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You’re in the job market and you’re excited about the prospect of a working for a new company. You’ve done your homework on top employers and have read about the cool perks and benefits that bigger companies are touting. You’re thinking, “big pay, big benefits, big opportunity!” But are you missing the big picture?

Just because you have a period when you were unemployed doesn’t mean you can’t produce an effective resume

Many job candidates focus all their energy on their resume and don’t take the time to learn how to write a cover letter.

Instead of writing to impress, write to inform. As we’ve noted previously, excessive wordiness and formality in your resume or cover letter can come across as stilted, pretentious or forced.

After I graduated from college, I found myself in an enviable situation: two great job offers on the table. But as excited as I was, this was one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to face.