Category Archives: Career Advice
Category: Career Advice
Keeping Your Resume Simple and Professional
Time is money – your time and your prospective employer’s time. Overthinking a resume will only lead to a wordy, complex, and time-consuming resume that will be thrown into the trashcan before it is even considered by a prospective employer. In order to write a professional resume, take into account time management. You’ve heard it
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Updating Your Resume: Avoiding Formatting Mistakes
Resumes have changed significantly in the past few decades. The development of computers and email make it possible to job search from the comfort of your own home. It’s great how much easier technology has made job searching. However, you have to keep your resume updated for it to be an effective tool for marketing
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3 Letters Keeping You From an Interview
Most people don’t understand why it’s so difficult for them to land a job interview. Mainly because they don’t know the system — ATS, or applicant tracking systems are used by employers to filter out and break down resumes based on keywords. This scan can actively work against you if you don’t know how to
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Updating Your Resume: Choosing the Right Information
If you’re reading this blog post, then you’re already aware that a resume is important for your job search. Most of you already have a resume too. Some of you probably sent it out with few responses, the rest of you probably didn’t get the responses that you wanted. Here’s the thing, creating a resume
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5 Mistakes to Avoid for Your Interview
Okay, you’re ready — You’ve refined your resume over-and-over and finally received an invitation for an interview. However, what’s the use of that great polished resume if you fail to succeed in the interview process? It’s easy to make mistakes during the process — you’re nervous, excited, and anxious to land a new position. Here are a
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How to Resign from Your Current Job
Your job search went well and you’ve found a new job. You start in a few weeks and your excited, but there is one thing that you haven’t done yet. You must tell your boss that you’re leaving. Resigning from a position can be intimidating and there are a few things that can still go
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Things To Never Put On Your Resume
Your resume is without a doubt one of the most important documents you will ever write. This is because it contains not only vital information about you, but also specifics to your professional life – your past work history, your important skill set, and your achievements and talents (not to mention sensitive and secure information).
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How to Find a Job While Working Full-Time
If you’ve made the decision to change jobs, you’re probably one of the many people each year that will begin searching for a new job. Fortunately, you still have a job to hold you over until you find a better one. Job searching can be difficult if you don’t have a plan. Here’s how to
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