You’re sitting in a chair, not moving because you might wrinkle your blazer. Your ankles are crossed, hands over top each other in your lap. The person across the desk is glancing over your resume. They look up, open their mouth, and… your mind goes blank. DON’T PANIC!
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Top 5 Resume Tips
A resume is a document that must be regarded as your personal brochure, it is your chance to highlight all of the skills that make you an ideal contender for the post. The tips underneath are what you need to think genuinely about in order for you to be represented in the best light.
Continue Reading7 Needed Work Skills in a Recovering Economy
In today’s world of multiple degrees, people have become extremely focused in one field. With a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s in the relationship between the media and politics, your knowledge base gets so precise it’s hard to broaden your job search. However, there are skills that have been highlighted during this time of a recession that can help people not only get, but keep, their jobs.
Continue Reading6 Tips on Resume Writing for Job Sites
In applying for jobs from online databases like Monster, an individual needs to remember that hundreds, sometimes thousands, of other individuals are also applying for the same position – some at the same exact time! There is no way one person could go through all those resumes. A lot of companies, especially larger ones like Aflac and Google, have a computer system filtering resumes by keywords.
Continue ReadingInterview Preperation for Phone Interviews
The basics of interview preparation haven’t changed in a while. You dress for success, bring your resume with you, have interview questions answered in your head and know the company. The way interviews are done, however, has changed. The days of walking door to door and handing in your resumes are over. Even the way our interviews are done has changed. Whereas once it was only acceptable to have interviews in person, now phone interviews have become more popular.
Continue ReadingCover Letter Tips that Will Get You the Job!
These cover letter tips will really help the structure and flow of your cover letter. There is cover letter help all over the web, but utilizing these steps is the foundation on how to write a cover letter perfectly.
Continue ReadingResume Blunders to Avoid
Besides a cover letter, a resume is the first thing that an employer sees before they actually meet you. That’s why it’s important that you don’t make any resume bloopers or resume blunders that may give them a bad first impression.
Continue ReadingWhat are Career Fairs and How Can They Help You?
Whether you’ve just graduated from college or you’re thinking about a career change a career fair, also known as a job fair, is a great place to meet potential employers and to learn about employment opportunities. It’s basically a free way to discover who is hiring in your area and the perfect place to learn about potential careers that have always interested you.
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