Are you among the growing number of moms returning to work after leaving paid employment to care for your family? Maybe your youngest child is learning to walk, starting kindergarten, or leaving for college. You may be yearning for the rewards of your former career, feeling the isolation of your “empty nest” or in need [...]
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Plenty of clients have asked me this question. The thought of writing cover letters can be quite daunting, and doubly so when you realize you need to write a specific cover letter for each job you apply to. Although you may want to avoid this task, you absolutely must write a cover letter for [...]
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Often people assume that making a career change must mean throwing away everything they’ve built up in order to find carer happiness. They feel that they must start over in a completely new field in order to change careers. This is the difficult way to change careers, and, happily, it is not the [...]
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There are several different ways to submit a resume. You may submit your resume:
by mail
in person
via fax
through email
online through a company website
online through a job bank website
How to Submit a Resume
To determine the best way to submit a resume when you’re applying to an advertised job, simply follow the instructions exactly as they are outlined [...]
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Doing a little bit of company research is a very easy way to help yourself stand out from the competition in your job search. With a little bit of ingenuity, you can often do good company research even when you’re provided with nothing more than a fax number in a job ad
1. Ideally you [...]
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What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Bolles is a comprehensive guide to choosing and finding not just any job, but a job that is a great fit with your interests, values, abilities and personal needs. It covers everything from how to write great resumes and find job leads through to how to make [...]
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