Resume formats provide different ways of advertizing yourself to employers. The three basic resume formats are chronological, functional, and combination. They all begin with your name and contact information, but the body of each resume format is quite different. This article will introduce each of the resume formats, along with their advantages and disadvantages. Chronological… Continue reading »
Federal Resume – Part 2
Our website recently ran an article on how to write a header for a federal resume. Today, we continue our discussion by covering the actual content that one should provide on a federal resume. As we said last time, although a federal resume requires more specific information than a resume for the private sector, knowing… Continue reading »
Federal Resume – Part 1
Knowing how to write a federal resume is an important first step for anyone who wants a government job. Now, we’re not going to tiptoe around it: finding a government job is hard right now. Government jobs have been disappearing since the start of the Great Recession. At the local level alone, government employment has… Continue reading »
Artist’s Resume
An artist’s resume is designed to help workers in creative fields, such as fine art photographers and sculptors, promote themselves as artists. Most of the resume advice on this website assumes that you are a more-or-less traditional job seeker applying for fairly typical jobs. But, if you are an oil painter, for example, your primary… Continue reading »
Employment Discrimination on Homosexuality
Employment discrimination against homosexuals is still a serious problem, as illustrated by a recent study published in the American Journal of Sociology. The study found that if a man’s resume mentions involvement with a gay organization, he is 40% less likely to be offered an interview, at least in the American South and Midwest. According… Continue reading »
