Writing a Cover Letter that Rocks
Writing a great cover letter ain’t easy. Most cover letters are formulaic and generic. There’s not a hiring manager on earth that wants to read yet another bland cover letter, so putting a little more...
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Friday 411 – Should I cancel my interview because I’m sick?
Do Tough Interviews Make for Happier Hires? by Kelly Eggers, The Wall Street Journal While a challenging interview might leave some job seekers shaking in their boots, most employees say that getting the offer made...
7 Resume Tips for Career Changers
Most of us will go through at least one career change. Sometimes career change is by choice — prompted by the discovery of a new dream or the need for bigger challenges. Often, especially during ...
Friday 411 – Personal Outsourcing and Dressing to Impress
Personal Outsourcing: How to Get More than 24 Hours Out of Each Day by Aaron Lynn, Lifehacker Outsourcing is a term borrowed from the corporate world, that refers to taking a function of a business...
Job Hopping – DOs and DON’Ts
Some might say job hopping, the practice of changing jobs frequently in a short period of time, is career suicide. Many hiring managers are biased against job hoppers — seeing frequent employment changes as a...
Friday 411 – Follow Up or Stalking, Retro-Networking, and Diablo III
Funny Interview Scenes from the Will Ferrell movie Stepbrothers. Warning: Strong Language. Following Up After An Interview: A Good Thing or a Stalking Thing? GraphicDesign.com You shake the Creative Director’s hand and turn around to leave his...