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TweetShareA resume summary is what the name implies; an overview of the qualifications that make you the perfect fit for the job in question. The resume summary is your advertising pitch to the reader, and your chance to hook that reader. It typically focuses on three to five skills or competencies that have been culled [...]

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TweetShareIt’s never fun to think about the awkward situations that you will run into when you reach the interviewing stage of the job application process. You never know exactly what will be asked, but you can anticipate – and sometimes that anticipation leaves you biting your nails off to say the least. This sentiment is [...]

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TweetSharePre employment testing is commonly used by employers to screen out unsuitable job applicants. In the United States more than 30% of companies reportedly use pre-employment tests to help make hiring decisions. Used in conjunction with the interview process employment testing enables the employer to pin-point any areas of concern with regard to the applicant’s [...]

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TweetShareAt a recent workshop, an attendee asked about what to do about her low GPA and her resume. For recent graduates and current students, the GPA is standard on a typical resume so it’s a question worth answering. But even for more experienced hires, where GPA matters less if at all, this question is still [...]

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TweetShareWhether this job interview is your first or your 51st, it never hurts to brush up on your skills and do some advance prep work to ensure success. Learn how to play up your key strengths, minimize your weaknesses, and make a great impression overall. Here are ten tips from my arsenal of career advice. [...]

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TweetShareCopyright (c) 2008 Camilla Patten We are all aware that both verbal and non-verbal communication occurs during any social interaction with other human beings. It is said that Impressions are created and opinions are formed within the first five minutes of meeting someone. It is for this reason that when attending a job interview we [...]

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TweetShareSomeone just twittered me a great post by author and business gadfly Seth Godin. It’s from several months ago, but the information is valuable. In essence, he passes on the valuable advice that you shouldn’t write your own resume. He says: “Writing about yourself is infinitely harder than writing about someone else–and you’re going to [...]

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TweetShareNo… this isn’t a post about how to get a barrista job at Starbucks. It’s about how to do well at a job interview, held in a Starbucks. Let me explain. I was in a Starbucks last week and saw two people at a table with papers strewn about in the midst of some business-like [...]

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TweetShareOver the course of my career, I’ve heard the following a lot. Lately, we’ve been hearing it more than I’d like to say: “I’ve sent my resume out over 300 times now. I haven’t gotten anything back. NOTHING. Not an email. Not a phone call. Not even an autoreply!” These days, things are even worse. [...]

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TweetShare This guest post is contributed by Alisa Gilbert, who writes on the topics of bachelors degree.  She welcomes your comments at her email Id: alisagilbert599@gmail.com. So you’re on the job hunt, and you’ve sent out hundreds of applications with few or no callbacks for interviews. It’s a common story, but as pointed out here on Job Bored [...]

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