Resume News

Sunnyvale - Scott Thompson, the recently hired CEO for Internet juggernaut Yahoo, is reportedly stepping down due to the controversy that plagued the company this week over his education credentials posted on his resume.

New York - A junior at NYU hoping for a summer position at J.P. Morgan sent in a resume and a cover letter filled with details of his super-human accomplishments in quaint bombast, and a single bizarre boast that is making many bank officials chuckle.

New York - Put words like "creative" or "effective" on your resume, and you probably won't be hired. The website Linkedin warns that these words are used so much that the hiring manager is likely to trash the resume altogether.

Jobs are hard to come by, especially in Michigan, but one woman spoke out against an unnecessary humiliation she went through with a potential employer belittling her and calling her a nasty name.

Former 'pitbull with lipstick' Sarah Palin has joined the LinkedIn professional- networking web site, on which she is apparently interested in 'job inquiries.'

Burglar robs successfully but leaves behind his resume and keys.

You thought the news that some Wikipedia authors may not be who they say they are was bad? Try the Dean Of Admissions at MIT who resigned today after admitting she lied about her own credentials.

After two months of uncertainty, the Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) agree to resume their peace talks.

If you're looking for a better job, you'd better fake it -- your resume, that is, what could it hurt?

BONN (dpa) - Competition in the job marketplace is becoming more intense by the day, and for many vacancies hundreds of people apply.A growing number of applicants are unwilling to rely on having the right credentials or simple good luck: According to ...