The navel gazing that’s typical in an outdated “objective statement” style resume header isn’t going to help you get ahead in today’s increasingly competitive job market. Instead, you should use the ...

Events move pretty fast in the day-to-day operations of your business. One way to keep your team efforts focused in a common direction is through the use of business activity reports. These reports ...

When writing a business plan, it’s easy to get lost in the details. You want to demonstrate how you’ve studied the ins and outs of the marketplace and have crunched every conceivable number. But, ...

Dear Sam: I'm really struggling to see why my resumes aren't effective. I have spent time explaining what I did at each job, highlighting accomplishments, and still I don't get a response. I even ...

Dear Sam: The part of my resume that I'm struggling with the most is my summary statement. Can you share some advice about how to write one effectively? I'm so used to having an objective statement ...

An industry analysis study and paper generally includes an abstract at the beginning, sometimes confused with an executive summary. The purpose of an abstract is to provide a shorter version of the ...

Some people hate to write about themselves. That is what Mary, 59, a Product Director, said to me yesterday as we began to create her LinkedIn Profile. She went on to reveal why. “I find it very hard ...

Recruiters don't spend much time on your resume — three to five seconds total, according to former Disney recruiter Simon Taylor. "Most recruiters have a scarcity of time," he says. They have dozens ...

As jobseekers scour jobsites for potential relevant openings, it behooves them to apply to as many positions as possible. Of the applicants who send out their resume 1 to 10 times, only 12.6% book 3 ...

Adding a summary to a Google Docs document is useful for both the author and the reader. For the reader, it gives them a brief overview of the document without having to read the whole thing. It also ...