By Peter Vogt
MonsterTRAK Career Coach

It's deceptively easy to make mistakes on your resume and exceptionally difficult to repair the damage once an employer gets it. So prevention is critical, especially if you've never written one before. Here are the most common pitfalls and how you can avoid them.
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By Kim Isaacs
Monster Resume Expert

Make sure your resume is in top-notch shape by avoiding the top 10 resume blunders: 1. Too Focused on Job Duties Your resume should not be a boring list of job duties and responsibilities.
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By Kim Isaacs
Monster Resume Expert

In preparation for a job search, you dust off your old resume and tack on your most recent job, new skills and training. But without editing or deleting old information, resume becomes a hodgepodge of outdated accomplishments, awards and skills.
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By Kim Isaacs
Monster Resume Expert

In a competitive job market, it's hard enough for job seekers on a steady career path to get their resumes noticed. If you are pursuing a new direction, it's all that much more difficult to convince hiring managers to take a chance on you.
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By Kim Isaacs
Monster Resume Expert

"The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation." -- Pearl S. Buck Having a hard time getting your foot in the door for interviews because you're young and inexperienced?
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By Barbara Reinhold
Monster Contributing Writer

So you want to move to a different field entirely. Your father says, "You'll never be able to do it." Your mother rails, "After we spent all that money on your degree?" Fortunately, your friends or significant other say, "Sure, why not?"
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Your resume is your 30-second commercial that could make or break your sale to a potential employer. In that 30 seconds or less, it is important that your resume stands out and catches the attention of the reader.
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