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Sometimes a standard resume is not the best tool to get the attention of a potential employer. In many situations a resume is unwarranted or even inappropriate. However, there are a few unique tools designed to reach employers that can sometime work better than a traditional resume. To better equip you for these cases, you may want to prepare a Targeted Resume, Mini-Resume, Networking Resume, or even a Business Card Resume. In some even rarer cases you may want to have a Gimmick Resume ready.
Targeted Resumes are a perfect choice …

When writing your resume, there are several resume formats or types of resumes that can be used. Each of the three major resume formats has their own unique advantages and disadvantages. It is important that you choose the format that best fits your experience. The three major types of resumes are Functional, Chronological, and Mixed.
A functional resume describes your skills and experiences instead of your work history. This narrative resume describes you and why you would be a good fit for the type of position you are targeting. This format …

In today’s market, hiring managers are flooded with hundreds and sometimes thousands of resumes. Few companies have the human resources teams needed to process all of these resumes. To get around this issue, most companies use Applicant Tracking Systems. These systems, also called ATS, automate the process of filtering out resumes that don’t quite fit the needs of the company. With a little bit of tweaking, your resume can make it through these automated systems and still catch the eye of the hiring manager.
To make sure your resume gets read, …

Most people think the hard part is over once they have completed their interview. You will soon find out that the wait after the job interview can be just as bad, if not worse. People will often question their responses to the interviewer’s questions and second-guess just about everything else.
First, do not second-guess or dwell on your interview. Remember that you did the best you could during the interview. Now that the interview is over, the decision is entirely in the interviewer’s hands. All you can do now is keep …

At the national level, the Feds are talking about the potential of a market recovery. Earlier this month, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke even stated that the recession is “very likely over”. The federal government may just be right. On local levels, this potential is already taking root. Across the country small pockets of local businesses are recovering and actually hiring or re-hiring employees.
These small pockets are showing up all over the country. Employees are being recalled in specific areas throughout the Midwest and the South East. For the third …