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Online Resume Formats
There are several types of online resume formats that can be used when contacting potential employers. When you search for job openings online, some companies will have on their websites which onli. . .
Conquering Interviews with Better Negotiating Skills
Negotiation is a skill that we all use at some time in our lives. Whether it's with looking for a job, a dispute with a spouse, buying a car or a house, we all have occasions where we have to negot. . .
Dressing for Successful Job Interviews
The first thing an interviewer will notice about you is how you're dressed. Even before you say hello or shake their hand, they are starting to form an impression of you based on your appearance. T. . .
TMI: The Résumé Destroyer
Resume too long? Ugh! Boring and counterproductive. Here’s how to reduce the length of your résumé by as much as a page or more without sacrificing meaning, impact, or readability.“They say my résu. . .
Aptitude Tests Reveal the Difference Between Your Aptitude
Aptitude tests measure your skills, abilities, values, interests and personality in order to help you determine which careers you might be best suited for and eliminate those that you are not. Apti. . .
Lost Your Job? Keys To A Quick Recovery
You may be astonished to realize that retrenchment may occur more than once during the life of the modern day worker. In fact, career advisors report that we could expect to be made redundant up t. . .
Successful Job Search: Knocking Out The Competition
Most of the time, competition stimulates us, gets our juices flowing, generates creativity, a sense of excitement, and motivates us to perform at our best. Looking for work is another matter! When . . .
YOUR JOB INTERVIEW IS LIKE A BLIND DATE
YOUR JOB INTERVIEW IS LIKE A BLIND DATE --it's a meeting between two mutually interested people--Love is in the air. You know a little about your date and your date knows a little about you. The de. . .
First Impressions: Dealing with Interviewer Bias
DEALING WITH FIRST IMPRESSION BIASStudies have shown a majority of interviewers do not have a scientific way of determining who would do best on a job. Instead, most simply use their own biases to . . .
The Secret of Life Is to Get On Board
One of this year's box office hits was the movie, Polar Express. It's a wonderful story about the power of believing. It is Christmas Eve and a little boy waits in his bed hoping to hear the bells. . .
Formatting A Career Change Resume
I'M CHANGING CAREERS - HOW DO I FORMAT MY RESUME? The best resume format to use is the combination resume. This resume format is not chronological nor functional. It combines both! It is extremely . . .
Visualizing Success in Job Interviews
Some interviewers do a good job and make sure they ask you pertinent questions. However, most interviewers are not good at interviewing and therefore will not ask you questions that will let you pr. . .
Mastering The Lunch Interview
Interviews can be nerve-racking, brain-draining, headache-inducingexperiences. These days, recruiters have found a way to make theinterview even more difficult by combining the experience with amea. . .
The Five Most Common - And Most Avoidable - Resume Errors
Writing an effective résumé can certainly be challenging. There are numerous rules and none of them apply 100% of the time. It is often much easier for people to craft their document if they unders. . .
Make Your Resume Keyword Rich and Scanner Friendly
If you haven’t looked for a job recently, there are new tactics that hiring professionals are using that you should be aware of before updating your resume.Employers and recruiters increasingly rel. . .
Improving Your Resume
You may have considered going to a resume writer to get your resume revamped. Resume writers are great and most of them produce resumes that are better than what the average job seeker can produce . . .
In a Rut? Ready for a Career Change?
Are you unhappy at work? Tired and lacking energy and drive? Don't worry, you are not alone! Studies in the US show that up to 70 percent of the workforce is unhappy with their job at any given tim. . .
Using Cover Letters and Customized Resumes
I'd like to briefly discuss the concept of "resume targeting." This is the practice of customizing your resume for a specific audience. Targeting with resumes is the same concept as advertisers cus. . .
What being "overqualified" really means
If you've been working for a while, chances are you've found yourself in an interview with someone who tells you you're "overqualified." Interviews are quite a nerve-wracking situation and at first. . .
Dealing with Personality Interview Questions
QUESTION FROM A SUBSCRIBER:I recently had an interview where the man asked me What 3 people living or dead would I have dinner with. Honestly I answered the question. From that he stated, "Oh, you'. . .
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