Getting Ready For Interview!
At last, you are finally given the chance for the interview. Ready to go? Not yet. Aside from putting your self to a good night rest, you must be prepared for the interview. How? Here are some tips: Review your resume. It may sound ironic, but yes, you have to review your own resume. If [...]
Cover Letter: It Makes-Or Breaks-Your Application
Two to four seconds is all it takes for employers to scan your cover letter. If they are not able to see what they are looking for, your document—meaning your cover letter and your résumé—will be put to waste. Hurt? But that is the way it is. Cover letter makes—or breaks—your chance for interview. So, [...]
Résumé That Catches Employees’ Attention 100%
Hiring managers are the ones tasked by companies to employ workers. They are the ones who have the duty of choosing who to call for initial interview. Picking a job applicant depends on first impression alone. First impression comes in the form of a résumé that’s why it pays to make sure of doing it [...]
Resume Accepted Guidelines
By Lang Greene jgreene@jacklangstoninc.com August 30, 2007 A resume is the first line of defense for your education, experience, and accomplishments. It serves as a self-marketing tool that if done correctly will lead to a plethora of interviews and potential job offers. Each resume that is sent to a respective firm should be concise, grammatically [...]
Interview Do’s and Don’ts
By Dawn Warnaar dwarnaar@warnaarwriting.com September 15, 2007 Do research the company with which you are interviewing before the interview. The interviewer may very well ask “So, what do you know about our company?” Be prepared to give a better response than “nothing.” Don’t be late! If you are unsure of the location try to drive [...]
Easy Ways to Update Your Resume
By Dawn Warnaar dwarnaar@warnaarwriting.com September 15, 2007 Change your font. Most resumes use the Times New Roman or Arial font. An easy way to make your resume stand out is by trying different fonts that are still professional. Tahoma, Verdana or Century Gothic are good alternative fonts. Fix the flaws. Check and double-check for typos, [...]
The Importance of Follow-Up
By Dawn Warnaar dwarnaar@warnaarwriting.com September 15, 2007 So you submitted your resume, now what? Good follow-up skills are just as important as having a great resume and cover letter and an integral part of scoring an interview. Do your research. Try to find out the name of the hiring manager. If you can address your [...]
The Art of the Resume
By Career-Climbers admin@career-climbers.com September 30, 2007 If you want a job, you need a resume. It’s that simple. Even if your best friend’s mom is the CEO of Viacom, you still need one. More specifically, you need a Professional Resume. Sound easy? It’s not. Unfortunately, by the time the majority of people realize they should [...]
Skills for Career Success
By Judit E. Price jprice@careercampaign.com December 02, 2007 Getting the cover letter right is still important as the job hiring process has moved inexorably to cyber spaces, it is easy to forget some fundamentals about marketing yourself. Job board resumes tend to be simple text-based documents, key word oriented, with some limitations that reduce the [...]
Alternatives to Commonly Used Resume Phrases
By Dawn Warnaar dwarnaar@warnaarwriting.com January 24, 2008 Your resume is your means to sell yourself to an employer. It must be enticing enough for the hiring manager to want to take the time to interview you. Avoiding overused and cliche phrases will not only make your resume stand out but it will show that you [...]