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3 Techniques to Make Your Resume Stand Out by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - May, 2011 There’s nothing like adding distinctive talents to your resume to help you stand out from the other candidates sitting in the same stack of resumes. But how do you find those skills that prove you’re unique? And how do you choose which ones to list? Here are some tips to help you decide: 1. Look to Your Hobbies You may be surprised to discover that your hobbies are a great place to begin looking for some of your uniqu... |
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Choosing Transferable Skills to Add to Your Resume by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez - May, 2011 When you’re in the midst of switching careers, you may feel a bit concerned about just how you can show that you are qualified for a new position with your old skills. Although it’s true that you may not have all of the qualifications a company is seeking, you probably have some great transferable skills. What are transferable skills? These are skills that can be transferred from your old career to the new one. The key i... |
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Executive Job Hunting? You'll Need More Than a Resume by Laura Smith-Proulx - May, 2011 If you’re an executive planning your next career move, it might surprise you to learn that you’ll be judged by more than just your resume during your job search. In other words, a full resume is not necessarily the best fit for each interviewer or contact. Surprised? You’ll find that recruiters, company owners, Boards of Directors, and other hiring decision-makers often look at your experience through a series of interviews... |
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Invaluable Resources for Job Search Success by Heather Mundell - May, 2011 Embarking on a job search is a lot like heading out on a backpacking trip. Sure, you could show up at the trailhead with only a liter of water, a granola bar and an indomitable spirit. But come the afternoon, after the biting flies have found you and your granola bar is a distant memory, your energy starts to flag. By nightfall, as the cold sets in and you realize you're lost, you know it's time to turn back. Just like a ba... |
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MAKE THAT NET-WORK by Wendy Adams - May, 2011 The old adage of its not what you know, but who you know will never go out of style. We see it daily represented in almost anything publically displayed in the media. Now that media is currently most strongly held in the hands of the people, there is no shortage of proof that power is grown by the more people you know; the greater the access you have to these people and by the diversity of people you know. We are expanding ... |
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The Best Free Job Search Apps by Heather Mundell - May, 2011 Looking for a new job? There's an app for that. In fact there are many free apps for your smartphone or iPad that can help you be as efficient as possible with your job search when you're away from your computer. There are also many good, inexpensive apps to invest in, but I'm focusing today just on the free ones. LinkedIn, Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com, LinkUp, Indeed.com, and other major networking sites or job boa... |
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THE RISE OF CORPORATE GLOBAL AND DECLINE OF CORPORATE AMERICA by Yvonne Brown - May, 2011 As a child in Jamaica I grew up in a time when coming to America was the ultimate dream. People from all over the world coveted the American lifestyle with its manicured lawns, beautiful homes, and happy healthy children playing in the yard or riding their bikes in the neighborhood. Now all of that has changed and many Americans are moving to foreign lands just to find work, some are struggling to make a living,and feed th... |
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How a Successful Job Search is Like War by Alexandra Levit - May, 2011 I admire creativity a a great deal, especially when there are only so many ways to provide the same career advice. So when Operation Freedom War vet and sporting goods entrepreneur John Durfee e-mailed me his tips for how surviving a job search is like surviving war, I was intrigued. John and I corresponded for a few weeks, and here are some of his suggestions: Applying for jobs is like going on patrol. It's repetitive, ... |
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Career Secrets from the Insiders by Alexandra Levit - May, 2011 I have been reading Martin Yate since I was a job seeker about to be fresh out of college, and he has been one of my major sources of inspiration over the last few years. Fortunately for us, Martin's got a new Knock Em Dead book (this one is called Secrets and Strategies from the Insiders), and when I asked him if he could share some of the book's most important wisdom with you guys, here's what he had to say: Take control... |
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What to Say After You've Lost Your Job by Dawn Lennon - May, 2011 Less is more. There's a lot to sort out. Job loss is upending. We generally don't see things clearly, may act in haste, and are likely to say the wrong things. We lose our jobs for different reasons: -Poor performance -Breaking the rules -Reorganization -Downsizings and mergers When our number comes up, the boom comes down in different ways: We may be: -Fired for cause -Asked to resign -Displaced with o... |
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