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What the People Reading Your Resume Wish You Knew

If you focus on unnecessary flourishes or make your relevant experience ambiguous, the person reading your resume will toss it aside in a heartbeat. Most of all, focus on clarity!

The Five Best Questions a Job Candidate Can Ask

When you're in a job interview, the questions you ask the interviewer can matter as much as your responses. They demonstrate how forward thinking you are, and how eager you are to invest yourself in the company's future. Here are five great questions that can set you apart from other candidates.

How to Answer Anecdotal Interview Questions

When the interviewer says, "Tell me about a time you disagreed with your supervisor," you blank. How do you prepare an anecdote when you don't know what the question will be?

10 Rules for Writing Numbers and Numerals

Experts don’t agree on the rules for writing numbers, but there are some general guidelines you can follow. Above all else, be consistent.