The Elevator
A blog to elevate your resume, job search & career to the top floor!
Updating your resume: when and how to refresh your professional profile
by 
Paul Drury
Updating a resume is an activity that should happen at regular intervals during any career. You do not have to be in an active job search. You never know when you may be approached for a new role.
The Elevator editor’s picks
by 
Susan Shor
Unless you’re a designer (or even if you are), developing your own resume from scratch is probably not for you. There are hundreds of templates out there, and you don’t want to plow through all of them. Let us do it for you.
Published in Resume Help
by Susan Shor
You’ve written and rewritten, looking for the best wording for your accomplishments, which keywords to use and whether your summary expresses exactly what you want it to. But how do you really know if your resume is the best it can be? Get a resume score from our free checker.
Published in Career
The working world is changing—for the better. Read all about how younger workers are revamping the professional landscape now.
Published in Resume Help
Resume tenses can be confusing, to say the least. Read our guide on how to navigate this somewhat tricky grammatical issue.
Published in Career
by Paul Drury
Working in time shifts is more common than you might think. If organized properly, it can become a new normal without too much disruption. If you can overcome the challenges, an ability to work at abnormal times could be a competitive advantage.
Published in Cover Letter
by Susan Shor
Does the company’s street address really matter when you’re not sending snail mail? What about your own address? Should you just include city and state only? We look at the question: does my cover letter need an address?
Published in Career
Do you have a case of wanderlust? If you’re ready to make a move, you need to know how to work and live abroad like a pro. We have the advice you need.
Published in Career
by 
Debbie Bride
Of all the hard knocks we hope never to experience, homelessness is high on most people’s lists. Even harder to imagine is dealing with unemployment while homeless. We look into the unique job search challenges faced by homeless people and tips for overcoming them.
Published in Resume Help
Passport details are sensitive pieces of information that should only be shared under the right circumstances. In this blog, we’ll go over whether or not it’s appropriate to add your passport details to your resume.
Published in Career
Searching for your next job? Working alongside a recruiter could help you to land interviews and maybe even get hired faster. Here’s what you should know.
Published in Career
Have you been secretly quiet quitting your job? Here’s what you need to know about the latest workplace trend sweeping the nation.
