The Cover Letter is the first chance you get to make a lasting impression on the potential employer. In many cases, it is what makes the employer or Human Resources person want to read your resume. The cover letter should showcase your personality, professionalism and of course your skills relevant to the position you are seeking. In addition, you should make sure that the tone and how you write the cover letter to a pe...

When it comes creating an effective LinkedIn Profile, every detail counts. As I teach the job seekers in my Work Skills classes, You only get a few seconds to wow the potential employer. You only get a few seconds to make that first impression. This is your first introduction and the first glimpse of you for the employer, so make it count! Your LinkedIn summary differs a slightly from the resume summary in that you can use...

Here are some tips how you can use a LinkedIn Profile account to leverage your job seeking and networking strategies. These tips address both the job seeker and the employer looking for people like you:LinkedIn enables you to reconnect with former co-workers and contacts, which are leads to a future job.Many jobs are only announced on LinkedIn.A well crafted, mindful LinkedIn Profile will attract recruiters.If a recruiter o...

In a recent study done by Harris Interactive, there are several common mistakes that job candidates make on their resumes. With over 2,000 hiring managers and Human Resources representatives taking part in the study here are some of the things that you should not do on your resume: Using text-speak. For example, job seekers should spell out the word “you” and not use “u” on resumes or any other job seeking materials....

Whether you are a stay at home mom looking for home based work or a mom returning to work after the kids are old enough to be in school, or even current working mom prospecting for another position, it is important to understand the true value and importance of the cover letter. It can be used to bridge your skills and experience (as a mom/caretaker) to the position if you don’t have work history in a particular field or ev...

References are a crucial part of the job seeking process. They usually come after you have conducted at least one interview with the potential employer and that employer is interested in you enough that they want to conduct reference checks. They are looking for information regarding your work ethic, professionalism and performance among other things. Your references could be the difference between you and another candi...