Posts Tagged resume
Cover Letters vs. Employment History
Posted by teenarose in cover letter on January 21, 2012
A detailed employment history belongs in your resume, not the cover letter. Nonetheless, you’ll need to include some reference to it, as such a history pertains to your experience and background. How to handle employment issues in a cover letter If You’re Currently Employed Obviously, if you are currently working for Company A and are [...]
Job Hunting Online Gets Trickier
Posted by teenarose in online job search on November 18, 2011
According to this definition, an applicant must “express interest” in the job, whether by sending in a resume, applying on the company’s site, or whatever other means the company requests, says Gerry Crispin, founder and principal of CareerXRoads and a long-time Internet job hunting expert. That “expression of interest” must show that he or she [...]
5 Tips to Ensuring Your Resume Produces Top Results
A professionally written resume is an important component to any job search. The overall effectiveness of the document however depends on certain variables; such as how/how often the resume is used, the types of marketing/submission strategies, and the continued relevance of the resume’s content. Concentrating on these important aspects (and others) ensures the resume will [...]
Zero to Hired in 30 Days with Guerrilla Networking
Posted by teenarose in guest article, networking on February 16, 2011
If you’re in the job market today, you know that the shortest route to employment is often . non-existent. You email your resume in response to a job posting. Then wait. Email to follow up. Wait. Get a phone interview. Wait to hear back from the employer. Etc. What a long, strange trip it can [...]
Find a Job Faster With Social Media
Posted by teenarose in guest article, jobs on January 11, 2011
If you’re looking for a job in this economy, consider adding social media to your tool kit. Specifically, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn — used correctly — can help you find work faster. To get the latest tips, I spoke with Dan Schawbel, author of Me 2.0, Revised and Updated Edition: 4 Steps to Building Your [...]
4 Secrets to a New Job in 6 Weeks
Posted by teenarose in cover letter, guest article, new job, resume on January 8, 2011
Vince Wiskovitch, from Nassau County, New York, was just hired for a legal position after searching only 6 weeks for a job. By comparison, the average job search in America now lasts 33.3 weeks. Read on to learn the 4 things he did to get hired 27 weeks faster than average. // < ![CDATA[ google_ad_client [...]
How Employers Spot Rush Submissions from Job Applicants
Posted by teenarose in guest article, online job search on December 30, 2010
Earlier this year, a survey of more than 5,000 UK jobseekers found that 60% spend less than two hours working on each job application –this includes writing the resume, the cover letter, and preparing for the interview. The figures are most probably very similar for other fast-paced, developed countries such as the USA. What does [...]
Waiting for a Career to Fall into Your Lap? Get Ready to Hold Your Hand on Your …
Posted by teenarose in career change, guest article on December 29, 2010
“Charting Your Career Means Having an End in Sight” Charting Your Career If you’re waiting for your career to fall into your lap, you’re going to be waiting for a long time – perhaps indefinitely. That’s because you are the one who decides what happens in your career. You have to prepare and make it [...]
The Value-Based Resume
Posted by teenarose in guest article, resume on November 19, 2010
Excerpts from Jay’s Block’s New Book: 101 Best Ways to Land a Job in Troubled Times (McGraw-Hill, December 2009) In a troubled economy plagued with high unemployment and employee dissatisfaction in the workplace, look-alike, assembly line resumes won’t get the attention of hiring authorities. Hiring authorities don’t have time to read stacks of boring biographies [...]
Top Ten Ways to Find a Job
Posted by teenarose in guest article on November 19, 2010
When the economy is in bad shape, the job market is usually worse. Those with jobs are trying to stay employed and people without jobs are desperately trying to find a new job, both can be extremely stressful. If you put in the time and effort into finding a new job you will be rewarded [...]
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