Not to be a downer, but most job postings receive an average of 250 applications per role. This might seem like a depressing number, but it’s important to keep the competition in mind. Why? Because it ...

Don’t slay your reader with too many bullet points. Solid, unbroken chunks of text are daunting to read in any format. So the best advice for those writing their own resume has always been to lighten ...

Kevin Kennedy’s old resume was difficult to read. He had some great material buried deep beneath a two-page pile of verbiage that included more than 40 bullets. At first glance, it wasn’t even clear ...

You’re doing what almost everyone does with his or her resume bullets. Your bullets don’t help your case or reinforce your brand. The ones you’ve shared with us tell us what the job description ...

Which are better for presenting one's professional experience: lists of bullet points, or short paragraphs?<br><br>Most resumes I see here, and on the internet, use bullet points. The usual argument ...

There’s a lot of advice out there about your resume: Keep it to one page, change your duties to accomplishments, and tailor it to the job you’re applying for—just to name a few. But none of it really ...

Bulleted lists are often used on resumes to highlight specific talking points and areas of achievement. But too frequently bullets are misused, and they end up diminishing the impact of the talking ...

LAST time we began discussing the difference between a job description bullet and an accomplishment bullet and how the vast majority of people pay the price for not knowing the difference. After ...

You’re searching for a new job. Updating your LinkedIn profile and résumé. Describing your accomplishments in two- to three-line bullet points that start with powerful action verbs and end with ...