The purpose of a resume is to introduce your qualifications and skills to employers. The goal of a resume is to get an interview so that you can further share your qualifications and learn more about ...

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 ...

First time authors of a Curriculum Vitae (CV or Vita) can easily be intimidated by the task. If you've never created a resume' or even if you have, knowing what to write, and how to write, and even in ...

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 ...

Katie Shives is a PhD candidate in Microbiology at the University of Colorado. During her free time she writes about microbiology-related topics at kdshives.com and on Twitter @KDShives. Ashley ...

The curriculum vitae (CV), used to apply for academic positions, is more detailed than the traditional résumé and is significantly longer. There is no page limit on a CV. The goal of a CV is to ...