Resumes

Resume Tips For A Career Change

As we progress along our career path there comes a time when we question if our current job is what we really want to be doing for the rest of our lives. We’ve grown up hearing stories about how our family members have been with the same company for 20-30 years and expected our careers to be the same. Once we enter the job force ourselves,...

Avoid Resume Mistakes With These Proofreading Tips

The content team here at NexGoal has written articles in the past about resumes, but most of the information has surrounded mistake avoidance or what you need to include on your resume during the job search. Now that you’ve gotten the content of your resume squared away and have made sure that you aren’t making any careless mistakes (on your LinkedIn too!), it is time to...

Five Things Your Resume Needs

On the job hunt, one of the most common pieces of advice is to tailor your resume to the job for which you are applying. That means using key words, revamping the layout, etc. When filling out a job application, the one thing you can count on every time is needing a resume. The challenge becomes standing out from the crowd based on a piece of...

Resume 101: Make These Mistakes and You Have No Shot

As a job seeker in the internet age, you have one chance to make a good first impression—and it likely will be weeks before you meet a hiring manager in person. With companies fully encompassed in accepting applications and resumes through their websites and via email, job seekers can be eliminated for jobs before having an opportunity to speak with a hiring manager in person or...

3 Ways Recent College Graduate Resumes Can Stand Out

The end of May is an exciting time for college seniors—as most have graduated and are looking forward to a few weeks off before starting the next phase of their lives. However for some, this time of year can also be scary, because not everyone has a job lined up after graduation. For those who do not have a job lined up, you are probably spending...