Writing Your Resume: Getting Started
Writing a resume doesn't need to be a bewildering "I haven't got a clue" proposition. You don't need multiple college degrees or a long and illustrious working career in order to write a good resume. Get tips and suggestions, along with downloadable templates, that you can use to write your resume today!
Wave or Waive: Which Do You Use?
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Grammar and Writing
Two words that sound alike, wave and waive. Use either one incorrectly and it is unlikely that your spellcheck will catch it. Get a couple of "Remember it!" tips to know when to use wave and waive in a sentence.
Using Find/Replace to Make Text-Wide Revisions and Corrections
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Grammar and Writing
Using Find/Replace to make text-wide revisions is easy and time-efficient. Here are the basic guidelines for how to use Find/Replace to good advantage. With practice (and growing confidence), you can use Find/Replace to save countless keystrokes when you are faced with making numerous revisions or corrections to a single text.
Peek, Peak, and Pique...and more sound-alike words
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Grammar and Writing
Did you know there are three ways to spell the word that sounds like "peek"? Do you have trouble deciding whether you should to use forego or forgo? This article provides definitions, sentence examples, and some tips for remembering the difference between these sound-alike words.
How to Use AutoCorrect
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Grammar and Writing
You are working on a writing assignment and must repeatedly type the word sample. However, when your fingers fly over the keyboard, the word that actually ends up in the document as smaple. Spellcheck will probably find this, but no doubt to will suggest several correct spellings like: staple, maple, sampler, etc. Save yourself the time it will take to choose sample from Spellcheck's list of suggestions. Create an AutoCorrect!