Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog

Design Resume Should Combine Resume and Design Elements

A design resume looks both like a resume and a piece of design, writes Jennifer Klein in her article for Quint Careers, Creative Professionals: Does Your Resume Reflect Your Design Skills?.…

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Fatal Cover-Letter Errors

Typos, misspellings, and incorrect grammar/punctuation can be fatal in a cover letter (resume, too). Your letter reflects your ability to write and communicate. Be sure your document is…

- 5 months, 1 week, 5 days, 5 hours, 26 minutes ago

On Resume, Portray Your Skills as Applicable to Next Job

Always portray your skills in your resume as applicable to the job you seek. If you have good experience and you’re seeking in a job in the same field you’ve pursued in the…

- 5 months, 1 week, 6 days, 22 hours, 51 minutes ago

Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog 2013-01-12 14:11:21

Don’t rehash your resume in your cover letter. You can use your cover letter to highlight the aspects of your resume that are relevant to the position, but you’re wasting…

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Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog 2013-01-09 18:30:47

A resume should be a statement of the skills a job-seeker would bring to a new job, as well as an outline of accomplishments in past positions, said human resources manager John Logan in…

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Open Your Cover Letter in an Enticing Way

Avoid being boring and formulaic in your cover letters. Don’t waste your first paragraph by writing a boring introduction. Use the first paragraph to grab the employer’s…

- 5 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 7 hours, 22 minutes ago

The Right Keywords are Critical in Your Resume

Use the right keywords in your resume, writes Deborah Walker in her article for Quint Careers, Is Your Resume Lost in the Great Internet Void?. More than ever, resumes are stored in a…

- 5 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 6 hours, 17 minutes ago

Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog 2013-01-05 15:45:34

Don’t close your cover letter by leaving the ball in the employer’s court. Too many cover letters end with a line like this: “I look forward to hearing from you.”…

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Don’t Leave Ball in Employer’s Court in Cover Letter

Don’t close your cover letter by leaving the ball in the employer’s court. Too many cover letters end with a line like this: “I look forward to hearing from you.”…

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Creative Professionals Should List All Creative/Design Skills

If you are a creative professional, include all of your creative/design skills in the “Skills” section of your resume as these are important talents that will be required in any…

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