Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. If it feels like the odds are stacked against you in ...

Your executive resume should tell the reader who you are, what value you bring, and where/how you have been successful. If your job search campaign keeps netting you zero responses and you have been ...

Assuming that either I have given the coverletter to the recruiter already or I havent given the coverletter to the recruiter already. it can never hurt to have a few spare copies of your resume. may ...

You've heard the advice before: Writing a great resume is the key to landing a job interview. This advice is all well and good, but what if the only job you ever had was a crappy internship? Or worse: ...

Don’t come empty-handed, but don’t waste interview time with your portfolio. Your resume worked: You’ve scored an interview. Your shoes are polished, and your business suit is back from the dry ...

Most careers don’t follow a straight line. Rather, they navigate twists, turns, and bumps along the road to success. Your résumé is more interesting when you tell the story of your journey and ...

After hiring for thousands of jobs over 20+ years of recruiting, I have seen many different styles of hiring. Sometimes, a company looks at résumés (submitted in response to a job posting or via a ...

Resumes, cover letters and writing samples are the first, and sometimes only, opportunity to make a positive impression on an employer. They must be perfect. Your entire work history and educational ...