How to use keywords in your resume
Posted on 07. Mar, 2010 by bcoin in Blog, Job Hunting News, Resume Formatting, Resume Tips, Resume Writing
One of the biggest misconceptions about the job search these days is the notion that a human being is going to read your resume before deciding whether you’re a qualified candidate or not. While search has dominated how we do things online, many people still tell themselves an antiquated tale that stars an erstwhile [...]
SkillStorm Partners with Resume Donkey to Help Promote Resume Writing Services
Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by Graeme in Company News
Great news! We’re excited to announce our new partnership with SkillStorm, one of the industry’s fastest-growing staff augmentation and outsourcing company. SkillStorm provides project management, engineering and IT solutions to many of the nation’s elite organizations on a contract, contract-to-hire or direct placement basis. And now Resume Donkey is powering their resume services to help [...]
Resume Writing Tip #1
Posted on 05. Jul, 2009 by Graeme in Job Hunting News, Resume Formatting, Resume Tips, Resume Writing
The most important thing when writing your resume, and this goes for any resume type (whether you’re in sales, operations, marketing, technology, you name it) is that you demonstrate positive results for your former employers. This is important so I’m going to repeat it. When you write your resume you need to write it with [...]
Why you need a professionally written resume
Posted on 21. Apr, 2009 by jay in Job Hunting News, Resume Formatting, Resume Tips, Resume Writing
Believe it or not, resume writing is an art. Not everyone can do it well. Even those who do write well can benefit by having a professional take a look at their resume and fine-tune it for the job they want.
“More than ever, a strong resume makes a positive first impression is key to landing [...]
To find a job, get creative
Posted on 25. Feb, 2009 by Morgan in Career Advice, Job Hunting News, Resume Formatting, Resume Tips, Resume Writing
A great post on Brazen Careerist emphasizes what we’ve been saying to anyone who will listen to us: to get a job in today’s market you have to try harder and stand out from the rest.
Here’s their take:
All of that said, sometimes it pains me to watch people look for jobs. They have a cookie [...]
Resume Writing Secret #1
Posted on 13. Feb, 2009 by Morgan in Job Hunting News, Resume Formatting, Resume Tips, Resume Writing
I’m about to share with you arguably the single most important secret to making your resume stand out from the crowd. Out of all the resume writing tips and tricks I believe that this one is critical from getting out of the pile and on to the short list for a job interview. The biggest [...]
Yet another satisfied customer
Posted on 06. Feb, 2009 by Morgan in Company News, Resume Tips, Resume Writing
We’re all about making people happy, so when we get a review like this on our Facebook fan page we do back flips here in the office:
Morgan and Resume Donkey = Incredible Resume Expertise
by Janiece Marie Meek at 8:22am on January 18th, 2009
For nearly twenty years, I worked in the same career. Then, I became [...]
6 Words that can kill your interview chances
Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Job Hunting News, Resume Tips, Resume Writing
I just finished reading a great post called “6 Words That Make Your Resume Suck” that highlights some of the most common errors that people make when they’re writing their resume. And while they frame the article around the six words what they’re really getting down to is choosing results-oriented language over and above [...]
Resume Review Service: Half-off
Posted on 26. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Company News
It’s my birthday this weekend and to celebrate we’re giving away our standard resume review service for half-off its low, $39.95 price. That’s right, it will cost you less than $20 to get your resume reviewed. Simply use this code: RDHALF0209 at check out to get your discount. Remember, it’s only on our standard resume [...]
Resume Format Tip: Company descriptions
Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Job Hunting News, Resume Formatting, Resume Tips
If you’re like most of us, one or more of your jobs has been for a company outside of the Fortune 1000. This reality requires you to take this important fact in to consideration: the recruiter or HR manager doesn’t know anything about this company. If you’ve worked for Apple and Google and GE all [...]