Straight answers on finding work, growing your career, and hiring well.
Resumes and cover letters · 5 min read
A resume should be 1 or 2 pages, 2 only if your experience needs them. Most federal civil service jobs take 2 at most. How to decide and how to cut.
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LinkedIn and Indeed bar third-party bots that apply for you; Indeed has its own Apply For Me tool (beta). Their exact words, and how to use AI well.
Use 1 column, standard headings, a basic font, and plain bullets: no tables or text boxes, and nothing important in headers or footers. Steps from US guides.
Send a resume unless you apply for faculty or research-intensive work, a fellowship, a grant, or an award. How a CV differs, and federal and England usage.
Change careers in 5 steps: learn the work from federal job data, compare requirements, test the move, plan money and timing, and rewrite your resume.
Wait for the offer, research typical pay for the job and place, then ask for a specific figure. How to read pay percentiles and compare 2 offers.
A resignation letter says you are resigning, your job title, and your last day. Here are 3 templates to copy, and what to check about notice and final pay.
Under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules, a worker is your employee if you can control how the work is done. How federal agencies and California decide.
Structured interview questions by competency, a 0 to 3 scoring scale, and the topics the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) warns against.
Find employers that hire people with conviction records through reentry programs and job centers. Your federal rights, bonding, and a paused tax credit.
The Nurse Licensure Compact has 43 members; in 40 states, eligible residents can get a multistate license. Which states, who qualifies, and moving rules.
A nurse practitioner (CNP) is a registered nurse with a graduate degree and state license; most states add certification. US median: $132,300 a year (May 2025).
A fill-in offer letter for a full-time employee: job, pay, start date, benefits, conditions, and acceptance. What each field needs, and when at-will fits.
Care, trades, hospitality, healthcare, and more. Tell Bob what you want and meet employers who are hiring now.
