By Heidi Devries
Many people have heard the basics of how to create an attractive, relevant resume--a paper that anyone, at a glance, can use to acquire a snapshot of you and your career qualifications and objectives. But it can help to see a variety of real resumes and how they showcase a strong candidate. A chronological resume is the classic resume type and is used to apply for general jobs where specific...
By Abby Hall
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 14 percent growth in the number of medical transcription positions in the United States between 2006 and 2016 with nearly half of the positions located in hospitals. People who are considering a career change have the opportunity to learn more about the job responsibility and average salary of a medical transcriptionist. The average salary of a...
By PokerPlayingDad
Knowing the different types of resumes available to you as a job applicant is similar to a carpenter knowing all the tools on his tool belt. There might be several tools that can do the same job, but there is one that can complete the job the most efficiently. That is the same situation with resumes--you could use any of these three resume types when you apply for a job. Knowing which resume...
By Roe Gillis
A background check is a pre-employment safety net and screening measure put into place by companies to hire candidates who meet the personal minimum qualifications needed to be considered for a job. When most people think of a background check, the first type that comes to their minds is a criminal background check. While criminal background checks may be the most common, there are many other...
By Dayo Akinwande
With a history major, it is often presumed that the degree prepares you to be one of only two things: a historian or teacher. On the contrary, a history degree opens a wide variety of opportunities, some of which may even lure you away from the historian or teaching track. As a history major, you will be armed with a phalanx of skills. You will learn how to write expressively and effectively to...
By Rob Wagner
The most important element of being an entertainment reporter is having a Rolodex stuffed with contacts in the entertainment industry. Very few applicants for entertainment reporter, including veteran journalists, are given jobs covering the entertainment industry without well-established contacts. The kind of work an entertainment reporter performs depends on the type of media. An...
By James Rada Jr.
Tax preparers are found in businesses, working with accountants and working with tax preparation companies. They are most obvious in the first four months of a year when they set up kiosks in larger stores or heavily promote their services to prepare income taxes by April 15. Tax preparers prepare tax returns for individuals and companies using their knowledge of federal, state and local tax...