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Job Journal July 8, 2007 David Perry |
Your Resume Has Just 15 Seconds to Make a Good Impression Most recruiters and human resource managers spend less than 15 seconds on the first page of your resume. Here are some ideas to make your resume a must-read.  |
AskMen.com Eric Santos |
Job Application Tips Don't let your resume get thrown in the trash. Here's how to stand out when applying for a job  |
Job Journal May 27, 2007 Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: 12 Common Resume Mistakes You'll convey the wrong impression with these resume errors.  |
Job Journal August 12, 2007 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: 8 Steps to a Perfect Cover Letter A good cover letter can carry more weight than the best resume. Here are eight rules from the direct mail experts that should guide your cover letter writing.  |
Job Journal July 20, 2008 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Online Job Hunting Hints Making the most of online resources for finding employment.  |
Job Journal February 12, 2006 Elizabeth Scheibner |
Getting Noticed How to craft attention-getting resumes, cover letters and thank-you notes.  |
Job Journal May 28, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Don't Get Mouse-Trapped! Confining your job search to sitting in front of a computer is a strategy that virtually guarantees prolonged joblessness.  |
Job Journal March 15, 2009 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: What to do When You're Unemployed Productive pursuits while you're looking for a new job.  |
Job Journal August 24, 2008 Burt Nadler |
When the Interview is Imminent Last-minute strategies when you're feeling unprepared for the moment of truth.  |
Job Journal October 21, 2007 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Resume Rules Not Made to be Broken Here are the six most violated rules among the resumes that people send to me to review: And if you think your resume is an exception to the rule, you're wrong.  |
Job Journal October 26, 2008 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Go Beyond Your Experience Position yourself to advance beyond your experience level.  |
AskMen.com Sunder Ramachandran |
The Pitfalls of Faking Your Resume Lying on their resume might be one of the dumbest -- and the most damaging -- things someone could do to their career.  |
Job Journal March 25, 2012 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: 5 Keys to a Killer Cover Letter A letter accompanying your resume may strike you as a meaningless formality, but it's an important step toward being considered a top candidate.  |
Fast Company Samantha Cole |
How To Master The Fine Art Of Following Up On A Job Without Being Annoying Following up after sending a job application can feel, well, icky.  |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
What Employers Look For In A Resume You've probably written more than one resume in your life, but you can always improve upon it. Writing a winning resume isn't just about putting your best foot forward, it's about putting the correct details onto the page.  |
Job Journal September 16, 2007 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: A Resume Typo? Get Over it Your resume is about much bigger things than minuscule errors.  |
Job Journal May 1, 2005 Burt Nadler |
When the Interview Is Imminent Wondering where to turn when the job interview is just hours away? Try this five-step approach to last-minute interview preparation.  |
AskMen.com October 17, 2002 Ian Harrison |
What To Avoid In Your Resume People want to know how to make a major career move and how to devise a business plan but at the end of the day, they know that the resume is the first key to success. Rather than going over what to put in this important document, here is a list of what to avoid.  |
Job Journal May 19, 2013 Elizabeth P. Cipolla |
Be the One Who Stands Out at Your Next Job Interview Employers are used to hearing 'all the right things' from top candidates. So, to stand out you have to be more than a job-seeking cliche. Give interviewers a reason to smile by demonstrating genuine originality and a perfect fit for their position.  |
Fast Company Rachel Gillett |
How To Create An Infographic Resume That Doesn't Repel Hiring Managers Before you turn everything on your resume into a bar graph and pie chart, there are a few things to consider  |
Job Journal July 24, 2005 Elizabeth Scheibner |
Is Your Resume up to Par? While a good resume can't guarantee you a job, a bad resume can ruin your chances of getting your foot in the door. Here's how to ensure your resume is a cut above the competition.  |
Job Journal January 28, 2007 Helen M. Scully |
10 Big Mistakes Jobseekers Make Among the most common maladies afflicting jobseekers is a lack of focus, which shows up in resumes with vague objectives and a scatter-shot approach to targeting employers. If you try to be an asset to all, you'll end up being hired by none.  |
Job Journal January 4, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
Is Your Background Blemished? Here's a creative approach to burying the truth.  |
Job Journal April 8, 2007 David E. Perry |
Will Your Resume Get More Than a Glance? Your resume is your personal emissary. Take the time to write a resume that is first rate.  |
