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Awesome Creative Resumes…That Could Go Awesomely Wrong

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Did you ever watch the show "Arrested Development"? It was like the funniest show on TV, when it was on, which wasn't for long. It introduced Michael Cera to the world and saved Jason Bateman from Teen Wolf 2 infamy. If you didn't watch it (thanks, by the way, you're ...

Would you pass along the resume of an unqualified relative?

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Pop quiz, hotshot. Your 22-year-old niece who just graduated college as a Spanish major decides that she wants a job in the financial industry. (Something about really having an interest in the economic system and wanting to contribute, or wanting to meet a cute broker who wears those Wall Street-esque ...

Getting Kicked While You’re Down: Spam Scams Attacking Jobless

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

I was reading up on tech news today. OK, really I was just reading a story about Facebook Lite and from there just branched out. (I've actually been banned by my boyfriend from all things technology-related after an incident where I went to replace my old cell phone without him and ...

Why your resume might need to go on a diet.

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Girls have appreciated padding ever since they started wearing training bras. And guys have also appreciated padding since girls started wearing training bras. But, suddenly, padding is no longer necessary. Not only is padding not necessary, but it could also be seen as a liability. I'm talking, of course, about resumes. In the days ...

Cover letters. Seriously?

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Ah, the cover letter. Is there anything more annoying to write, or amusing to read? There's a tendency for people to "click and send" their resumes to random jobs. But, as I can attest from when I had to conduct interviews at past jobs, resumes without accompanying cover letters are usually ...

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