Resume

Combine new-age research with old-fashioned correspondence to increase your chances for success in the job search.

My colleagues invented the "visual resume critique" as our way of helping you through the resume-writing process. We'd like to see you with a resume that makes you proud and productive on the job hunt.

Companies are screening more closely than ever before. Getting caught in a lie could raise enough questions about your character to cost you the job.

Like you, Leonardo da Vinci had to put together a resume to get his next gig. So in 1482, at the age of 30, he wrote out a letter and a list of his capabilities and sent it off to Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan.

Use the right keywords to tap the "hidden accomplishments" in every job description.

If you tear off the top 1/3 of your resume and hand it to a total stranger, would they know what you're looking to do next? Would they be able to explain to a different stranger what your career goals and next desired step in life are going to be?

Now that the Vince Lombardi trophy has been awarded and the commercials have been laughed at, applauded, or panned, it's time for you to get on to your super week of job searching.

To help, I've drafted our 46 best tips from the archives. They're the most useful — and the most used — job search tips we have.

If what you're looking for under your tree next week — or anytime during this holiday season — is a new job, then here's the program for you, or your loved one: Signature from TheLadders.

If you're looking for success in 2012, it's important that you get your resume in order, and I'd like for TheLadders to help you with your success.

My colleagues invented the "visual resume critique" as our way of helping you through the resume-writing process. We'd like to see you with a resume that makes you proud and productive on the job hunt.