Sales + Marketing columnist | Careers

Matt Krumrie answers readers' questions about job-hunting the first Sunday of each month. Matt has 10 years of experience reporting on the employment industry.


How to master the phone interview in 2020

Phone interviews are crucial in screening potential job candidates.


How to answer 7 tough job-interview questions

Your greatest weakness is the job interview? Career-placement pros help with common questions.


10 reasons why recruiters aren't reading your résumé

A professional résumé writer breaks down what you may be doing wrong.


Here are resume secrets revealed

Here's what job-seekers need to know to get noticed by employers.


Here's how you can leverage LinkedIn

Job-seekers and employers alike need the networking site to make connections and be noticed.


How to write a résumé for the older job seeker

Think of it as a marketing tool, not your autobiography


How to get your résumé read by a human

First you have to get it through the applicant tracking system.


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