Cover Letter Articles

Be A Best Seller - Treat your cover letter like a book jacket for your resume. The potential interviewer will "judge the book by its cover" when it comes to your cover letter and resume so make sure that yours is the best it can be.
Kerry Spivey

I'd like to Introduce Myself: Cover Letters Today - A cover letter could be your only chance to catch the attention of hiring managers. This article gives you some tips to making a positive first impression with the cover letter.

Cover Letters are King - The Dos and Don'ts - A cover letter is the ticket to having your resume read. Writing a great cover letter has been made simplier with this article covering the does and don'ts of cover letter writing.
Joseph Eldon (May 2006 Feature Article)

Resume Articles and Advice

Beat the Job Boards - How can your resume be visible on a site receiving hundreds or hundreds of thousands of resumes each week? Start with a good resume and next, apply some of the ideas below to get your resume to the top of the "internet pile".

How Long Should my Resume Be? - Congratulations on your knowledge in even considering how long a resume should be! This question puts you miles ahead of your competition. Most people do not consider length in terms of writing a good resume. The length of a resume is specific to the person and the situation. Here are a few things that will assist you in determining your personal needs in terms of resume length.

Top 10 Things to Get Your Resume Noticed in 2007 - Within the thousands of resumes we have seen and worked from, we have found some strange common mistakes made by a jobseeker.

Is the Housing Market Downturn turning towards you? - Since the middle of the year in 2006, the housing market has taken its toll on many people and companies, affecting homebuilders, home supply companies, realtors and mortgage professionals, and this is just to name a few that have complained of the slowing market’s impact.

Five ways to Charm a Company - If you want to land that new position the most efficient and effective way, here are a few tips that are certain to single you out from others.

Sex, Lies or Videotape: Don't let it be why you aren't hired! - s a job seeker we should all know the importance of a good impression in an interview, but with the Internet we need to be sure we know what happens after the interview as well. These days recruiters use the Internet to their advantage to avoid sending candidates that are not appropriate for their clients to interview. So they do a little more homework on their candidates in most cases. Be sure to think of those late night blog chats, online dating profile or videos of your attempt at Survivor and how they may have a link to your resume in some way.

Don't Be Voted off the Island... Be the Last Survivor in Corporate Downsizing - The tribunal council, your corporate headquarters, has spoken. There may be downsizing and considerable layoffs within your tribe. You know you make considerable contributions within your tribe, but you are uncertain how the vote will go. Are your skills those that everyone needs? Can the island survive without you? Here are some tips to ensure that you are not the first voted off the island.

Is Your Resume Not Getting Any Response? - If your resume isn't getting the response you expect, this article might point out some areas to improve on to produce the response you want.
Chandra Fox (August 2006 Feature Article)

Resume Mistakes Uncovered 2006 - Avoid some of the common mistakes made on resumes today. Don't let misspellings, inaccurate information or incorrect dates keep you from getting the job you want.
Chandra Fox (June 2006 Feature Article)

Your Resume: A Value Proposition - Sell yourself well in your resume. Make a strong value proposition in your resume for the hiring manager to notice.
Chandra Fox (February 2006 Feature Article)

Return on Investment on your Resume - Showing a company that you are a good investment for them to consider can be tricky. On your resume you want to demonstrate times that you generated revenue in excess of the money spent on your training and development and this article will help you do just that.
Chandra Fox (June 2005 Feature Article)

Springtime Job Market of 2005 - Spring promises many opportunities in the job market. Pull out that resume and spruce it up so it's ready to be sent to the many waiting hiring managers.
Chandra Fox

Articles about Interviewing

Interview curve balls! - Now we all know when you go into an interview you will probably get the standard interview question, "tell me a little about yourself" from the Interviewer. Also, we all understand it is important to know accomplishments for each position you’ve had for other common interview questions, but after that what are the popular tricky questions they think of?

Knowledge is Power - Be Smart About Your 2006 Job Search - It is important to start thinking now about your career moves for 2006. Since impulse decisions in your career almost never work out exactly how you expected, think ahead to get ahead. You will want to begin soul-searching today.

10 Things to Think About Before your Next Interview - Before your next interview, make sure you aren't going to commit any interview faux pas.
James Powell (March 2006 Feature Article)

First Time Tips - Entering the job market for the first time can be difficult. This article offers some tips for first timers looking for jobs.
Kerry Spivey

You've Got an Interview, Now What? - After hours of preparing the perfect cover letter and resume, you've finally got an interview. Not sure what to do next? This article will help you prepare. Chandra Fox (October 2005 Feature Article)

Interviewing Strategy - Your resume has landed you an interview. Make sure you're prepared going into it.
Chandra Fox (July 2005 Feature Article)

Liar Liar! - Lying on Your Resume - Does your resume need a little spice? Lying on your resume could only lead to problems during the interview so that is definitely not the way to go about adding spice. This article will give you some tips for adding spice without compromising the truth.
unknown author (January 2006 Feature Article)

Career Articles

Hassles with a micromanager? - Most of us have experienced a superior with high demands or an overcritical eye, but is your boss a micromanager? A micromanaging supervisor deprives employees of independence with an assignment or task. And when you think you’ve reached a final product, your superior hands down a hypercriticized copy of your work. He might as well have done it himself.

Who You Know and What You Know - If LinkedIn.com, specializing in social-networking is grabbing a share in the online job search market against big players like HotJobs.com, Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com that gives you valuable information. This information tells me that employers enjoy getting a recommendation for a position or knowing that a person in their network may know a candidate they are interviewing.

Strategy for Climbing the Corporate Ladder - In regard to our careers, we’ve all heard to maintain a progressive career history, always move forward, and the step up will bring more money. Maybe you find yourself going nowhere with a lot of experience or your company hasn’t promoted you, as you’d have liked. Success is not only making a step up. It is important to look at your long-term strategy.

Congratulations, Graduate – now get out there and find a job!! - High school was tolerable, college gave you a little more freedom and independence and now you are headed for the real world with all the freedom and independence in the world. Life will probably start to change after college in many ways. Personal finances may shift due to your new responsibility for paying things like car insurance and rent and then over time ease into paying taxes and mortgage payments. It is time to think of your future after graduation.

Angry Management or Anger Management in your workplace? - Jobs seems to only get more and more stressful as the years go by. How are you dealing with the added stress and anger managment?
Jim Powell (July 2006 Feature Article)

Calculate Your Professional Value - Is your salary keeping up with the times. Make sure your salary compares, and if not, take the steps needed to bring it up to average
Jim Powell (April 2006 Feature Article)

Career Upgrade - If you are considering a shift in your career industries, here are some helpful hints for making the transition.
Chandra Fox

When to Make Your Move on the Corporate Ladder - Have you reached the top of your current corporate ladder? Consider stepping down a few steps, changing industries in order to find new heights and more opportunity.
James Powell (May 2005 Feature Article)

Divorcing Your Profession - Stepping away from your current profession to move towards another means that you need to be prepared. This article helps you assess your skills and prepare for that move.
Susie Hall

Don't Be Voted off the Island...Be the Last Survivor in Corporate Downsizing - The word has come that your company will be downsizing. Here are some tips to make sure that your job is secured.
Kerry Spivey

Knowledge is Power - Be Smart About Your 2006 Job Search - 2006 could mean great career moves for you. Figured out what you are looking for in your career then follow these tips to researching that perfect job.
Kerry Spivey (November 2005 Feature Article)

Leaving With Class - You've had enough of your current employer and you've decided to leave. The most important thing to remember is that you want to leave with class.
Kerry Spivey