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What Tense to Use on a Resume (Past vs. Present)
Past or present tense on your resume? The simple rule: past tense for finished work, present tense for ongoing duties in your current job, plus the edge cases that trip people up.
Resume for an Internal Promotion: What to Keep, Cut & Add
Applying for a promotion or transfer at your own company? You still need a resume, just a different one. Here's how to reposition it to prove you're ready for the next level.
Resume for a Job You're Overqualified For (Without Lying)
Applying for a role below your level? Here's how to reposition your resume so you don't get screened out as overqualified: reframing and trimming honestly, never fabricating.
Should You Put Months on a Resume? Months vs. Years
Months and years, or just years? The short answer: use months for every job. Year-only dates look like you're hiding a gap. Here's the rule, the formats, the exceptions, and the examples.
How to Put a Career Break or Sabbatical on Your Resume
Took intentional time off? List it with confidence. Here's how to put a career break or sabbatical on your resume as a real, dated entry, plus how to turn what you did into professional bullets.
STAR Method Resume: How to Write Bullets That Get Interviews
The STAR method is the thinking framework behind every strong resume bullet, but you don't write the full story on a resume. Here's how to compress STAR into results-first bullets, with the STAR vs. XYZ vs. CAR vs. PAR breakdown and 8 before/after examples.