resume Archive
With the widespread use of websites such as LinkedIn and Facebook where people are freely posting photographs of themselves, is it time to start including a headshot on resumes? It’s common practice for many organizations to search job candidates names …
I often have the opportunity in my line of work to look over and review cover letters written by job applicants. One of the most common trends I notice is the tendency to use passive language; words that often communicate …
Looking for a job or the next step in your career can be a stressful experience. While you may want a new position, you’re not at all looking forward to the résumé writing, online applications, rejections, flat-out being ignored altogether …
“It doesn’t matter if I believe in myself or not because that doesn’t change the fact that other people are holding me back, denying me my chances. Bitter? I’ve got every right to be. Unemployed, no job interview in years; …
Do you use cover letters or not? It’s been my experience, (and I am opening myself up to some possible criticism here but nonetheless here goes) the cover letters are generally written more often by people with better vocabularies and …
Remember high school? Go on, think back…for some of you, way back! Did you ever open your locker and find an envelope in it that smelled of perfume? I did. Back then I thought it was groovy, and it got …
Okay so let’s say you see a job you are interested in applying for. Near the end of the posting, it gives you three ways to apply for the job; fax, email or online. Does it matter which you use …
Pick up a good book, and if you are like the majority of people. You start to picture in your mind what the character looks like, largely because of the information provided. Interestingly enough, the image you envision is different …
You have your name written. All your contact information is listed. Your education is typed up and nicely spaced. Next section is your work history/skills. Sweat starts to form on your upper forehead. What do I write? What skills do …
With the current economic struggles and the shrinking of the job market, it is essential that a person understands how to market his/her self appropriately. The first step at marketing one’s self appropriately is “the resume.” What is a résumé …