Tesar-Reynes

Some days I feel like Andy Rooney complaining about things. Over time, I have seen a lot of resumes – here are some things that really turn me off:

1. Cutesy Graphics

I don’t like a resume that has odd fonts or a big letter graphics in it.

2. No White Space

A resume that is full of a small typeface and fills the page from margin to margin offends my squinty eyes.

3. Functional Resumes

This format screams to me that the writer has something to hide or has a “challenged” career track.

4. Missing Dates

If I get a relevant resume that is missing dates, the first thing I do is call the candidate and fill in the holes. I must be …

We’ve asked our good friend Dave Gordon, Internship Director for the Marketing Communication Department at Columbia College Chicago, to do a guest post for us.

Dave and I go way back, since his days of doing brand management. Dave also introduced me to Roland, who worked as Dave’s assistant at Columbia.

Six Tips to Reduce Stress in Job Hunting Families

A friend of mine talked to me a couple of years ago about looking for work, and actually being afraid to come home each night for dinner to await what he thought was the unspoken but inevitable question from his family – “Did you find a job …