Posts Tagged hiring companies

Cover Letter Format – Same as resume???

Posted by teenarose in cover letter on November 18, 2010

“In one of your cover letter articles, you mentioned using the same header for the cover letter as the resume. Shouldn’t my cover letter be in business format, according to what I was taught by my English teacher?” When I referenced “utilize the same font, margins, and headers as the resume,” I wasn’t referring to [...]

business correspondence, business format, business writings, cover letter format, english teachers, hiring companies, job-search, jobseeker, letter articles, marketing materials, professional resume writers, promotional material, proper grammar

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How do I handle lack of education in my resume?

Posted by teenarose in education, featured, new post on June 3, 2010

There are strategies for overshadowing lack of education in your resume, like going with a combination resume format that highlights the broadness and depth of your knowledge and skill set relevant to the position and company. If you’re lucky, hiring companies will backburner educational requirements in place of equivalent work experience. Advanced and continued education [...]

combination resume, community colleges, continued education, educational requirements, grants, hiring companies, lack of education, low interest student loans, resume format, sponsored education, starting salaries, work study programs

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When should I leave education off my resume?

Posted by teenarose in education, featured, new post, resume on June 2, 2010

Yes, there are rare instances when leaving education off your resume is the best technique to securing more viable job opportunities. Ideally, education is intended to benefit your overall job search and career goals, but there are certain instances when education can be a hindrance — maybe you have too much, too little, or its [...]

bachelor, education, hiring companies, job openings, jobseeker, resume, viable job opportunities

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New Twist, Comment Plagiarism

Posted by teenarose in new post on May 20, 2010

Maybe it should be legal to shoot plagiarists. Too harsh? Okay, make the offender write a 25-page paper [in pen; someone watching; no computer!] about their offense. This way, they hopefully learn why those they steal from aren’t flattered. Hahaha … I’m not kidding. =] As bloggers and career writers, we don’t monitor every sentence [...]

bloggers, excelle, hiring companies, jobseekers, monster, privacy issues, social media accounts, thieves

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