Job Journal October 2, 2011 Peter Weddle |
The Smarter Resume Most resumes fail to get the attention necessary to win an interview. So, what does it take to stand out from the crowd in a job market swamped with qualified applicants? Present yourself as someone who is constantly working to improve their market value.  |
Job Journal November 20, 2005 Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: Is Your Job Search Too Passive? It may be time to get more proactive about your job search. Don't just send out resumes. Make things happen.  |
Job Journal October 14, 2007 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: 6 Ways to Spark Your Job Search A quick diagnosis finds fundamental flaws in your job hunt.  |
Job Journal April 22, 2012 Ford R. Meyers |
Career Pros: 'Spring Clean' Your Resume With the job market starting to blossom, it's time you gave your resume a spring cleaning.  |
Job Journal June 15, 2008 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: New Job Hunting Insights Smack-your-head "of course!" advice on winning a job offer, from the book What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here?  |
ONLINE Sep/Oct 2008 Pressley & McCallum |
Putting the Library in Wikipedia Few online resources provoke as much controversy in the library community as Wikipedia.  |
Job Journal March 16, 2008 Brenda Ferguson |
Career Pros: Cover Letters Send Wrong Message Are you making one of the three most common cover-letter mistakes?  |
Job Journal September 18, 2005 Caron Golden |
The Clock is Ticking . . . If this is how your cover letter starts, start over.  |
Search Engine Watch October 13, 2005 Chris Sherman |
Mapping Places in Wikipedia Wikipedia is a high quality online source of information, but does not do a good job displaying images or maps. Placeopedia attempts to fill that gap by mapping Wikipedia location entries on Google maps.  |
Job Journal June 10, 2007 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Ten Tactics You Haven't Tried New thinking and unconventional job-hunt methods you might want to try.  |
Job Journal March 2, 2008 Darlene Zambruski |
Resume Remedies How to write a resume that papers over the fact you were fired.  |
Job Journal August 21, 2011 Peter Weddle |
How to Stand Out from the Rest of the Flock With so much competition for every job opening, it may seem like an impossible task to get the attention of recruiters. But most jobseekers fail to make the cut because of poor fundamentals and a lack of understanding of what employers expect from them.  |
AskMen.com Armando Gomez |
The Importance of a Good Resume Whether you call it a curriculum vitae, a cv, or a resume, it is one of the major selling points of your professional portfolio.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 10, 2014 Peter Houston |
Fixing Wikipedia Will Pharma join a growing effort to make the world's leading online health information resource more relevant to providers and safer for patients?  |
Job Journal January 11, 2009 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Why Don't Interviewers Call Back? After decent interviews, some candidates never hear another word.  |
Job Journal August 1, 2010 Deborah Brown-Volkman |
Career Pros: Do Resumes Drive You Crazy? Answers to the most common concerns that keep it from being completed.  |
Information Today January 5, 2016 |
Wikipedia Celebrates Its 15th Birthday With Librarian-Centric Campaign The Wikipedia Library team invites librarians to help Wikipedia celebrate its 15th birthday on Jan. 15, 2016, by adding one reference to any Wikipedia article.  |
Fast Company John Paul Titlow |
Think Wikipedia Is Sexist? They Want To Pay You To Help Change That A United Nations University study from 2010 found that only 13% of Wikipedia's editors are female, while other surveys have yielded an even lower number.  |
Job Journal March 24, 2013 Peter Weddle |
Showcase the Write Stuff Good writing is becoming a rare commodity in Corporate America. And jobseekers who can demonstrate above-average English skills have a distinct advantage over the competition. Don't write off your job search with careless composition.  |
Job Journal June 17, 2007 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: 6 Ways to Spark Your Job Search In a job-search funk? Here are ways to get back on track.  |
Job Journal November 4, 2007 Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: Internet Insights Incorporating the Internet in your job search can be a boon or a bust.  |
Job Journal April 13, 2008 Alesia Benedict |
Career Pros: Developing All-Star References Good references can become MVPs in your search for work.  |
AskMen.com February 26, 2014 |
Get Your Dream Job With These 20 Resume-Perfecting Tips Use the following 20 tips to make sure your resume stands out from the pack.  |
Job Journal April 8, 2007 Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: New Answers to Old Questions Nine steps towards making your next interview a job-winning performance.  |
Entrepreneur August 2003 Karen Axelton |
Desperate Measures Resume, schmesume. These days, job candidates are resorting to more creative methods.  |
Job Journal December 3, 2006 Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: Ripped-Off Resumes Unscrupulous applicants cut and paste someone else's resume.  |