Lisa Parker, CPRW, CEIP

Time is running out, and many job seekers find themselves faced with new trends in securing employment.

The purpose of bold font is to draw the eye to certain information, from the beginning of your résumé, right on down the first page and into the second.

As a rule, few of us will ever become an expert; at best, the most we can hope to become is a subject matter expert.

If you are seeking employment, a career change, or even advancement in your current career field, the first thing you must do is prepare your résumé. You probably already have a résumé and are quite comfortable with the content. Your résumé may have been prepared just recently, or even many...

You think that after all the time, effort, sweat equity and frustration you put into the preparation of your résumé, it will be received with open arms by the person or company representative you took the time to send it to. You picture the "target" individual opening up the email...