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Check out a range of resume writing tips and advice from Monster's experts.
Need resume help? Our complete library of resume writing tips has all the information you'll need about resume basics like style, length and formats. Also, find resume advice for specific industries and career levels, as well as tips on how to avoid typical resume mistakes, deal with common resume dilemmas and more.
Resume sections
- How to Write an Effective Resume Title
- What's Your Resume Objective?
- Recruiter Roundtable: Objectives on Resumes
- How to Write a Resume Career Summary
- Nine Tips to Writing a Winning Employment History
- Put Your Education to Work on Your Resume
- Showcase Marketable Skills in Your Resume Skills Section
- Round Out Your Resume with Additional Information
- Dig Deep for Resume Accomplishments
- Use Numbers to Highlight Your Accomplishments
- Keywords for Executive Resumes
Common mistakes
- Avoid the Top 10 Resume Mistakes
- 10 Words and Terms That Ruin a Resume
- Nine Phrases You Should Never Put on Your Resume
- The Biggest Resume Mistake You Can Make
- Four Things That Can Send Your Resume into the Trash
Resume formats, length and presentation
- Breaking Tradition with a Functional Resume
- Should You Use a Chronological or Functional Resume?
- Is a Combination Resume Right for You?
- Choosing Your Resume Strategy: Specialist or Generalist
- The One-Page Resume vs. the Two-Page Resume
- How to Decide on Resume Length
- Your Resume's Look Is as Important as Its Content
- Resume Presentation
- Customize Your Resume for Best Results
- The One-Size-Fits-All Resume Usually Fits Nothing
Updating your resume
- Tips for Creating a Concise Resume
- Declutter Your Resume in Five Steps
- Refresh Your Resume
- Refresh Your Retro Resume in Six Steps
- Five Ways to Rejuvenate Your Resume
- Fun Ways to Beef Up Your Resume
- Creative Ways to Improve Your Resume
Resume critique
- Resume Critique Checklist
- How to Get a Free Resume Critique
- Let Sample Resumes Inspire You, Not Define You
Resume claims
- Lying on Your Resume: What Are the Career Consequences?
- The Biggest Lies Job Seekers Tell on Their Resumes
- Lie on Your Resume at Your Own Risk
- Understand Smart Resume Packaging vs. Exaggeration
- Resume Accomplishments You Should Omit
- Prove Your Resume Claims with a Career Performance Portfolio
Resumes and your job search
- Resume Help for the Unemployed
- Show Your Experience on Your Resume the Right Way
- Rev Up Your Resume to Relocate
- Resume Tips for Job Fair Success
- Who's Who: Getting Your Resume into the Right Hands
- Leverage Volunteer Work on Your Resume
- Explain Your Sabbatical on Your Resume
Resume dilemmas
- Resume Dilemma: Job Termination and Your Resume
- Resume Dilemma: Employment Gaps and Job-Hopping
- Five Resume Workarounds for a Spotty Job History
- Corporate Restructuring and Your Resume
- Resume Dilemma: No Defined Objective
- Resume Dilemma: Not Enough Experience
- Resume Dilemma: Unrelated Experience
- Resume Dilemma: Recent Graduate
- Resume Dilemma: Too Young
- Resume Dilemma: No Degree
- Resume Dilemma: Criminal Record
- I'm Overqualified
- Seven Tips to Leverage Long-Term Employment on Your Resume
- One Employer, Multiple Jobs
- Is It Smart to Dumb Down Your Resume?
Resumes for changing careers
First resumes/Entry-level resumes
Resume tips by industry
- Admin/Support Resume Tips
- Resume Tips for Temps
- Retrofit Your Resume to Land an Administrative Job
- Customer Service Resume Tips
- Create a Winning Retail Resume
- Retail Resumes
- Sell Yourself with Sales Resume Tips
- Insider Tips for a Powerful Insurance Sales Resume
- Resume Tips for Advertising Pros
- Resume Tips for Creative Professionals
- Marketing Resume Tips
- Public Relations Resume Tips
- Resume Tips for Writers
- Resume Tips for Finance Professionals
- Resume Tips for Healthcare Professionals
- Resume Tips for Nurses
- Resume Tips to Help Nursing Assistants Get Noticed
- Three Steps to a Winning Pharmacist Resume
- Resume Tips for Pharmacy Technicians
- Resume Tips for Physical Therapy Professionals
- Resume Tips for Radiography Professionals
- Resume Tips for Teachers
- Resume Tips for Technology Professionals
- Showcase ROI on Your Technology Resume
- Show Your Skills on Your IT Resume
- Resume Tips for Engineers
- Could a Blue-Collar Resume Get You a Better Job?
- Beat the Blue-Collar Resume Blues
- Build Your Construction Resume with Keywords
- Your Automotive Technician Resume
- Resume Tips for Truckers
- Nonprofit Resume Tips
- What Nonprofit Employers Are Looking for in Resumes Today
- Resume Tips for Full-Time Parents Returning to Work
- Contractors: Do You Need a Resume?
- Get Your Military Resume in Shape for a Civilian Job Search
- Resume Tips for Making the Transition to Private Industry
- Military-to-Federal Resumes
- Effectively Present Your Military Skills
- KSAs in the Resume
Personal information on your resume
- Race, Sex and Religion on Your Resume
- Getting Personal on Your Resume
- Should You Disclose a Disability on Your Resume?
- Should You Come Out on Your Resume?
Resume security
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