There is a lot of talk these days about how job seekers can “market themselves” and “build a personal brand” and, a phrase I often use, “communicate their value proposition.” All of this can sound intimidating when you’re faced with finding a job in a tough job market. Believe me I know – I’ve been […]
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I was just skimming one of those “10 sites you should know about’ type posts when I came across two really problematic sites among those listed. Razume and Resume Social are both sites that encourage users to create a resume, then seek feedback from other community members. Here is what Razume says: On Razume, you
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Just had a conversation with a client that prompted this quick post. The client loves his new resume except for one feature. This feature is a little unusual (can’t tell you what it is – trade secret!) but really makes his resume pop. It will not appeal to everyone – some recruiters may even dislike
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Social media is amazing. We can think something, type it, and just like that, broadcast it to the world. Amazing! But this ability to communicate with everyone has a downside. All too often, people feel that because they can say something, they should. I can’t count the number of smart and interesting people I’ve stopped
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In a recent post, Career Rocketeer discussed the importance of building a positive online footprint. Your online footprint is the digital imprint of your life. It’s the things you created deliberately, with readers in mind, like your LinkedIn profile or VisualCV. But it’s also the comments you made two years ago on a political blog.
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I’m a little late with this posting, but a couple of weeks ago Jason Alba over at Jibber Jobber wrote an interesting post that got a lot of attention. His main subject was the free resume critique service offered by The Ladders but his comments apply to more than just that company and so I
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This post by Michael at Human Race Horses makes an argument that I hear often. In these days of social media and web-based job search, can a resume really do the job? Michael thinks not: Another personal reason for wanting to kill my resume is that in looking at this little historical snapshot from so
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Last week I linked to this innovative website belonging to a job seeker. I love the site! It\’s irreverent, eye-catching and a far better testament to Miel Van Opstal’s creativity than anything he could write on his resume. A couple of commentors made a good point though and I wanted to spend a little time
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I’ve been writing a little lately about how to build a strong web presence, so I just had to show you perhaps the funniest (and smartest) online promotion I’ve seen in a long time. http://micromiel.com/promo/ How can an employer in his field not at least want to talk to him?
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If I told you that one word can change your resume and dramatically improve your job search results, would you think I was nuts? Let me explain why I’m not. One of the keys to a successful resume is to ensure that it clearly communicates your unique value proposition – what makes you different from
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