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August 12, 2007
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Brazen Careerist: 8 Steps to a Perfect Cover Letter A good cover letter can carry more weight than the best resume. Here are eight rules from the direct mail experts that should guide your cover letter writing. |
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The Perfect Cover Letter A resume might carry more weight for final hiring, but a good cover letter will always get your resume read. |
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March 27, 2005
Rich Heintz |
Keys Worth Tapping for Better Resumes & Cover Letters Timeless pointers about the job search, resumes and cover letters, networking and interviewing. |
Job Journal
March 25, 2012
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Brazen Careerist: 5 Keys to a Killer Cover Letter A letter accompanying your resume may strike you as a meaningless formality, but it's an important step toward being considered a top candidate. |
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July 31, 2005
Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: Feeling Worthless? When you lack motivation, here's an easy solution. Do something -- anything! |
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March 16, 2008
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Career Pros: Cover Letters Send Wrong Message Are you making one of the three most common cover-letter mistakes? |
Job Journal
August 3, 2008
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Career Pros: Cover Letters That Sizzle No mere formality, cover letters should pitch your compelling case for a closer look. |
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Eric Santos |
Job Application Tips Don't let your resume get thrown in the trash. Here's how to stand out when applying for a job |
Job Journal
August 12, 2007
David Perry |
Inventive Job-Search Strategies To increase your chances of success when trying these tactics, be bold, passionate, creative, tasteful and image conscious. |
Job Journal
September 18, 2005
Caron Golden |
The Clock is Ticking . . . If this is how your cover letter starts, start over. |
AskMen.com
Ian Harrison |
Writing A Cover Letter Everyone who sends out a resume should send out a cover letter. Neglecting to do so is a mark of ignorance and laziness that could end your chance of landing an interview. Here are some suggestions for content and format. |
Job Journal
May 27, 2007
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: 12 Common Resume Mistakes You'll convey the wrong impression with these resume errors. |
Job Journal
November 27, 2005
Rich Heinz |
What Hiring Managers Are Looking for A recent survey of hiring managers by CareerBuilder.com provides some insight. |
Job Journal
August 20, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Why You Aren't Getting Job Offers Over and over, jobseekers make the same complaint: Why don't employers call me after I send a resume? The answer may surprise you. |
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March 23, 2008
Alesia Benedict |
Career Pros: The Multiple Resume Myth An alternative to creating multiple versions of your resume. |
Job Journal
May 6, 2007
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Be Unforgettable -- Follow up! Follow up with a phone call and convince employers you're it. |
Job Journal
January 8, 2006
Rich Heintz |
Ten Things You Don't Want to Hear in a Job Interview Don't hold your breath for a job offer after comments like these. |
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Michael Estrin |
What Employers Look For In A Resume You've probably written more than one resume in your life, but you can always improve upon it. Writing a winning resume isn't just about putting your best foot forward, it's about putting the correct details onto the page. |
Job Journal
April 29, 2007
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Resume's Key Ingredient: Results Job-winning resumes herald your record of achievement. |
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January 15, 2006
Carole Kanchier |
Countering Job-Search Frustrations Learn how to resolve common job-search challenges, turndowns and setbacks. |
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April 25, 2004
Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: The Stealth Resume A new approach to applying for a job. |
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June 3, 2007
James E. Challenger |
Tap Dancing to Get Your Foot in the Door Resumes are rarely successful on their own. Here are some alternative strategies. |
Job Journal
December 11, 2005
Rich Heintz |
Jobseekers Face Rude Reality Anyone who has ever been on the job-search trail -- especially for a prolonged time -- knows you have to develop a thick skin if you are going to survive. |
Job Journal
February 7, 2010
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The Can-Do Resume You may think a resume is supposed to convey your personal characteristics to prospective employers. But the best resumes convey something much more important - what you can accomplish for the organization that hires you. |
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Armando Gomez |
The Importance of a Good Resume Whether you call it a curriculum vitae, a cv, or a resume, it is one of the major selling points of your professional portfolio. |
Job Journal
January 20, 2008 |
25 Favorites Looking back at the best content from 1100 editions of the Job Journal. |
