Dominate Your Competition with the Ultimate Resume!
Everything you need to know to create a resume that will knock the socks off your next employer
Looking for some tips to polish up your already-slick resume? Or are you just sick and tired of dropping off resumes at every fast food chain, retail outlet, and summer camp within a 30-mile radius (never to hear back from anyone)? Whether you're trying for your first real job, or you've sat through more interviews than most hiring managers, this lens is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to get yourself in the door (assuming you're applying to a job that you're qualified for, of cour...

How to Write the Best Ever Cover Letter
Stand Out From the Crowd
When applying for a job, you will probably need to include a cover letter in with your job application form and CV. If you get that right, plus have a well organised and carefully written CV, then you will probably stand out from the crowd and may well be invited for interview. And once you have reached the interview stage, the employer is definitely interested in you.

How Your Resume Looks to a Recruiter NEW!
Do you Know What a Recruiter Sees when She Sees Your Resume?
Are you looking for a job? Are you having trouble getting an interview after you submit a resume for a position that "sounds perfect" for you? Did you know the average recruiter spends 15 seconds looking at a resume for a position opening? That's right, believe it or not, 15 seconds! Did you know that if a recruiter looks at your cover letter at all, he or she typically spends less than 8 seconds on it? Do you want to know what the recruiter sees & what he is really looking for in that littl...

Writing Your Resume
Resume Writing and Distribution
When applying to jobs, it is your resume that gets you the interview. It is critical that your resume is well written, properly formatted, clean and professional. Your resume sends a first impression of you as an employee and must grab the attention of your prospective employer, separating you from the others in the stack of resumes on his or her desk. This lens explains how to increase your chances of getting interviewed and hired by writing a resume like a professional and properly catering...

Creative Resumes
Are Creative Resumes Helpful or Hurtful?
Creative Resumes are creating a buzz. Sure they look cool, but do they help or hurt a person looking for a job? Do we stick with what works or try and get noticed in an unconventional way? There are good arguments on both sides of the fence. Some say...