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Practical guides for resumes, cover letters and job applications.
Resume
- How long should a resume be? One page or two2026-10-27 · 4 minKeep a resume to one page unless you have an advanced degree or about 10 years of relevant experience. How to decide, what to cut and what two pages need.
- Biodata format for job and marriage, with samples2026-10-09 · 10 minBiodata format for a job and for marriage: the fields each needs, what to leave out of a job biodata, fill-in samples for both, and when to use a resume.
- How to tailor a resume to a job description2026-10-09 · 10 minHow to tailor a resume to a job description in six steps: mark up the posting, map keywords to evidence, then rewrite summary, skills and top bullets.
- How to write a resume: sections, bullets and an example2026-10-09 · 10 minHow to write a resume step by step: the sections in order, bullet points that show results, length and file rules, and a full worked example to copy.
- How to write work experience on a resume (with examples)2026-10-09 · 9 minHow to write work experience on a resume: the format for each job, how many bullets to use, a bullet formula, before-and-after rewrites and a full sample.
- ATS-friendly resume: format, keywords and a worked example2026-04-24 · 6 minHow to write an ATS-friendly resume: a single-column layout, standard headings, keywords from the posting and a file that parses, with a worked example.
Career
- Letter of application format, with a filled example2026-10-21 · 7 minA letter of application format follows business letter layout, from contact block to sign-off, shown in a filled UK teaching example with notes on each.
- The number of jobs you should apply to in a day2026-10-14 · 6 minA realistic range of jobs to apply to a day, the hours a tailored application costs, and what EU and US labor surveys show about how people search.
- How to write a resignation email, with 4 templates2026-10-09 · 9 minHow to write a resignation email: what to include, how long it should be, the subject line, when to send it after telling your manager, and 4 templates.
- Salary range width in 39,000 job postings (2026)2026-10-09 · 10 minHow wide is a salary range in a job posting? About 39,000 USD and EUR postings analyzed: the median range is 37% wide and a third are 50% wide or more.
- The jobs you should list on a resume, and the ones to cut2026-10-07 · 4 minList the relevant roles from the last 10 to 15 years on a resume, often three to six of them, with detail weighted to recent jobs and dates that hold.
- The consequences of lying on a resume2026-09-30 · 4 minLying on a resume is rarely a crime but often ends an offer or a job: how lies surface in background checks, where framing ends and the honest versions.
- Follow-up email timing after a job application2026-09-23 · 7 minSend a follow-up email one to two weeks after the job posting closes, to one named person, in five sentences that carry one new fact.
- A cover letter should be one page long2026-09-19 · 6 minCareer offices such as MIT's keep a cover letter to one page: a heading plus four or five short paragraphs, set in 10 to 12 point type.
- An employment gap on a resume, from leave to layoff2026-09-19 · 7 minAn employment gap on a resume needs month-and-year dates and one honest dated line, and US labor data shows long searches and short tenures are common.
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