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What Not to Include

August 28, 2010

Salary Information My advice is to leave out salary information, even when an ad specifically asks for it. You want to focus the reader’s attention on your in-depth experience and on the value you bring to the job, not on the cost. Salary may also keep you from getting the interview. If it’s “too high” [...]

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Education

August 21, 2010

Your education provided you with a good start in life, but keep in mind that your most important assets are the experience you have gained and your accomplishments during the past 25 or more years. That’s why you should emphasize your experience and maturity by giving top billing to experience. List your education last. (The [...]

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Openers: Identifying Information and Career Summary

April 7, 2010

Whether you’re applying for a job at a Fortune 500 company or a local store, chances are the employers are looking for the same thing: What can you do for their company and for their customers? As they look over your resume, they’re going to be asking themselves the same questions: What do you bring [...]

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Fax Machines

March 13, 2010

There’s no doubt about it – almost everybody in the business world today who wants to get information out fast has access to a FAX machine. You can only help your situation if you do, too. Which of the following scenarios would be more impressive if you were doing the hiring? Employer or agency (on [...]

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How Can a Recruiter Help You?

December 18, 2009

Since recruiters have access, on average, to about 15% of all available jobs, they are a necessary part of your well-rounded work search. Your objective is to make a recruiting company interested in your skills and qualifications. The most common method of contact is to phone or e-mail a relevant recruiter, spark their interest, send [...]

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Part II: The Right Stuff: Resumes and Cover Letters

December 6, 2009

If you are trying to land your first job If you were fired from your last job If you want to emphasize areas of your work experience other than your most recent job If you want to change industries, but your experience to date isn’t in the industry you’re trying to transfer into If you [...]

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Responding to an Ad

November 10, 2009

How you actually respond to a want ad usually depends on what the ad asks you to do. Occasionally, you’re given a name and a number (“Call Zeke at 912-555-9088″). More often, though, you’re asked to e-mail, regular mail, or fax your resume (and sometimes your salary requirements) to a company. Sometimes, you’re given the [...]

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Responding to an Ad

November 7, 2009

How you actually respond to a want ad usually depends on what the ad asks you to do. Occasionally, you’re given a name and a number (“Call Zeke at 912-555-9088″). More often, though, you’re asked to e-mail, regular mail, or fax your resume (and sometimes your salary requirements) to a company. Sometimes you’re given the [...]

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