We had a great time last week at the JobNews job fair in Dunwoody.  We spoke to and helped 150 people with their resumes at the job fair, and the line at our table was so long that we collected another 75 resumes from people standing in line needing our advice.  It is always a reminder that more can...

Time for another answer to a common question–how long should your resume be?  I get this one all the time, and usually from people trying to get their resume down to one page.  So let’s get rid of the one page resume myth and see how it could be killing your job search success.  Tweet...

Update Your Playbook It wasn’t too long ago (circa 1999) when the rules for the resume game were very different.  Waaaaay back then a college grad with little to no experience and an ‘okay’ resume pieced together in one hour had lots of opportunities and the job interviews to match.  You...

A question asked regularly is how do cover letters play in today’s job search, and are they even necessary.  The answer is yes–they are necessary if an employer asks for one, and even if they don’t ask, if it is a position you highly desire, that letter can help set you apart from...

So, we had a great day out at the Diversity Hiring Expos here in Atlanta.  Over 600 people showed up to meet employers such as Wal-Mart, TVA, and Walgreen’s.  We had an opportunity to directly help over 100 people, and many more received information about our blog.  Not bad in a day’s...