Guest Post Guidelines

Get exposure to our network of job seekers and professionals!

Expectations:

  • PREFERRED WORD COUNT: 800+ words, no more than 1,500 words

  • TOPICS CURRENTLY ACCEPTED: Networking, Interviewing, Career Planning & Advancement, In The Workplace

    (Articles focusing on Resume Writing and LinkedIn Profiles are not currently being accepted)

  • ORIGINALITY: Articles must contain new and original ideas and offer value to the readers. Double-check that we have not already published an article covering your idea. Bring a unique perspective to the topic you are writing about. Work you did not write or a previously published article with minor updates or additions is unacceptable.

  • SOURCES: Limit the use of external links and include reliable sources when using quotes or statistics. High-quality original content will be accepted over content with more than 2 external links to sources.

Approval Process:

Contributors should expect to receive a response within 5-7 business days. If you haven't heard from Off The Clock Resumes after 10 business days, your article was likely rejected.

Accepted articles may require some minor revisions, and suggestions to improve your article in alignment with the Off The Clock Resumes brand will be provided.

Once the article is approved, you will receive an email notifying you of your scheduled publication date. You will also receive an email alert when your article is published.

I reserve the right to reject your article for any reason without explanation. If your piece is riddled with typos and/or factual errors, it will not be accepted.


Link Insertion:

$50 | You may include one (1) affiliate link or promotional link directing traffic to your content, your products/service, or your blog/website within the article's content. These are do-follow links. Invoiced once the article is accepted.

REVIEW 14-POINT STYLE GUIDE

  1. Serial commas: his, hers, and theirs. Not his, hers and theirs.
  2. Commas and periods always go inside the end quote marks.
  3. Single spaces after periods. Single quotes belong only around quotes within quotes.
  4. An ideal paragraph length is two to three sentences.
  5. Add subheading, bullets, and lists to break up long blocks of text.
  6. Don’t use links in subheadings. Use them only in your text.
  7. Capitalize all words in headings and subheadings.
  8. A company or organization or government agency is an “it,” never a “they.” For the possessive pronoun, when you refer to possession by a single person or company, use “its,” not “their.” Similarly, when you write about a company’s web audience, mention “the audience’s members” before saying “them.” An audience is not a “them.”
  9. Be consistent with pronouns: If you start with the pronoun “you,” stick with it. Avoid mixing “we,” “I,” “he/she” and “you” all in the same article unless necessary.
  10. Be consistent with verb tenses throughout the article. Remember that the present perfect tense (“That company has followed the same policy for years”) expresses ongoing action.
  11. Avoid repeating the same words, points, and themes.
  12. Numbers under 10 are written out (unless appearing with the word “percent.”) Numbers 10 or higher are written as numerals (unless they start a sentence). Years are always expressed with numerals.
  13. If you must use jargon, particularly abbreviations and acronyms nobody else knows, spell these out on the first reference (followed by the abbreviation in parentheses).