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17 Ways to Annoy Potential Employers
The job market is tough enough; do NOT make things harder on yourself by doing any of the things on this list! 1. Apply for jobs you are not qualified for. 2. Send a generic cover letter that doesn’t identify the position you’re interested in, or match your qualifications to the job. 3. Put a [...]
Why So Many Resumes are Ineffective
I’ll admit it. Resumes aren’t my specialty. There are already 17 million resume “experts” online (at least it seems that way). I have neither the desire nor the time to join or compete with them. But occasionally I receive a question about resume preparation that prompts me to search for a good resource to which [...]
Resumes: Four Quick Tips
There’s an excellent article at Quitcareers.com entitled “Avoid These 10 Resume Mistakes.” I highly encourage you to read it before submitting your next resume. But there are other common mistakes the article does NOT mention, so I’ve compiled this list of four tips that will help you to avoid them: 1. Have a professional-looking email [...]
OMG! Using Text Message Abbreviations on Resumes?!?
Text messaging is going on almost everywhere by almost everybody these days… but it shouldn’t be. Especially if you want to get hired. The other day I was listening to a hiring manager on a radio talk show. I was driving at the time, so didn’t catch his name. But what he said was shocking:
