Articles on Resumes & Cover Letters

RESUME: WRITING one that Really Shows Who You Are
A resume that gets results doesn't cover up and doesn't use self-descriptives like highly professional, results-oriented. Instead, it proves that you have the skills and experience the employer needs.

Writing a POWERFUL RESUME SUMMARY
Your summary needs to position you quickly in the employers' eyes with name dropping - name dropping of specific customers, processes, and industries.

How a RECRUITER READS A RESUME
This behind-the-office-door look at how a retained executive recruiter reads your resume will probably surprise you.

COVER LETTERS WITH HOOKS Catch Employers
You have five seconds to hook the reader with your cover letter, or he or she will stop reading.  Here's how to hook 'em.

The FUNCTIONAL RESUME:  Don't Do It!
Why functional resumes so often wind up in the wastebasket.