Career Advice
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.
Bullet Problem
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.
10 ways to tell if your resume is lacking the visual cues recruiters look for.
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.
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.
Editors' Choice
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Salary Negotiation Tips: Turning Bonus into Salary
By Jack Chapman January 31, 2012
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The (Weak) Ties That Bind
By Andrew Klappholz January 31, 2012
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Above All Else, Your Personal Brand Is a Story
By Rebecca Rapple January 24, 2012
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Position Yourself For Success While Working Your Current Job
By Bryan Clark January 17, 2012
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New Rules for Branding on the Job Search
By Rebecca Rapple January 3, 2012
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Reader Favorites
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10 Good Ways to 'Tell Me About Yourself'
By Scott Ginsberg July 26, 2010
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Walk Out of Your Job Interview in a Blaze of Glory
By Scott Ginsberg July 13, 2009
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How Not to Follow Up After a Job Interview
By Lisa Vaas September 13, 2010
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The 24-Step Modern Resume
By Lisa Vaas September 6, 2010
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How to Handle 'You're Overqualified' in Interviews
By Robin Ryan September 15, 2008
