If you’ve been job hunting lately, you’ve probably felt that familiar mix of hope and quiet dread every time you ...

Resumes and cover letters may seem like mere formalities, but in fact they’re often your best chance to make a good impression on a school. Many busy school recruiters place great value on the ...

Are you applying for jobs? Avoid these common resume and cover letter mistakes to increase your chances of getting invited for an interview. When you’re in the middle of your job search, you’re ...

Applying for a job gets more competitive every year. People entering the job market for the first time are often so overwhelmed with the whole process that they make common mistakes when writing their ...

ZipRecruiter has analyzed its database of over three million resumes and cover letters and determined what distinguishes a five-star resume or cover letter, as ranked by potential employers using ...

The earliest record of the cover letter for employment dates back to the 1950s according to The Atlantic, and has been used ever since as an addition to resumes, for candidates to prove to potential ...

Crafting a resume and cover letter that doubles as a sales letter is a game-changer for ambitious professionals seeking six-figure roles. Your resume and cover letter should sell you as the ultimate ...

When you see the phrase “cover letter,” it probably conjures up an image of a bygone era, with an old-fashioned letter, painstakingly typed and sent via snail mail. How does that square with the ...

It’s time to bury the stuffy, outdated resume and cover letter that haunts job seekers and hiring managers alike. Here’s what we should be doing instead. The resume is old. Really old. There’s ...

Dear Sam: I just read in your column about how cover letters are still important. My sons are looking for jobs and have been most of the summer. Most of the jobs they’ve been applying for have been ...