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When Your Reputation Stops Working
March 5, 2010
By Darryl Taft
When Jon B. Roberts decided to switch from medical-device sales to other industries, word of mouth and reputation no longer applied. He found himself 12 years overdue for a resume update.
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‘Why Did You Leave?’ How to Address Past Employment
March 1, 2010
By Lisa Vaas

Use professionalism and these strategies in your resume, cover letter and interviews when answering this tough question about past employment: "Why did you leave?"

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Disarming a Bullet-Riddled Resume
March 1, 2010
By Donald Burns

After winning our resume-rewrite contest, Kevin Kennedy came away with a new, gratis resume uncluttered by bullets, organized with subheads and trimmed of 200 excess words.

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Negotiate a Bigger Salary with Your Resume
February 22, 2010
By Lisa Vaas
The right resume can boost a salary offer if it boasts a killer summary statement, doesn't undersell or exaggerate, and its proprietor nails the interview.
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Top Nine Executive Resume Mistakes
February 12, 2010
By Lisa Vaas

This checklist of resume mistakes to avoid answers your questions about everything from resume format and length to verb and font choice.

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Brain Dump and Brainstorm Your Way to a Resume
February 1, 2010
By Lisa Vaas
Stumped? Try the "brain dump": a pre-resume brainstorm technique that helps you get that resume written.
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How to Work with a Professional Resume Writer
February 1, 2010
By Irene Marshall
Learn to optimize the resume rewrite process with your professional resume writer — straight from the horse’s mouth.
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Software Developer Gets Fast Results from Resume
February 1, 2010
By Darryl K. Taft

For one job seeker with an approaching interview, a speedy resume rewrite through TheLadders delivers a new resume in time to impress the employer.

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Verb: That’s What’s Happening!
January 26, 2010
By Matthew Rothenberg

Catch recruiters' eyes with superhero action verbs that describe your career accomplishments.

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Resume Action Verbs
January 26, 2010
By Lisa Vaas
Action verbs to improve your resume performance by certified professional resume writers Steve Burdan and Mary Schumacher.
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