In my “Career Advice Cliches (Part 1)” article, I talked about the career advice cliche I disliked the most.  I hear career advice cliches often and I dislike them because the advice is typically vague, tends to over-simplify things, or it is outdated but people have heard it so much, they continue to perpetuate it.  So, part 2 of my

It’s another Man vs. Machine topic – can computer software really help you create the perfect resume?  Here’s a review of two online software tools designed to help you with your resume.  REZSCORE.COM Rezscore.com is an online application that allows a user to upload their resume as a Word document to submit through a sophisticated program that analyzes the content

Your resume is not a summary of your past, a list of your skills, or a history of your past experiences – it is a print advertisement.  Advertisements are designed to persuade a target audience to do something.  In the case of the resume, you need to persuade the employer to schedule an interview with you.  People who describe resumes