Please make this a New Year’s Resolution: “I will not try to find a job by doing exactly what everyone else does, because I know that the result will be that I look just like everyone else.” Microsoft Resume Templates – Just Say No! According to Google, one of the most popular searches on resume […]
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I’m planning a series of posts in the new year about using social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter for your job search, but for now, check out this free eBook by Chris Brogan. Chris is a social media whiz who helps corporations leverage social media to grow their businesses, but many of his
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I just had a client whose LinkedIn profile wouldn’t come up in Google searches, despite the fact that he has an relatively unusual name. Nor did he appear in the LinkedIn search directory. We couldn’t figure it out – until we realized that he had included initials after his name. He is a certified Project
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David Perry’s Guerilla Job Hunting site always has great tips and now he’s giving some of them away in a free eBook. Grab your copy here.
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Typepad wants you to put your resume online using their service – and in promoting this idea, they gave me the perfect starting point to say this: YOU CAN’T JUST STICK YOUR RESUME ONLINE AND CALL THAT A WEB PRESENCE! Sorry for yelling but this is really important. Click here to see what Typepad is
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Every now and then I come upon a blog post or article that says exactly what I want to say only better. This excellent post on Career Realism does exactly that. It’s as though the blogger has been listening to me talking to my clients! A gentleman contacted me recently who had been running a
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Just saw this great comment on a blog post about storytelling as it relates to marketing: Twenty years ago, a used car salesman said to me, “Facts tell, stories sell.” This is just as true of your resume as it is of a product. If you’re not getting a great response, look at your resume
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A reader writes: 2008 has been a strange year for me. I was laid off in January then found another job in April with a new company and was laid off just the other week. How should I address this on my resume and in interviews? Is it better to have a gap on your
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Just finishing with a client who loves his new resume. He’s thrilled with my work and says he’ll tell everyone he knows – which is a surprise to me because honestly I started out thinking he was unhappy with my service. When I first sent his resume, his response was: Thanks for the resume. Please
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Where has this guy been all my blogging life? He says so much that I think only with WAY more pizzazz. Gary Vaynerchuck is an entrepreneur and a social media guru. If you’re like me, watching his videos will give you tons of ideas and renew your energy if you’re a little off. (Or he
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