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Getting Noticed How to craft attention-getting resumes, cover letters and thank-you notes. |
Job Journal August 12, 2007 Penelope Trunk |
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. |
Job Journal September 16, 2007 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: A Resume Typo? Get Over it Your resume is about much bigger things than minuscule errors. |
Job Journal April 25, 2004 Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: The Stealth Resume A new approach to applying for a job. |
Job Journal March 16, 2008 Brenda Ferguson |
Career Pros: Cover Letters Send Wrong Message Are you making one of the three most common cover-letter mistakes? |
Job Journal November 4, 2007 Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: Internet Insights Incorporating the Internet in your job search can be a boon or a bust. |
Job Journal March 25, 2012 Penelope Trunk |
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. |
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 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 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 July 8, 2007 David Perry |
Your Resume Has Just 15 Seconds to Make a Good Impression Most recruiters and human resource managers spend less than 15 seconds on the first page of your resume. Here are some ideas to make your resume a must-read. |
Job Journal May 4, 2008 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Edit Your Resume Like a Pro How professional resume writers would improve your image. |
Job Journal September 18, 2005 Caron Golden |
The Clock is Ticking . . . If this is how your cover letter starts, start over. |
Job Journal December 3, 2006 Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: Ripped-Off Resumes Unscrupulous applicants cut and paste someone else's resume. |
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. |
AskMen.com 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 April 8, 2007 David E. Perry |
Will Your Resume Get More Than a Glance? Your resume is your personal emissary. Take the time to write a resume that is first rate. |
AskMen.com 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. |
AskMen.com 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 August 1, 2010 Deborah Brown-Volkman |
Career Pros: Do Resumes Drive You Crazy? Answers to the most common concerns that keep it from being completed. |
Job Journal October 14, 2007 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: 6 Ways to Spark Your Job Search A quick diagnosis finds fundamental flaws in your job hunt. |
AskMen.com February 26, 2014 |
Get Your Dream Job With These 20 Resume-Perfecting Tips Use the following 20 tips to make sure your resume stands out from the pack. |
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 December 5, 2004 Deirdre O'Shea |
Refurbish Your Resume Just doing a few things differently will put you ahead of 95 percent of the other applicants who aren't willing to put in the extra effort to rethink their resume. |
Fast Company Christine Ryan Jyoti |
9 Resume Mistakes That Might Cost You A Job While good old paper may seem passe in the digital age, LinkedIn hasn't completely replaced the old-fashioned resume. |
Job Journal November 13, 2005 Chandra Orr |
Key Words Gone are the days of fancy formatting and people reviewing a stack of resumes. Today, key words are the key. |
Job Journal September 22, 2013 Ford R. Myers |
Give Your Resume a Fresh Review If you haven't updated or reviewed your resume in awhile, don't put it off any longer. Here are some mistakes you might be making. |
Job Journal June 17, 2007 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: 6 Ways to Spark Your Job Search In a job-search funk? Here are ways to get back on track. |
AskMen.com 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 June 18, 2006 Marty Nemko |
5 Shortcuts to a New Job Are you ready to be a little more creative in your approach to job hunting? |
Job Journal January 4, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
Is Your Background Blemished? Here's a creative approach to burying the truth. |
Job Journal January 20, 2008 |
25 Favorites Looking back at the best content from 1100 editions of the Job Journal. |
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. |
AskMen.com Jasper Anson |
The Perfect Cover Letter A resume might carry more weight for final hiring, but a good cover letter will always get your resume read. |
Job Journal March 4, 2007 Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: Everyone Needs a Resume Don't let your ego sabotage solid job-seeking strategies. Even C-level executives need a resume. |
Job Journal February 7, 2010 John Challenger |
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. |
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 August 8, 2010 Lindsey Novak |
Career Pros: Jobseekers Should Expect a Full Serving of Frustration Is your job hunt long on frustration and short on results? Join the club. |
Job Journal April 29, 2007 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Resume's Key Ingredient: Results Job-winning resumes herald your record of achievement. |
Job Journal October 2, 2011 Peter Weddle |
The Smarter Resume Most resumes fail to get the attention necessary to win an interview. So, what does it take to stand out from the crowd in a job market swamped with qualified applicants? Present yourself as someone who is constantly working to improve their market value. |
AskMen.com January 22, 2004 Gregory Batts |
Tips For Finding Your Ideal Job You could spend hours and days looking through the want ads and sending out resumes, or you could have a focused strategy that will greatly enhance your chances of landing a great job. |
Job Journal March 23, 2008 Alesia Benedict |
Career Pros: The Multiple Resume Myth An alternative to creating multiple versions of your resume. |
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. |
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Michelle Conlin |
The Resume Doctor Is In Specialists can help you craft a document that gets results. Here's how to find the best help. |
PC World February 2001 Michael Gowan |
Find the Right Job Online Web sites can put job hunting at your fingertips, but digital want ads can be strewn with false leads. We list five key steps to help you focus your search, avoid wasting time, show your strong points, and nail down that dream job... |
Job Journal August 5, 2007 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Rampant Resume Fraud Have 46 million Americans lied on their resumes? |
Job Journal February 15, 2009 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Back Into the Job You Want Get proactive about putting better bullets on your resume. |
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 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 January 24, 2010 Heather Eager |
Protecting Your Identity While Job Hunting Online Unwary jobseekers are especially vulnerable to identity thieves on the Internet. |