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Resume Advice

Resume Design Myths

If you’ve ever spent hours perfecting your resume design by picking the perfect color palette, adding icons, maybe even adding a bar graph to show off your “Excel proficiency,” then you may be shocked to find out this is likely …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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How to Make a Resume with AI: Tips, Dos and Don’ts: BigInterview Blog

The rise of AI is making resume writing quicker and easier than before. A variety of AI tools can help you speed up the process, draw inspiration or find examples, proofread, get feedback on how to improve, and similar.
Let’s …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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Tips to use AI The Right Way for A Resume

Two things are true:
Here’s how to use AI tools the right way
Fix your writing
Make your resume shorter and more compact
Get feedback and tips to improve it

Adapted from ‘The truth about AI and resumes’ by Pamela …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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Skills Employers Seek on a Resume

Employers considering candidates to fill job openings are looking for evidence that college graduates can—or, with further development, will be able to—do the job. With this in mind, college students from the Class of 2025 entering the job market should …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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How to Format a Resume with Freelance Work

Whether you’ve spent years working independently or you’ve taken on side projects to grow your skills, freelance experience can be a powerful addition to your resume. It shows you’re self-disciplined, versatile, and experienced. Properly highlighting this type of work can …

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“I Had To Reject The Application”: This Recruiter Shared Why “White Wording” Isn’t The Résumé Hack People Think It Is

“You will get yourself rejected before you have even had the opportunity to get in front of a manager.”

If you’re currently on a job hunt, or have been previously, chances are you’ve found yourself at your wit’s end of …

By Nick Amos
Nick Amos
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3 Reasons You Should Ditch That Objective Statement on Your Resume—and 3 Things You Can Do Instead

The resume objective has been a mainstay of resume templates for a long time, but in today’s job market, using one can do more harm than good.

As the name suggests, an objective statement basically tells the reader what your …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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8 Things You Need To Know About Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Learn how ATS work, what they do to your resume, and how to beat ATS so that your resume gets seen by the decision makers who schedule job interviews.

What do you know about applicant tracking systems?

If you think …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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Reference List for Applications

When you need to provide references to a potential employer, the best way to do it is to create a reference list to share with them. You don’t want to include the list on your resume. Create a separate list …

By Milo Orr
Milo Orr
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The Difference Between a Resume and a Curriculum Vitae (CV)

What is the difference between a resume and a CV? The primary differences between a resume and a curriculum vitae (CV) are length, what is included, and what each is used for. While both are used in job applications, a …

By Milo Orr
Milo Orr
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