As a Recruiter and Career Tips Blogger, I am often asked to give advice about resumes and cover letters.  A reader recently asked me if cover letters are still needed.  She explained to me that a recruiter...

Linkedin is a great tool for job seekers and it is getting even better.  Last year I wrote a post about using Linkedin to get a job and I offered some basic tools to set up your account to get noticed. ...

I have been recruiting sales reps for pharmaceutical companies for the past decade and the question about needing a degree to break into pharmaceutical sales is something that comes up a LOT.  In fact,...

To some people this will be obvious but to others it will be a real learning less (I hope).  If you are new to this blog, let me tell you about my background.  I work for a pharmaceutical company and...

As a career blogger, I get a lot of question here from job seekers and I try to answer them all personally and sometimes will answer them here so everyone can benefit. A couple of days ago I received an...

I received an email today from a reader who asked if there was a difference between a niche resume writer versus a general resume writer.  Not all resume writers are created equal, let me start there. ...