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Bullet Problem

Disarming a Bullet-Riddled Resume
March 1, 2010
By Donald Burns

After winning our resume-rewrite contest, Kevin Kennedy came away with a new, gratis resume uncluttered by bullets, organized with subheads and trimmed of 200 excess words.

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Quiz: Is Your Resume Under-Formatted?
January 11, 2010
By Irene Marshall

10 ways to tell if your resume is lacking the visual cues recruiters look for.

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How to Proofread Your Resume
December 18, 2009
By Lisa Vaas

Should you proofread your resume backwards? Print out your resume? Give it to a friend to review? Yes, yes and yes - and that's just a start.

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First Aid for a Bullet-Point Resume
June 19, 2009
By Don Sears
How clear job targeting and a full reorganization afford a hospital director new opportunities in executive-level health care positions.
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Sales Pro Graduates from Cookie-Cutter Resume
June 12, 2009
By Lisa Vaas
Amy Montalbano’s expertise is in sales operations, but her bullet-riddled resume failed to sell what she offers her next employer.
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How to Use Resume Bullet Points
May 29, 2009
By Lisa Vaas
Bullet points break up boring paragraphs on a resume, but overused bullet points make your resume a bloody mess.
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Dodging Bullets on the Job Trail
May 8, 2009
By Don Sears
Texas sales professional John Byrum had packed all he could into his resume; then TheLadders showed him how to disarm hiring managers with fewer bullets and clearer accomplishments.
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Write the Resume Before the Job Search
March 19, 2009
By Patty Orsini
Tim Ide, a plant manager in Oregon, changed his resume and discovered he was qualified for more jobs than he ever imagined.
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Take Control of Your Digital Resume
October 17, 2005
By Kirsten Dixson

Digital resumes are a necessity. A resume garbled in transit brands you immediately as someone who isn't tech-savvy. A resume that looks impressive when e-mailed shows that you're current with the job market.

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