• Scannable Resumes - Getting Technology On Your Side

    By: Nigel Patterson
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    While job hunters strive to make their resumes stand out from the pack, so recruiters are constantly seeking ways to deal efficiently with large numbers of applicants for an advertised position. Some HR departments have turned to scanning technology to enable them to screen resumes and match candidates' skills with the requirements of a job vacancy.With advances in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, it's possible for computer software to scan a batch of resumes and filter them electronically according to specific criteria.Read more…

  • An Outstanding Cover Letter: You Need One, Too

    By: Carla Vaughan
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    There is nothing that can compare to an outstanding cover letter. If you want to get an employer’s attention, you will need cover letter that demands their attention.The cover letter is the first thing that an employer is going to read.Read more…

  • Crack the Resume Code and Discover the Write Stuff

    By: Dave Tittle
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    In this soft economy employers receive reams of resumes. As the number of job hunters increases exponentially, there are significantly fewer recruiters to evaluate them. The role of screening resumes sounds simple – until you actually realize that resume readers and resume writers frequently don’t speak the same language.Read more…

  • Creating the Ultimate Cover Letter

    By: Nelson Ng
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    Cover letters are a very important part of your presentation, whether you're a student in college or a candidate applying for a job. While there is virtually no limit to the different designs you can use with your cover letter, there are some general guidelines you will want to apply to make sure it is professional. It is first important to make sure your cover letter has an excellent appearance.Read more…

  • High School Student Resumes: Get the Facts

    By: Carla Vaughan
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    So, you are in high school and you think you might need a resume some day. The only problem is that you really do not know how to write one. Fortunately, there are guidelines to help you create an awesome resume than employers will actually enjoy reading.Read more…

  • Writing Cover Letters

    By: Richard Romando
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    It may be news to you, but most prospective employers do read cover letters. So let’s make it more effective. It is the boring cover letters that are thrown away, while a first-rate cover letter will give a future employer a positive impression of you.Read more…

  • Free Cover Letters

    By: Richard Romando
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    If you find writing a cover letter difficult, a free cover letter template or sample developed by professionals can come to your rescue. These are available for a variety of needs. They come in many different formats and levels of formality.Read more…

  • Small Changes To Your Resume Can Make A Big Difference

    By: Scott Brown
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    Sometimes during a job search you reach a point where you must ask, why am I not getting calls from decent companies for interviews. After sending out tons of resumes with little or no response, you need to reevaluate your position and try to make some changes.Some times minimal changes to your resume and cover letter will have a drastic effect on the number of calls you are receiving.Read more…

  • Spicing Up Your Resume With Extra Information

    By: Scott Brown
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    I am sure that all of us have some unknown skill that we have always wanted to add to a resume just because it looks good. In today’s tight job market, employers are looking for people who can do more than just the job they are hired for. In essence, they want to hire a jack of all trades for a position.Read more…

  • What Corporations are Looking for on a Resume

    By: Lance Winslow
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    What are corporations looking for in a resume, as there are many people applying for the same job? Corporations are looking for people who can get along with others and are personable. Corporations need people who are trainable and will listen to the corporate staff into as they are told.Read more…

  • What Service Companies are Looking for in a Resume

    By: Lance Winslow
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    What are service companies looking for in a resume? A service company is looking for someone who is trainable so they can train them in the ways and methods that their business does service. They are also looking for social people who are very good at listening to customers and help build customer confidence.Read more…

  • What Retailing Small Business Owners are Looking for in a Resume

    By: Lance Winslow
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    What are retailing small-business owners looking for any resume? Well, they want to make sure you are trustworthy and can use the cash register and can count change. They also want to see if you are good at customer service and have worked in a place where customer service was taught at a very high-level such as a Starbucks.Read more…

  • What Political Action Committees are Looking for in a Resume

    By: Lance Winslow
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    What do political action committees look for when hiring employees to help them carry out their various political endeavors in order to get the candidates selected to office that they are interested in? What types of people are political action committees looking to hire to help them lobby our elected representatives to help get their way for their group?Well, first they are looking for smart people who have good social skills and are not afraid to lie and have extremely low ethical standards.Read more…

  • What Law Firms are Looking for in a Resume

    By: Lance Winslow
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    What our law firms looking for in a resume, well they're looking for paralegals to do all the work and it is best to have little if any ethics if you wish to get hired, all they want is loyalty, not ethics. If you can demonstrate that you have no ethics and do not care about people and are only interested in making money and sponging off the wealth of society like a parasite in a scum pond, then you might be able to get a job at a well respected and professional law firm.Law firms in my opinion are also looking for people who will help them double bill and triple bill clients for work that was never completed without saying anything.Read more…

  • What Government Agencies are Looking for on a Resume

    By: Lance Winslow
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    What our government agencies looking for in a resume? They're looking to hire minorities and people who will do as they are told an act like a little sheep while working. Government agencies are looking for people who respond to fear very well so they can control them in their daily jobs.Read more…

  • What Trucking Companies are Looking for on a Resume

    By: Lance Winslow
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    What are trucking companies looking for in a resume? Absolutely nothing, as there is a shortage in trucking of over 135,000 truck drivers and by the end of 2007 industry analysts expect the shortage of truck drivers to be in excess of 160,000 truck drivers. If you are looking to drive a truck for a living and perhaps even see the country, then a driver job is waiting for you and your resume only needs to show that you have the drivers license and that you are trainable.Read more…

  • What Auto Dealership Service Departments are Looking for in a Resume

    By: Lance Winslow
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    What are auto dealership service departments looking for in a resume? Well right now there are about 150,000 jobs available in auto services. Industry analysts and data show that by beginning of 2007 there will be 188,000 job openings in the automotive service sector.Read more…

  • What Mobile Car Wash Companies are Looking for in a Resume

    By: Lance Winslow
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    There are many large mobile carwash companies and mobile auto detailing companies in the United States of America. Many of these companies dominate large regions or large cities. A mobile carwash Company or a large mobile auto detailing company constantly needs to grow and that means it needs more people.Read more…

  • What Franchisors are Looking for in a Resume

    By: Lance Winslow
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    One great industry to be in is the franchising industry and if you're considering getting into the franchising industry perhaps you need to prepare a special resume. The franchising companies are much different than other corporations in that franchising is a group of smaller companies where each outlet is privately owned.It is a company that moves its products and services through independent small businesses using a specific brand name.Read more…

  • What Car Wash Owners are Looking for in a Resume

    By: Lance Winslow
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    If you're considering a rewarding career in the car washing industry and you wish to get a job as a manager of the car wash or a regional carwash chain then you need to have a special resume prepared for this industry. Car washing is much different than other businesses and you will need to be cognizant of the fact that car washing is many different kinds of business is all put into one.For instance car washing has a lot to do with manufacturing using robotics as the cars go down the assembly line and get washed.Read more…

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