The Biggest Resume Mistake You Can Make

By Caroline M.L. Potter

Your resume is the most important document in any job search. But what if you're submitting resume after resume and receiving no results at all -- not even a call? Your resume may be fatally flawed.

How can a resume betray a job seeker? It's not just typos or poor formatting. "The biggest flaw for a resume is when it fails to showcase a person's accomplishments, contributions and results, and instead spouts a job description of each position he's held," says Lauren Milligan, founder of ResuMayDay, a resume-writing and career-coaching firm based near Chicago.

Use these three tips to make sure your resume doesn't betray you.

Analysis of January 2012 Employment Report

In January, total employment in the United States grew in excess of 200,000 jobs for the second consecutive month. The Labor Department reports 243,000 positions were added in the month and revisions show 203,000 were added in December. The U.S. unemployment rate fell from 8.5 to 8.3 percent despite an influx of more than 500,000 workers into the civilian labor market.

Mechanical engineer jobs on the rise in five major cities

In February 2012, recruiters posted approximately 9,000 online ads for mechanical engineers - up 20 percent from a year ago, according to WANTED Analytics™.

Hiring demand for engineers to design and build engines, machines and other equipment is reaching numbers not seen since before the 2008 financial crisis. The volume of job ads increased 10 percent on a year-on-year basis from February 2011, 87 percent compared to 2010 and over 65 percent from 2009.