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15 applications later, things are getting desperate. I will listen to Dad.
Why Effort Isn’t the Same as Impact

If you’ve ever wondered why cover letters get ignored even when you’re qualified, this post explains what’s actually happening.

I have a long-time friend whose son just graduated from college. The son is trying to find a job but is having little luck.  The most significant part of his frustration is that he has submitted a string of letters/resumes in response to job postings and heard nothing.

Job resume format

How you format your job resume is the most critical step when it comes to your job search. Yes, how you dress in job interview matters, as does how you answer job interview questions. But for most of us, the job search starts mentally and emotionally with the creation of our resume and it is our foundation. How we format our resume will absolutely determine whether our document will generate a call back or be sent to the round file for recycle so unfortunately, for many of us, this is also where the job search ends. In today’s post we explain how candidates with a few years of experience should be thinking about their formatting their job resume. If you have applied to jobs with your resume multiple times and not heard back from the hiring company, todays post is probably the root cause of the silence.

I see two very common job resume formats that will consistently disqualify a candidate. If your resume has either of these to formats, I would recommend making an adjustment. The two most common job resume format mistakes I see are,