Depending on where you look or who you ask, resume objective statements are either useful to include on your resume or outdated and should be avoided. According to the naysayers, the rare instance ...

Each component of a SMART goal is designed to ensure that you have the proper framework to accomplish an objective. Instead of making open-ended wishes for the future, you make a purposeful plan. For ...

Summer stretches before us, with all its potential for meeting research and writing goals. But if you’re going on the faculty-job market for the first time — as a recent Ph.D. or an advanced doctoral ...

In a way, your résumé summary is a miniature elevator pitch - an overview of your skills and achievements, designed to attract the attention of a recruiter. Imagine, if you will, that the hiring ...

Teaching students to write is no easy feat, and it’s a topic that has often been discussed on this blog. Penny Kittle teaches first-year writers at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. She was ...

January is traditionally a month for starting projects, trying new things, and working to break bad habits — particularly anything that gets in the way of self-improvement or productivity. Polygon ...