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12 Easy Steps to Acing Any Telephone Screening Job Interview

May 16, 2012 Job Search Interviewing

These days, the first hurdle to overcome in getting that new job is often a screening interview conducted by phone. Recruiters and HR people use it as an initial device to pare down a list of job applicants. Their intended outcome is to find reasons to cut you from the list of applicants that will [...]

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Job Search Tips For Moms Returning To the Workforce

May 11, 2012 Career Management

As this weekend is Mother’s Day weekend, this article providing job search tips to mothers who wish to return to the workforce seemed timely. It has often been said that a mother’s work is never done. Now, imagine that work includes returning to work – the paid workforce, that is – after being away to [...]

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5 Ways That Job Seekers Sabotage Themselves With Their Resume

April 26, 2012 Resume Writing

Resume writing is one of the first and also one of the most challenging tasks that professionals must tackle when beginning a new job search. Resume styles and expectations are continually changing, requiring the job seeker to take a fresh look at and sometimes completely rewrite her resume with each career step. What should be [...]

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Internet-Ready Resumes: How-to Create Them and How-to Use Them

August 9, 2011 Internet Job Searching

What exactly is meant by the phrase internet resume? If you are confused by the many different types of resumes required for an internet job search — email resumes, scannable resumes, keyword resumes, text resumes, ASCII resumes, PDF resumes, Word resumes, and traditional resumes–you definitely aren’t alone! Using the internet in your job search is [...]

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When It Comes To Your Resume Is Adequate Good Enough? The Real Difference Professional Resume Writers Can Make!

August 5, 2011 Resume Writing

Your resume is truly one of the most important documents you will ever create. This one document creates an image about you as a professional, and is often the primary factor in how an employer forms their first impression of you. Whether you like it or not, image counts, perception is reality, and first impressions [...]

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Resume Writing Tutorial – Writing a Targeted Resume

July 25, 2011 Miscellaneous

When you submit your resume to an employer, you have just seconds to seize their attention and convey to them exactly how you would fit in their company structure and add value to their organization. While you may think you are opening new opportunities to yourself by using a general/broad resume, the truth is that [...]

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Powerful Ways That a Branded Resume Can Bring Your Job Search to a Fast, Successful End

July 18, 2011 Personal Branding

Can a branded resume really make a difference in the speed and success of your job search? Standing out from your peers when the job market is tight can be challenging. Getting attention with your resume and making a compelling first impression that results in a job interview is even tougher. Turning that job interview [...]

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Video Tips – Essentials in the Resume Puzzle

July 1, 2011 Career Marketing

If you are currently looking for a job, it’ s foolhardy to use a less-than-perfect resume. These video tips will help you to strengthen and improve your resume to be as competitive as possible in a job market that is overflowing with qualified candidates. What are 5 resume essentials summarized in this video? Briefly, they [...]

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Video on 7 Essential Elements That Will Make Your Resume Irresistible

June 27, 2011 Career Marketing

You can read it in 100 books and on 1000 websites, but actually seeing a resume writing tip illustrated in a real example can make all the difference when you are trying to prepare your own resume for a job search. I’ve just published this new video presentation explaining and actually illustrating 7 essential elements [...]

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Video Tips on How-to Write a Resume That Gets Results

June 15, 2011 Resume Writing

There are, of course, many tricks of the trade that we use when providing professional resume writing services to clients. At all times, but especially now when the job market is so competitive, it is essential that your resume be absolutely standout to get you attention and win you interviews ahead of your competition (other [...]

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The Functional Resume – Is The Functional Format Right For You?

June 9, 2011 Resume Writing

Very frequently we have clients come to us asking about having a functional resume written. Most often, after discussing the reasons why they may want a functional resume, we advise the client against one. While a functional resume can be beneficial and effective in some situations, you must be very strategic and think carefully about [...]

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Creative Resume Designs: Easy Ways To Sharpen Your Competitive Edge

June 6, 2011 Resume Writing

Should you consider creative resume designs to get attention in a crowded job market? We’ve all heard the saying “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” Not a day goes by when I don’t feel the need to remind clients of this truth. This is especially important in your job search, [...]

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Resume Design: How To Captivate Employers in 5 Seconds or Less

May 28, 2011 Resume Writing

Using attractive resume design to create eye appeal and win a competitive edge over the job market competition is a trick of the trade that many professional resume writers use to the advantage of their clients. In a stack of hundreds of resumes, your resume design can make all the difference in whether your resume [...]

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The 3 Key Elements to Writing an Irresistible Resume That Gets Results

May 16, 2011 Resume Writing

Would you benefit from guidance on how to write a resume? If you’ve been struggling to write your resume, you know how incredibly challenging it can be. The clients who come to us for our professional resume writing services describe hour after frustrating hour of trying to figure out the proper format and find just [...]

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12 Ways to Use the Telephone More Effectively In Your Job Search

May 6, 2011 Career Marketing

Job seekers frequently suffer from telephone phobia. Knowing how and using the telephone effectively during your job search will make help keep your search moving forward efficiently and productively, ultimately helping you to land a new job faster and more successfully. Out of intimidation, shyness, or a fear of rejection many job seekers will [...]

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15 Can’t Fail Techniques to Restart A Stalled Job Search

April 29, 2011 Job Search Techniques

If you have spent any time job searching in the recent past, you know that it isn’t easy! Whether you have been at it for some time and need to revive a search that has stalled, or if you are just starting out and want your search to come to a successful conclusion as fast [...]

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