Christiana Jolaoso-Oloyede writes for media publications, B2B brands and nonprofits. Using her research, analytical and writing skills from her training as a lawyer, she focuses on garnering accurate ...

Many professionals are currently preparing to enter the prime job-search season and face a highly anticipated competitive job market. In order to stand out from the crowd and grab an employer’s ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The talent market, much like the housing market, is red-hot! More people are looking for new opportunities as COVID triggered the “Great ...

Applying for jobs sucks bad. It always has, but somehow, it’s worse these days. It might be easier than ever to send out a resume, but it’s increasingly difficult to know what the hiring managers want ...

Resume, Curriculum Vitae, whatever you want to call it, they can be really tough to write. Many of us really struggle to write about ourselves, highlighting our achievements and making us sound like ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

Recently, I spoke with a job seeker from the IT world who asked me about writing up the “skills” section of his resume. It went something like this: “Jennifer, how do I write up my skills without ...

Six seconds. On average, that’s how long it takes a recruiter to decide whether your resume stands out from the hundreds of qualified resumes coming in each day, according to a study on recruiter ...

Applying for your dream job can be stressful. And while candidates have the advantage in today’s competitive job market, it’s still hard to land coveted positions. So how do you make your resume stand ...

For years now, the vast majority of job applications have been scanned, filtered, and assessed by an application tracking system (ATS) before they ever reach a hiring manager’s inbox. This is not ...

Does an impressive acting résumé really make a difference? Just ask Lupita Nyong’o, whose Yale drama school credentials (and killer self-tape!) helped her stand out to “12 Years a Slave” casting ...