April 14, 2010
- How to Attract Executive Recruiters with Your Resume
When you’re in the market for an executive-level job, sometimes it can be challenging to attract executive recruiters – that is, unless you have a really impressive resume out there to lure them in. So how can you attract executive recruiters without getting executive resume help? Here are some tips you might consider…
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April 9, 2010
- Tips for Posting Your Resume Online
If you’ve already taken guidance with writing resumes or have worked magic on your own and are now ready to showcase your amazing resume to the world, there are some steps you need to take, especially if you’re posting online. Not to make it sound like rocket science, but it’s very possible that you could miss out on some things if you don’t learn what all is out there to take advantage of.
April 7, 2010
- How to Avoid Simple Mistakes on Your Resume
Sometimes the simplest errors can cause the biggest problems for your job search. For instance, no matter how many great skills you have, if your resume has a lot of typos, you will probably have a difficult time getting anyone to take it seriously.
April 2, 2010
- Making Your Resume Stand Out at a Job Fair
Going to a job fair can be a great opportunity to access multiple employers in one location. With so many chances for employment right at your fingertips, it's a good idea to do everything you can to increase your chances of snagging an interview while you're there.
March 31, 2010
- How to Handle Taboo Topics on Your Resume
It's no secret that discrimination does indeed exist, even in the workplace. The hard part is that sometimes it's possible to walk into a discriminatory situation unknowingly.
If you get help with resume writing from a professional then you could avoid adding information that is traditionally taboo but could result in you being discriminated against. If you're not sure what this information could be, take a look at some topics that are typically considered taboo on the resume.
March 26, 2010
- Let Your Resume's Career Summary Snag You a Job
When searching for a job, the resume-writing process can be very confusing. You don’t know what type of objective to add, how many jobs to list, or even which accomplishments and skills to include. Of course, you know the idea of writing the resume is to make sure that you can snag a job with the information you’ve listed. But sometimes it’s hard to know just what to list that will actually work.
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March 24, 2010
- Turn Negative Resume Feedback Into a Positive
So you've worked your fingertips to the bone typing out this great resume. You've handed it over to your mentor for feedback and when you got it back, your mentor alluded to the fact that you might want to get professional resume help rather than doing the work yourself.
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March 19, 2010
- Creating a Professional Resume When You Have No College Degree
Conducting a job search can be a challenging experience, especially if you find yourself lacking something that your competition may have. For some, this may be a lack of work experience. And for others, it may be that they’ve had a gap or two in their work history. However, it can also be challenging for job seekers when applying for a job means revealing that they have no college degree.
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March 17, 2010
- How to Write Your Resume When You Lack Experience
It’s not easy getting your first shot at a great job opportunity when you don’t have any job experience to back you up. You’re probably asking the age-old question right now. How can you ever get experience if a company doesn’t want you without experience? Well actually, companies will hire you with little-to-no experience if you know how to charm them into it.
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March 12, 2010
- Building Your Resume Before Leaving Your Job
Have you ever started writing a resume when in between jobs only realize that you have no idea what in the world you did in the job you just left? Even though you were in a routine day in and day out, it’s often hard to remember what it is that you did because you’ve already distanced yourself from it.
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March 10, 2010
- How to Safely Job Seek While Employed
Sometimes the need to look for a new job occurs at the most inopportune time – like when you’re still employed by another company. However, there’s no denying that when it’s time to go, it’s time to go.
March 5, 2010
- Improving Your Resume Is Easier Than You Think
Have you ever felt that while your resume didn’t seem to be getting you the results you want on the job front, you’re clueless as to what you should do to make improvements? Sometimes, making improvements is about making little subtle changes while other times it’s about making a complete overhaul of your resume.
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March 3, 2010
- Don’t Make These Job Seeker Mistakes
As a job seeker, sometimes it’s difficult to know exactly what you’re getting yourself into when you start your job search. Most people know to write a resume and search for jobs online or in newspaper ads, but that’s about as far as it goes.
February 26, 2010
- Why Haven't I Been Hired Yet?
Sometimes conducting a job search can make you feel truly frustrated. After weeks, or possibly months, of searching, it's hard to think that the job search possibly could not have resulted in a job yet.
February 24, 2010
- Great Places to Submit Your Resume
As you go through the process of searching for a job, one of the most challenging parts of the process is figuring out what to do with a generic resume once you've created one. Often times, if you get resume assistance from a professional then you can also get assistance with where to submit your resume. But if you are going at it alone then take a look at these suggestions.
February 17, 2010
- Key Questions Your Resume Should Answer
Sometimes it's difficult to know just what a resume should address when writing it. While you know that you want to express the desire of being considered for a position, it is often challenging to know how to get this message across.
February 12, 2010
- Sites for Posting Your Resume Online
After you've taken a lot of time to create a perfect resume - whether on your own or through professional great writing certified resumes - you want it to be noticed. Of course, there are the traditional ways of getting this done, including shipping the resume off via snail mail or email. However, job search engines make it very easy to post your resume online for recruiters to find you.
February 10, 2010
- 4 Ways to Annoy a Hiring Manager with Your Resume
We all know that our goal when applying for a job is not to annoy the hiring manager. In fact, this is the exact opposite of what we set out to do. However, this sometimes inadvertently occurs when certain mistakes are made to the resume.
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February 5, 2010
- Creating Your Resume When You're Overqualified
In a tough job market like we're facing today, sometimes we're required to get out there and apply for positions that we know we're a bit overqualified for. However, in order to put food on the table, we do what we must.
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February 3, 2010
- 4 Ways to Successfully Brainstorm for Your Resume
Probably one of the biggest challenges of writing a resume is determining just what should be included. You may know exactly what tasks you performed everyday while on your various jobs, but for some reason it's not easy to put it all into words. The same goes for writing your objective and determining exactly what you have to offer.
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