These days people quit jobs for all sorts of reasons such as more money or better hours. Whatever the case may be for you leaving your job, sometimes a letter of resignation is required. If it can be avoided then avoid it, but if you are under a legal or any other kind of obligation…
In our last post, we talked out the first important tip for marketing yourself effectively to a potential employer, which was making sure to highlight what you will bring to the table. Today, we will talk about the second important tip for marketing yourself effectively to a potential employer, which is: Make sure to highlight…
Searching for a job used to mean you had to go buy half dozen newspapers and get your black Sharpie out for a good old circle and x session. Then you had to call places and follow up with going to these places and filling out an application and or drop off your resume. Not…
As a job candidate, you are trying to sell yourself to employers; therefore, it is important to look at yourself as a product. As with any other product, marketing is the most important aspect when it comes to gaining interest from your ‘customers’ and completing the sale. It the world of job interviews, there are…
You’ve got your foot in the door and set up an interview at your dream place of employment, congrats! Now make sure that you don’t get that door slammed back in your face. Let’s face it, in today’s tough economic environment, there are bound to be more individuals than just you that are qualified for…
If you are looking for a job, you may have noticed that some employers request a CV instead of a resume. Many jobseekers assume that a CV and a resume are different terms for the same thing, but this is not necessarily true. CVs and resumes are similar, true, but the differences are important. If you submit a…
What is one way to stand out to an employer? By uploading a video resume of yourself. A video resume is basically where you give the employer all of the information he would normally get from a paper resume – and then some – on video tape. You then send your video resume off to…
According to this recent article, if you are looking for a fresh start and are willing to relocate in order to make it happen, Boston comes in as one of the top places to find a job or new career, especially if you work in the medical field. Besides the medical center at Harvard, there…
Now that you have had a chance to implement the first 5 fantastic fixes from my last post, here are the remaining four: 6. If you are putting your resume online, make sure you use relevant keywords and incorporate them effectively. Placement of your keywords can be just as important as which keywords you use….
Having a well-written, professional looking resume is important to job search success. Even though you may think you know what it takes to create a winning resume, there are important elements that are easy to miss when you are preparing your resume, especially if you are applying for your first post-college job or internship. The…
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