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Resumes 101 – everything you should & shouldn’t be doing

Over the years, we’ve provided nearly a metric ton of résumé tips and we thought, “Why not just put some of our best and most popular posts on the topic together for people? What a gift that would be!”

Gift, indeed. Continue reading

By in Get the job, Resume

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Don’t bury the lead & other job tips from SXSW

I recently had the pleasure of attending the interactive portion of SXSW last week in Austin. To say that it was overwhelming would be an understatement. With an estimated attendance of nearly 25,000 people there to learn, connect and talk about technology, there were so many sessions I wanted to attend that putting a schedule together made my head spin. Continue reading

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By in Cover Letters, Interviews, Resume

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Opportunities to sparkle on a generic job application

I remember looking for a job during summer break from college. I went through the arduous task of filling out hundreds of job applications, providing every scrap of information about my educational background and work experience and racking my brain for phone numbers and addresses (why do they need these?) of my references. Continue reading

By in Cover Letters, Featured, Get the job, How to search, Resume, The right job, Who's hiring

Justin’s 5 Favorite Comments of the Week

We had a lot of people come out of the woodwork this week and tell us that CareerBuilder.com is working for them – with people getting calls for interviews, and job offers and sharing their excitement about these new career opportunities. Continue reading

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20 unusual résumé tactics to avoid

By Autumn McReynolds

Are you a polite, non-smoker with three pets whose interests include barbequing, picnics and long walks on the beach? If you’ve ever considered including these personal details on a résumé or the fact that your special skills include making organic soups and calling the weekly Bingo game at your local VFW, then you might need to rethink your job search. Continue reading

By in Cover Letters, Featured, Resume

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Interviews, résumés, following up: Common job-seeker mistakes

You might recall that on the first Monday of each  month, we hold a Twitter chat for job seekers and career experts to discuss job-search questions. Participating is easy: In Twitter type #cbjobchat into the search box, or just click this link, and you’ll see people having conversations about a few questions we pose. Continue reading

By in Featured, Following up, Get the job, How to search, Interviews, Resume, The right job

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