Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Archive for February, 2009

 

Prepping/Organizing Your Cover Letter

Sometimes, the most difficult aspect of creating a cover letter is actually deciding what you want to say and how you want to say it. You know that first impressions mean everything when finding a job, and in this case, the cover letter provides the first impression.
A good way to make sure you create the [...]

Explaining Short-Term Jobs in Your Cover Letter and Resume

With the economy still recovering from a tough year, many people may have been laid off once or even twice within a relatively short period of time. While this was once viewed as taboo, employers have become more sensitive to this type of circumstance.
But even if employers are understanding, it’s a good idea to acknowledge [...]

Four Ways to Make Finding a Great Job a Little Easier

Probably one of the toughest tasks any employment seeker has to take on is the process of finding a job. This is because active searching requires just as much time and effort as actually working a 9 to 5.
But just because a job search is not served up with much glitz and glamour doesn’t mean [...]

Five Resume Donts

You’re probably accustomed to reading about everything that you should remember to do when writing your resume. But it’s always good to keep in mind that there are some things you should also shy away from.
So before you write your next resume, take a look at these 5 resume don’ts. This way, you can avoid [...]