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From Marc Cenedella
February 6, 2012
Marc Cenedella

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.

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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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Construction Veteran Breaks Resume Rules
September 18, 2009
By Lisa Vaas
To do justice to Tom Emil’s construction career, resume writer Dan Dorotik had to commit a few resume crimes.
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Cutting a Long Resume Down to Size
June 19, 2009
By Don Sears
When scanning a resume, HR pros “want infomercials, not Tolstoy,” resume writer Richard Hoffman explains. Here’s how he wrangled the weighty bona fides of a health care professional.
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A Wordy Resume Becomes a Two-Page Marketing Machine
June 12, 2009
By Lisa Vaas
Marcus Crayton is looking for a job as marketing director though his functional experience is disparate. With the help of a certified resume writer he was able to turn a wordy resume into a concise marketing document.
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How Long Should Your Resume Be?
May 29, 2009
By Lisa Vaas

A two-page resume is a good rule, but don't shrink the font size or reduce the margin to get there. Cut from the bottom, resume writers advise and keep the font sizes and margins standard.

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M.B.A. Resume From an IT Career Template
March 26, 2009
By Don Sears

"Rajan" had a MBA, a PhD, published articles in scientific journals and patents pending. It was an accomplished resume sample, but in the wrong industry.

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Too Much Information? Edit and Cut That Long Resume to Size
March 11, 2009
By Don Sears
After 30 years in IT positions on Wall Street this technology VP was on track to be CIO, but her long resume stood in the way.
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Resume Revamp: Information Overload
September 10, 2008
By Alesia Benedict

Would you like resume advice from the experts? TheLadders.com Resume Service is here to help. Contact our experts directly or, if you’re feeling lucky, send us your resume for entry in our Does My Resume Stink contest. Each month, one winner will receive a full resume rewrite for free!

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Resume Revamp: The Value of Judicious Editing
July 16, 2008
By Alesia Benedict

Would you like resume advice from the experts? TheLadders.com Resume Service is here to help. Contact our experts directly or, if you’re feeling lucky, send us your resume for entry in our Does My Resume Stink contest. Each month, one winner will receive a full resume rewrite for free!

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