Help with your Resume

This is some of the best advice I have seen in a long time for help with your resume. I actually have been doing most of thises things for a few years already.

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/power-your-future/ignore-10-outdated-pieces-career-advice-195617879.html

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by Alison Green

Job-search advice that worked a decade or more ago isn't always effective today. In fact, some of it can hurt your chances.

Here are 10 pieces of job-search advice that are now outdated and you should ignore:

1. You must use a landline for a phone interview. These days, many people don't even have access to a landline, so this advice has become unrealistic. It's still better to use a landline if you have one, but if you have to use a cell phone, check first to make sure that you're somewhere quiet with good reception and strong sound clarity.

2. Your resume can only be one page. At some point in the past, resumes were supposed to be limited to one page. But times have changed, and two-page resumes are common now. People with only a few years of experience should still stick to one page, but two pages are fine for everyone else.

3. Every job has to go on your resume to present a complete account of your professional history. Your resume is a marketing document, designed to present your candidacy in the strongest possible light. It doesn't need to be an exhaustive accounting of every job you've held...