank all of you for that. Now that you have your professionally created CV or Resume, it’sRead More