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Good Resume vs. Bad Resume

Misreading Signals at the Interview

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Good Resume vs. Bad Resume

Hiring managers – like English teachers – expect neat, organized documents with perfect spelling and grammar. But while teachers read the whole paper before giving you a final grade, hiring managers decide in about 10 seconds. This article from our Learning Center compares good and bad resume writing. See the difference and discover the right ways to communicate your value to an employer.

If any of the "bad" examples look painfully familiar, log in and make some adjustments to your own resume.

Misreading Signals at the Interview

A recent magazine article addressed seven signs your interview went well. Ever the contrarian, Pongo's Michael Neece points out that such optimism may not be warranted, because "interviewers can be masters of deception." In this post from The Pongo Blog, Michael dissects the seven "positive" interview signals and offers other ways of interpreting them.

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QUESTION: What is the Preferences button for in ResumeBUILDER?

ANSWER: The Preferences button allows you to manually control two things on your resume: 1) the order of your Experience and Education listings, and 2) whether your country's name is displayed. Pongo automatically uses the standard methods, that is, reverse chronological order for Experience and Education, and "no" country name (so it doesn't say "Boston, MA, United States"). To change either parameter, click Preferences. Read more ...

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