MINNEAPOLIS – Good news for job seekers as hiring picks up and unemployment hits a ten-year low in the U.S., but how do you get your resume to the top of the pack when applying for those jobs? First, ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

It’s January, which traditionally signals heightened job search activity. Of course, nothing is traditional these days, with pandemic measures having upended nearly all our work practices. Amy ...

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With the approaching New Year, many people will decide it's time for a new start. This may include new goals, new activities and, maybe, a new job. Despite evolving job search tactics, the traditional ...

In 2025, eighty-three percent of companies already use AI to review resumes. For candidates, that means a machine is almost always the first “reader” of their application. The good news is that those ...

Dear Sam: I have more than 30 years of human resources experience with a Fortune 500 company. I retired and moved on to a position with a nonprofit trade association. I was very successful, however, ...

When sorting through dozens—or hundreds—of résumés and cover letters, certain patterns start to wear thin fast. Whether it's vague bullet points, inconsistent formatting or overused buzzwords, small ...