Job hunting is becoming an increasingly desperate proposition for many workers as unemployment grows nationwide and the number of long-term employed continues to creep up. In a recent report on CBS4-TV in Denver, Colorado career services professional Kyle Stone advises job-hunters to stick to a short, clear resume. "The best way to introduce yourself to a job opportunity is by a one page resume. That gets to your top tier of your background, your skills and your experience and your accomplishments," he told the TV station. Stone was also quoted as saying that hiring managers only tend to scan a resume for about 20 seconds, making brevity and clarity that much more important. Job hunters who prefer longer resumes can always keep them available for after a potential employer calls. For job hunters, prospects have been getting shakier by the month, with the latest government statistics showing a 7.6 percent unemployment rate that affects all sectors. Worse, the number of people facing long-term unemployment has also crept up steadily in recent months. A recent article by U.S. News and World Report quoted Morgan Stanley economists David Greenlaw and Ted Wieseman as predicting a 9.75 national unemployment rate by the end of the year.  |