August 2007
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Career Advice
Following Up with a Potential Employer: Letting Your Level of Professionalism Shine After the Interview
Okay… your resume got you called in for an interview, and you think you presented yourself in a great light. Do you simply walk out and wait to hear about whether or not you got the job?
Not if you’re interested in coming across as a real pro, you don’t The first thing you should do […]Popularity: 2%
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Resume Tips
Medical and Legal Students Need a CV Style Resume that Showcases Education, Research, Internships and Publications
Medical and legal students don’t need a conventional resume. They need a curriculum vita, more commonly referred to as a CV, that showcases their education, research work, internships and the journals in which their writings have been published.
A resume briefly and succinctly describes your skills and achievements as they relate to your past employment. Resumes […]Popularity: 3%
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Resume Tips
Senior Executive Resumes: They Are Different
Senior executive resumes portray their “owners” as stellar performers while clearly revealing the potential for earning a sic-figure or bigger salary. Senior executive resumes must be much more strategic in nature than resumes belonging to people with lesser achievements and experience.
In addition to your experience and education, your senior executive resume should include any professional […]Popularity: 2%
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Resume Tips
Military Transition Resumes: Making Sure Corporate Employers Understand Your Skills
If you’re returning to civilian life after military service, it’s important that your resume reflect the wealth of experience, training and education you acquired during your tour of duty and so can offer to the civilian employers to which you apply for work.
People in the military members are well trained, well-disciplined and usually able to […]Popularity: 2%
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Resume Tips
How Long Should Your Resume Be?
It is a Relevant Question and the Answer is Relative to your Career Background
Time was when the answer to the question “How long should my resume be?” was, “One page.”
Well, times have changed. Today, HR specialists understand that a resume needs to be long enough to get you an interview call, and that will […]Popularity: 4%
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Resume Tips
Senior Executive? Your Resume Should Read Like a Best Selling Success Story
If you’re a senior executive, your resume must present you as already having achieved success and looking for another position only because, like Alexander the Great they need new worlds to conquer and new mountains to climb.
Make your resume sound like a success story instead of a job quest by concentrating on the accomplishments and […]Popularity: 2%
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Resume Tips
Never Include a Personal Photo on a Professional Career Resume
You should never include a personal photo on a professional career resume. Using a photo is inappropriate when you are applying for a professional position unless you are in a field such as modeling that obviously requires one.
For the majority of professional positions, a photo is unsuitable for a variety of reasons. First […]Popularity: 2%
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Resume Tips
If you are Lacking Experience, Showcase Your Education
Including Major Coursework, Research Projects and Thesis
If you are lacking experience to put into your resume, showcase your education to prove your abilities to prospective employers.
When you have minimal work experience, your educational background is a way to show what you can do and how it relates to the position you want. Consider the qualifications […]Popularity: 2%
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Resume Tips
The Faux Pas of Including Your Work Phone Number on a Resume
When you get ready to send your resume to a prospective employer, make sure to avoid the faux pas of including your work telephone number. Although valid contact numbers are necessary, your current work telephone number should not be one of them.
Consider how you would explain it to your boss if a competing company […]Popularity: 2%
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Resume Tips
Never Underestimate the Power of a Cover Letter: It is Your FOOT in the Door
Your cover letter isn’t merely a piece of paper you include with your resume. In fact, often a cover letter is even more important than the resume because it can determine whether or not your prospective employer continues on to read your resume!
When writing your cover letter, keep the old but true saying that “you […]Popularity: 2%
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