resumes

All your questions about how to write a good resume, answered — from formatting to content to what hiring managers hate to see.

7 things to leave off your resume

What you leave off your resume can be just as important as what you include on it.  Here are seven things to leave off of it. * Your photo. Seriously. Stop. It’s unprofessional and makes you look naive. Interestingly, more men do this than women.  What is this about? (If anyone knows, please tell me. […]

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listing volunteer work on a resume

A reader writes: I am currently doing freelance consulting to make a little extra money (and I mean little) and keep my resume active while I am job hunting. I also do extensive volunteering, but some of that volunteering has turned into more substantive program development and outreach that I am proud of, and I […]

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