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Though high school may have been a fond time for many of us, you should not leave your high school education, extracurriculars, work experience, internships, or volunteering experience on your resume for too long. High-school experience is generally worth less than undergraduate, graduate, and career experience. So, when should you remove high school experience from … Read more

Your resume is a living document that should be continuously updated, refined, and customized for the role, position, or company you are applying to. With the rise of applicant tracking systems (ATS), you will want to ensure that your resume is updated and customized specifically for certain positions. On your resume, you will want to … Read more

Your resume is one of the most important documents you have in your arsenal when applying to an open job or position. It gives a quick overview of your skills, your current and previous experience, and your education. Your resume is meant to speak for you and should be a living document that is constantly … Read more

College and high-school students often ask if they should have their grade point average (GPA) on their resume when applying for an internship. Generally, a student’s grade point average is not indicative of their future success and ability to perform the functions of a job role. However, including your grade point average on your resume may be … Read more

It’s a question as old as time itself, how many job applications do I need to send out before I get a job. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to this question. There haven’t been too many studies conducted which can provide a straightforward answer as to how many job applications you need to submit … Read more

Can A Cover Letter Be 2 Pages? Recruiters and hiring managers are inundated with resumes and cover letters for every position they post. With recruiters giving just 6-seconds to each resume they read. While you may be tempted to provide a cover letter more than one page, a good and well-written cover letter will be less than … Read more

Both a solid, expansive, and detailed resume and cover letter are needed when applying to open job positions. But what are the differences between a resume and a cover letter? While you should include both a resume and a cover letter in every application you submit to, there are clear and stark differences between the … Read more

Do you want to increase your chances of landing that dream interview? Is there a way that you can substantially increase your chances of having a recruiter or hiring manager review your resume? The answer is emphatically yes, there is a way to increase your chances of landing a dream interview and increase your chances … Read more

Job offers are very, very rarely rescinded once offered. Once a written job offer is made, it is extremely difficult and extremely rare to see the offer pulled back. The time invested by human resources, the hiring manager, and the internal approvals needed to approve a hire make for rescinding an offer extremely rare. However, … Read more

If you have more than a one-page resume, you may wonder if you should staple the two or more pages together. The question of should your resume be stapled is also assuming that you have more than a one-page resume, which we do not recommend. However, if you do have more than one-page, you may assume that … Read more