Why am I not getting Interviews? 10 Reasons a Recruiter may be passing on your resume.

You’ve applied to job after job, but you’re not getting interviews. It’s frustrating, especially when you know you could do the work. There isn’t always one clear reason. Sometimes the applicant pool is strong, a position changes, or an employer has a very specific need. But after years of reviewing résumés, I see some patterns […]

How Far Back Should My Resume Go?

“How far back should my resume go?” It’s a question I hear all the time, and there’s one piece of resume advice floating around that I strongly disagree with: Your resume should only go back 10 years – I don’t believe in that rule. If you have relevant experience from more than 10 years ago, […]

How to Answer “Tell Me About Yourself” in a Job Interview

“Tell me about yourself.” It’s one of the most common questions you’ll hear in a job interview, and very often, it’s one of the first. That makes it a question worth preparing for. But there’s an important distinction between preparing your answer and preparing a script. I recently interviewed a candidate and started with a […]

How Long Should a Resume Be? A Recruiter Explains What Actually Matters

Does your resume really need to be one page? A recruiter explains when one, two, or even three pages make sense—and what matters more than length.