Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Chapter 13. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
"Plenty of professionals have employment gaps on their resumes.
"One in five job-seekers (19.
"Hiring managers scan resumes pretty quickly (some studies put it at just a matter of seconds).
Christian Ryan Jyoti (photo, left) covers the topic for FastCompany.
Suzanne Lucas (photo, left) presents the results of a new survey by CareerBuilder.
Hagan Blount introduces the topic and presents the infographic at TheMuse.
"Here’s the thing: Editing is more than just giving something a once-over to eliminate egregious typos and grammar mistakes.
"There's a lot of resume advice out there—and some of it conflicting.
"If you use your resume to apply for published jobs, then it is likely you will be competing with a few hundred other resumes and you can improve your odds of surviving this grueling process by (1) including what most reviewers want to see and (2) eliminating what most of them don't want to see.
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Work4Labs has created an infographic named "Mobile Recruiting by the (Surprising) Numbers.
"Talking about yourself is hard.
Check out the Pinterest page on employment.
Alison Griswold (photo, left) presents an article based on LinkedIn's list of the ten most overused words on resumes.
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We write a lot about resumes — what to do, and what not to do.
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That resource is no longer available, but here is advice on creating a compelling LinkedIn profile.
This PowerPoint presentation offers helpful tips for avoiding plagiarism when researching and writing reports.
Matt Johnston (photo, left) presents a video on the topic of resume mistakes to avoid.
Effective communication is everyone’s job—whether you are trying to sell in a concept or convince a client.
Here’s something that happened recently when I was hiring for an open position:
A candidate emailed her resume and cover letter to me.
In today's weak job market, it's more important than ever to make your resume stand out.