A recent poll asked hiring managers how many spelling errors they could tolerate on a resume or cover letter. The answer:

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Tags: Accountemps, mistakes, resumes, typos

All recruiters do their best to make sure everything candidates tell them is accurate. What about someone who lied to get the job, but ended being one of your company’s top performers?

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Tags: college, lies, resumes, top performer

Online schools are becoming more common, but HR and hiring managers still prefer candidates with degrees from traditional institutions.

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Tags: applications, education, online degrees, online schools, resumes, Vault.com

When you get a resume with a long employment gap, is that a red flag about the candidate or just a sign of the hard economic times?

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Tags: Economy, employment gaps, resumes, Robert Half

These days, any company with an open job is hit with a flood of resumes — but more resumes doesn’t necessarily mean more quality candidates.

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Tags: accomplishments, Economy, phone interview, qualifications, resumes, screening

Saving all those hiring records for employees and rejected candidates can be a big headache for HR. But here’s an example of how following record retention rules can pay off big-time:

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Tags: applications, record retention, resumes

Used to be, a resume listing several different jobs in the past few years would have been a red flag for HR. But as job hopping becomes more common, should candidates who’ve shown loyalty still get the edge?

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Tags: job hopping, loyalty, resumes

Would you give a job to someone who rented a billboard to hang a giant copy of his resume?

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Tags: billboards, job search gimmicks, resumes, ridiculous job-seekers