As a job seeker you need to be ready with both a resume and a cover letter. You need both a resume and cover letter in your job search. Most job applications require a resume right away, and the best ...

Today, a résumé scan or quick Google search can seemingly tell you everything you need to know about a job candidate: where they went to school, their work history, any major awards or achievements — ...

The point of a cover letter is to help a recruiter or hiring manager get to know you a bit better. Think of your resume as an outline of your career, and the cover letter as the description. A cover ...

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Amy Soricelli has over 40 years working with job candidates and has honed the art of the job search in all areas. She offers one-on-one session interview preparation skills or constructs resumes for ...

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Question: I’m preparing my job documents for the fall and looking for ways to economize. Can I just write a really short cover letter since all the information I would put in a letter is already on my ...

If you think sending a cover letter is an outdated concept, think again. Technology may have transformed the way we send resumes and conduct interviews, but new research suggests that cover letters ...

Drafting a cover letter has always been a pain. But that’s especially true today, when companies are often reviewing hundreds, if not thousands, of applications. Is anyone actually reading the ...

Leonardo da Vinci created some of the most resonant objects of our time -- the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, the giant crossbow-- but perhaps his most inescapable legacy, the invention you might come ...

I've written other posts about writing challenges connected to the job search: how writing anxiety can affect the job search and how writing samples add another layer of challenge to the job seeker.

Even a Renaissance man is occasionally on the job hunt. Such was the case back in the 1480s, when a young Leonardo da Vinci was coming up in Florence. Born the lowly son of a notary, da Vinci couldn't ...