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March 8, 2001
Armando Gomez |
Being Overqualified: You're Too Good For The Job Being overqualified is the perfect example of a catch-22; you need qualifications to get a job, but having too many is a problem... |
Job Journal
July 9, 2006
Rich Heintz |
Rocket Science it's Not A stubborn percentage of jobseekers seem clueless when it comes to conducting a professional job search. Are you among them? |
Job Journal
November 20, 2005
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: Is Your Job Search Too Passive? It may be time to get more proactive about your job search. Don't just send out resumes. Make things happen. |
Job Journal
June 10, 2007
Selena Dehne |
Digital Portfolios Once upon a time, sending a compelling cover letter along with a well-crafted resume was often enough to win a job interview. |
Job Journal
July 10, 2005
James E. Challenger |
The `Goal' Standard Have you wondered how to distinguish yourself from competitors in your search for a new job? Here are some ways to package yourself as a goal-oriented employee, something employers find irresistible. |
AskMen.com
October 17, 2002
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What To Avoid In Your Resume People want to know how to make a major career move and how to devise a business plan but at the end of the day, they know that the resume is the first key to success. Rather than going over what to put in this important document, here is a list of what to avoid. |
Job Journal
March 20, 2005
Rich Heintz |
Basic Job-Search Building Blocks While some of these 13 job-hunting ideas will be old hat to some job seekers, they are worth repeating to anyone about to embark on that challenging journey to a new job. (first of three parts) |
Job Journal
April 18, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Don't Diminish Limited Experience Overcoming interviewers' concerns about a one-employer work record. |
Job Journal
February 24, 2013
Peter Weddle |
Who Are You Again? Today's employers are inundated with applications for every open position, so jobseekers have to find ways to stay on the radar of overworked recruiters. |
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Armando Gomez |
Perfecting Your Resume When searching for that dream job, you have to prepare yourself right from the beginning of the search -- the resume. |
Job Journal
October 21, 2007
Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Resume Rules Not Made to be Broken Here are the six most violated rules among the resumes that people send to me to review: And if you think your resume is an exception to the rule, you're wrong. |
Job Journal
March 24, 2013
Peter Weddle |
Showcase the Write Stuff Good writing is becoming a rare commodity in Corporate America. And jobseekers who can demonstrate above-average English skills have a distinct advantage over the competition. Don't write off your job search with careless composition. |
Job Journal
November 14, 2010 |
Warm Up for the Hot Seat Landing an interview these days leaves some applicants wilting under the pressure. |
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May 3, 2009
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Career Pros: Prepare to Tout Accomplishments A job interview is no place to be humble about your accomplishments. |
Job Journal
June 5, 2005
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: How to Parlay Your Pay Strong salary talk in the initial interview can be a deal breaker, so patience is a virtue -- and a good strategy. Here are some ways to "dodge the dollar question." |
Job Journal
May 1, 2005
Burt Nadler |
When the Interview Is Imminent Wondering where to turn when the job interview is just hours away? Try this five-step approach to last-minute interview preparation. |
Job Journal
January 28, 2007
Helen M. Scully |
10 Big Mistakes Jobseekers Make Among the most common maladies afflicting jobseekers is a lack of focus, which shows up in resumes with vague objectives and a scatter-shot approach to targeting employers. If you try to be an asset to all, you'll end up being hired by none. |
Job Journal
August 24, 2008
Burt Nadler |
When the Interview is Imminent Last-minute strategies when you're feeling unprepared for the moment of truth. |
Job Journal
July 24, 2005
Elizabeth Scheibner |
Is Your Resume up to Par? While a good resume can't guarantee you a job, a bad resume can ruin your chances of getting your foot in the door. Here's how to ensure your resume is a cut above the competition. |
Job Journal
May 28, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Don't Get Mouse-Trapped! Confining your job search to sitting in front of a computer is a strategy that virtually guarantees prolonged joblessness. |
Job Journal
April 25, 2010 |
Deciphering Job Ad Lingo Misinterpreting the language in job postings can cause missed opportunities and misdirected efforts. When reading employment ads, it's essential to understand the 'code' behind specific key words and the subtleties of an employer's hire expectations. |
AskMen.com
Sunder Ramachandran |
The Pitfalls of Faking Your Resume Lying on their resume might be one of the dumbest -- and the most damaging -- things someone could do to their career. |
Job Journal
October 23, 2005
John Challenger |
If You Want the Job... Being liked by the interviewer is not enough to land a job. The interview is a sales call. You have to help your own cause along by demonstrating an active interest in the job under discussion. |
