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CeeVee Creates Clean-Look Resumes For Web Or Print
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | Resume-making tools are a dime a dozen, but free webapp CeeVee has notable advantages. Auto-filling from Facebook profiles, easy print and PDF export, and simple editing tools make it more convenient than manhandling Word for an hour. More »
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Write A Snappy Bio Line For Yourself
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | If you ever plan on being introduced as a speaker, web writer, or otherwise need a line or two to describe yourself and your career, you’ll need a bio. Career writer Marci Alboher offers tips and great examples. More »
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Keep Your Resume Out Of The Circular File By Avoiding These Phrases
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Resume writing is an infrequently used skill and one area where most of us will take all the help we can get. Keep your resume from ending up in the bowels of a corporate shredder by avoiding these phrases. More »
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Land And Keep A Professional Cooking Job
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | If you’re looking to switch careers into the culinary field, or pick up some part-time kitchen work, it takes more than a white hat and comfy shoes. Take some tips from a trained chef. More »
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Six Words You Should Drop From Your Resume
4:00AM Adam Pash | Whether you’re polishing your resume because you’ve been laid off or you just like to be prepared, weblog Squawkfox suggests six words you should banish from your curriculum vitae. The six words or phrases described in the post include: Responsible for Experienced Excellent written communication skills Team player Detail oriented Successful According to the author, these common phrases are problematic because they gloss over what should be an opportunity to demonstrate something specific that you’ve done. Sure a hiring manager wants you to have experience, but she’d rather know the details. For example: BAD Responsible for writing user guides on deadline. GOOD Wrote six user guides for 15,000 users two weeks before deadline. Head to the post for more details on how you can spin your resume no-no into a strong addition. If you’re resume-reading employer or just an expert at constructing a great CV, let’s hear your biggest resume pet peeves in the comments. Photo by SOCIALisBETTER. 6 Words That Make Your Resume Suck [Squawkfox] More »
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Write A Resume That Lands An Interview
6:00AM Adam Pash | With layoffs left and right (especially in tech), your job application is likely competing with a larger-than-ever pool of applicants—meaning you’ve got to do all you can to stand out from the crowd. The Dumb Little Man weblog offers 12 tips for writing a resume that will land an interview. The tips range from the obvious (be concise) to more useful, like: Figure out what keywords are relevant and use them.Some HR folks don’t read resumes any more. They have software that scans resumes for relevant keywords. Use nouns, like the names of the computer programs you know. Read tons of job descriptions and notice which words are used over and over. Got a clever tip of your own that always works? Let’s hear it in the comments. Photo by SOCIALisBETTER. How to Write a Resume That Will Land an Interview [Dumb Little Man] More »
Reasons to Trash or Rewrite Your Resume
6:10PM Gina Trapani | Marketing expert Seth Godin says job hunters who are “remarkable, amazing, and spectacular” probably shouldn’t have a resume. Bold statement! Godin writes: Having a resume begs for you to go into that big machine that looks for relevant keywords, and begs for you to get a job as a cog in a giant machine. Just more fodder for the corporate behemoth. That might be fine for average folks looking for an average job, but is that what you deserve? More »
