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The Resumes of Chernobyl

HBO has been on a roll lately and the team at Enhancv has been enjoying every minute of it. Two years ago, we geeked out on Game of Thrones and now we’re indulging in our collective Chernobyl fandom. Why? Well, because it’s fun. But also because we love

Resume Advice

4 Ways Creativity Can Improve Your Resume

With the stacks of resumes that recruiters have to go through each week, most spend only six seconds reading each one. Yours needs to be able to catch their eye within that short time frame. Using creative tactics like color, arrangement, font and size can differentiate yours from the hundreds

Career Growth

We Analyzed 114,000 Resume Examples and Job Offers but Couldn't Find the Skills Gap

It started with a quick survey of 80 customers. We wanted to understand the biggest challenges they faced when looking for a new job. The greatest difficulty they told us about, one faced by more than 1 in 4 respondents, was matching their skills to what companies are looking for.

Resume Advice

Paralegal Resume Advice You Can Use

The best advice comes from real people who’ve gone through the same struggles. That’s what brought us to Marwa Elkady, a Paralegal at Ebates, to discuss her career path and what made her paralegal resume successful. Let’s get into the insights and takeaways: Why did you

Career Growth

Getting Hired in the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency World

Two insider accounts of how hiring works in a field unlike any other If I told you I knew someone with 10 years of experience in banking, there’s no reason you should care. But if I told you I knew someone with 10 years of experience in blockchain, you

Enhanced Lives

Successful Resumes - real resumes that got people hired at top companies

Resume templates are the stock photographs of job applications. They push you into a box that limits how you can show your unique strengths, achievements, and struggles. They’re not awful, but they also aren’t likely to help you stand out and be remembered. The good news is, there’

The Resume Bulletin

A surprising lesson from Maisie Williams about career change

Reading that another celebrity has tried to become a politician, entrepreneur, or different kind of celebrity has always provoked eye-rolls for me. I was always certain a bunch of celebrities couldn’t teach me something about changing careers (something I’ve experienced and written about plenty) I was

Career Growth

What stops us from changing careers?

As someone who’s gone through a major career change, people often ask me whether it was scary. To be honest, it was one of the most liberating things I’ve ever done. What’s scary is getting to the moment when you make the leap and realize that most

Enhanced Lives

Real resume examples that stand out and get people hired

What separates an average resume from a truly great resume? It’s not necessarily the layout, the sections, the formatting, or even the exact content. It’s the feeling of pride you have when use it. A great resumes makes you feel like your best self, someone with the unique

Resume Advice

Why I put "Immigrant" on my resume

In April 2014, standing in my mother’s living room in suburban Virginia, I kept trying to take slow breaths, be calm, and stop my mind from racing. I would have called it a panic attack but it went on for months. To a lesser extent, it’s dragged on

The Resume Bulletin

What Game of Thrones needs: an HR department

We have to admit, 7 years is a long time to spend finding the perfect candidate for a position. But the Iron Throne selection committee feels the importance of this role warrants our rigorous hiring process. Today, while the circumstances for their elimination were regrettable, the brutal deaths of Tommen

The Resume Bulletin

What I learned from creating Donald Trump's resume

[This resume was updated on 09/11/2016 to reflect the results of the elections.] In the midst of this crazy 2016 election, I set about researching and creating resumes for both candidates using the Enhancv platform. The idea was to cut through the horse-race media coverage and hopefully learn

The Resume Bulletin

Hillary Clinton's resume reveals how little we know about her

After two and a half decades in the public eye, how is it that we hear so little about Hillary Clinton’s resume? [This resume was updated on 09/11/2016 to reflect the results of the elections. View Trump’s updated resume here. ] Every day, this election seems to