This post is part of a series on career advice for graduate students who are considering career options both inside and outside academia. If you are broadening your job search beyond the academic ...

When you come from a primarily academic background and consider job searching outside of the academy, a key core step of the process is to convert your application documents to formats that will be ...

Compared with single-page resumes, two-page resumes increase the amount of time recruiters spend reviewing the applicant, and can ultimately improve the candidate’s likelihood of getting hired. Until ...

A Curriculum Vitae (CV) is a three or more page biography of your background and achievements. It includes your education, research, work experience, publications, presentations and anything else ...

If your CV includes a narrative profile describing your skills, it should be short. A profile is a brief summary. It's a few lines; it's not a two-page detailed list of your skills. Do not make your ...

Having a standout resume can lead to opportunities. Consider it your personal marketing tool, one that highlights your skills, experience, and education. Resumes will vary in look and layout depending ...

On any given day, millions of Americans are sharpening their resumes in order to brave the perpetually frightening job market. But with every resume update comes a slew of questions, such as: What are ...

In one corner, you have traditional resumes, which are reliable but flashing yellow on some obsolescence meters, just like landlines and fax machines. In the other corner you have web resumes, which ...

This post is part of a series on career advice for graduate students who are considering career options both inside and outside academia. If you are broadening your job search beyond the academic ...