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10 Things To Avoid In Your Cover Letter (Popularity:  )
Like it or not, your cover letter is the first document that creates an impression about you (good or bad). Because first impressions really count, you need to take a careful approach to writing cover letters in order to avoid rejection. Here are the 10 major don’ts you need to avoid:
1. Don’t use cover letter templates, however good they may be. There are three things you must know that go ...
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A Good Sample Cover Letter (Popularity: )
First things first, remember that a cover letter is similar to a tool marketers use to be able to get customers to buy something. Remember that a lot of customers are not into features but actually only consider to buy because of the benefits. It is important therefore for you to make your customer buy into you.
Also, a cover letter is one way for employers to see just how good ...
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A Resume Should Be an Abbreviated You (Popularity: )
If you have a resume and you have sent it out to human resource directors in many corporations where you might like to get a job then you need to realize that your resume should be an abbreviated you; a 2 dimensional picture of the three-dimensional you. If you send out a resume and you get called back to come in for an interview; the human resource director should not ...
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American English Teacher for Japan, Korea, the Middle East, and the Uttermost Parts of the Earth (Popularity: )
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While applying for an English teaching position overseas with a company that services Japan, I was asked to write a cover letter / essay stating "WHY I WANT TO LIVE AND WORK IN JAPAN"
Here below are a few success secrets when you are asked to write such a letter, followed by the letter itself.
1. Express a heartfelt interest - employers want people who are passionate about their work.
2. Communicate a ...
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Background Checks and Resume Verifications Protect Employers (Popularity: )
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If you are a business owner, manager, or work in the human resources department of a company, you've probably hired employees who have been less than truthful on their resumes. In fact, recent studies indicate that 75 percent of all resumes contain some form of falsification and fully 89 percent are misleading.
Even though the numbers alone make the case for background checks and resume verification, employers often forgo pre-employment screening ...
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Best Resume Format - Chronological or Functional? (Popularity: )
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A resume is basically a summary of your past employment history, achievements, skills, educational attainments and competencies acquired through the years. Your resume is your sales letter to a prospective employer to tell them that you are the best candidate for the role. It is generally made up of one to two pages and often comes in two distinct resume formats: Chronological and Functional. So which one is best suited ...
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Cover Letter Tips: Sell Yourself Effectively (Popularity: )
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Here are some tips to transform a boring old-fashioned cover letter to a fresh sales letter.
When you write a cover letter be sure to point out all your skills and experiences, biggest career successes. A cover letter is the best place to show your personality. You know that already. But you have to do it in a way that your skills and experiences match the requirements of the job you ...
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Do Not Fall In Love With Your Own Resume; You Might Have To Update It Someday (Popularity: )
Many people have resumes bitter three to five years old and they never update them. Sometimes I wonder why so I asked one lady who is making copies of her résumé at the local Kinko's about her résumé and she said oh it is five years old I'm just running off copies. I almost started to laugh and then I gave her an inquisitive look. She smiled and said; what? ...
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Eight Essential Proofreading Secrets to Keep Your Resume Out of the Trash (Popularity: )
Do you ever wonder why you did not hear back from an employer once you applied for a position? Is it possible that in your rush to get your resume sent, you made some errors that could have been avoided if you had taken time to proofread?
I estimate eight out of every 10 resumes that are submitted to me for review contain obvious errors. From a recruiter's standpoint, those resumes ...
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Federal Job Postings Require Special Resumes - Is Your Federal Resume Written For Success? (Popularity: )
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Resumes written for jobs in the private sector are geared to get the job candidate an interview. Resumes written in order to get a job with the federal governments must do more-they must clearly show that you can be certified as qualified by the Human Resources office because you meet the eligibility requirements for the job.
A federal resume needs to include a greater number of specifics than a resume in ...
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