resumes
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Summarize Your Qualifications on a Resume With This Exercise
Applying for a job can be an arduous process. You must cater your resume and cover letter to each potential position to describe your capabilities in the way that will best match the job on offer. It’s fine to work from a template, swapping out the details as applicable, but making sure the employer understands…
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Avoid These Common Resume Mistakes
Applying for new jobs is a multi-part process. You can’t just fire off a general resume and cover letter; everything needs to be tailored to the specific position. That makes sense — and presents you in the best light to prospective employers — but it’s also a lot of work.
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Tips From A Recruiter: Don’t Make Me Read Your Resume
I will read your resume unless it’s 10 pages, but (just as you didn’t want to write your resume) I really don’t want to read your resume. To put it another way, I don’t want to read it because I must in order to make a yes/no decision.
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Improve Your Resume With This Online Cheat Sheet
A good resume should be able to fit your work history, education and contact details onto a single page (two pages max.) Despite the brevity, there’s still a lot that can go wrong. This infographic from job seeker site Eapplicants looks at some common pitfalls to avoid along with suggested action verbs to help your…