How to Use ChatGPT to Help You Write Your Resume

How to Use ChatGPT to Help You Write Your Resume

December 12th, 2023

A well-written resume is one of the many tools you’ll use as a candidate when looking for a job. The quality of your resume can be the difference between regularly receiving calls for interviews and…

Stretching the Truth on Your Resume? There Could Be Legal Implications

Stretching the Truth on Your Resume? There Could Be Legal Implications

October 17th, 2023

You may be tempted to stretch the truth a little on your resume. You want to get a call for an interview and get an edge over others applying. A little white lie never hurt…

Advice from a Recruiter: How Far Back Should Your Resume Go?

Advice from a Recruiter: How Far Back Should Your Resume Go?

July 20th, 2023

There are a lot of considerations that go into writing a solid resume. You need to consider your education, experience, and skills. Then you also need to consider things like resume length, formatting, scanability, keywords,…

Does Education Still Hold the Same Value on Resumes?

Does Education Still Hold the Same Value on Resumes?

June 22nd, 2021

For decades, it has been drilled into our heads that you need a college or university degree to get a good job. The more education you have, the better the job you will be able…

5 Ways to Weed Out Bad Remote Workers Based on Their Resume

5 Ways to Weed Out Bad Remote Workers Based on Their Resume

July 30th, 2020

Hiring remote workers is different from hiring traditional employees. This means you need to adjust your hiring and screening processes to ensure you are effectively weeding out bad remote employees before you get to the…

Searching For An Executive Position? 4 Things You MUST Include on Your Resume

Searching For An Executive Position? 4 Things You MUST Include on Your Resume

January 23rd, 2020

If you are looking to land an executive level position, you need an executive quality resume. You are competing with top talent and experienced professionals for highly competitive roles. You need to look the part…

Does Your Resume Suck? 5 Traits of the Worst Resumes

Does Your Resume Suck? 5 Traits of the Worst Resumes

October 13th, 2017

By Riel LaPointe, Toronto Financial & IT Recruiter We all want to have a great resume. We want a resume that will grab a recruiter or hiring manager’s attention and get us called for job…

Do You Have the Perfect Resume?

Do You Have the Perfect Resume?

August 11th, 2016

Having a great resume is a very valuable career tool. It will help you get your foot in the door, get the attention of recruiters and hiring managers, and it is what will land you job interview requests. A poorly crafted resume will do the opposite – it will get buried in the pile of other bad resumes, never to be looked at again.

5 Common Phrases You Should NEVER Use on Your Resume

5 Common Phrases You Should NEVER Use on Your Resume

May 31st, 2016

Want to get your resume noticed? With 70% of hiring managers spending less than two minutes reviewing each resume, the resumes that get noticed are the ones that maximize every word and phrase. Our Toronto recruiters share 5 common phrases to keep off your resume to help yours rise to the top.