Are you applying for jobs, but not landing interviews? This is one of the most common challenges faced by job searchers today and one that has a simple solution of presenting yourself, in your resume, as the best fit. In this blog post, we will share the best tool for assessing job fit, how to …
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Resume Buzzwords Hiring Managers Hate [And Words to Use Instead]
Resumes can make or break your interview process. With some hiring managers reading through hundreds of resumes for a single job opening, it is important to make yours stand out. Some people include buzzwords in an attempt to get the attention of a hiring manager. In reality, however, these buzzwords can do more harm than …
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Negotiating the Perfect Benefits Package [What to Consider]
When an offer is on the table it can be difficult to know how much leverage you have for negotiation, particularly when it comes to putting together a comfortable benefits package. Most people have a hard number in mind salary-wise when they head into a job interview, but leave benefits more speculative. However, it is …
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How to Write the Perfect Entry Level Resume
If you’re fresh out of high school or college and looking for a job, it’s important to know that the job market has changed since your parents graduated, even since the some of your school career counselors graduated. The job market is quite competitive now, and companies are overwhelmed with applicants who are all convinced …
50 Informational Interview Questions to Swear By
Smart job hunters know that strategic networking is the quickest way to land a job. Strategic networking helps uncover valuable company and industry information (great for interviews and future networking conversations). Networking also produces a chain of valuable contacts – all of which might potentially know your target hiring manager and drastically cut down your …
Business Etiquette Tips for Recent College Graduates
You took your final college exams and received your diploma. Now you’re officially a college graduate, which means it’s time to begin your search for a full-time job in your career field. As you begin going on interviews and start your first job, it’s important to study up on proper business etiquette. Read on to …
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Social Media & Your Career – What Employers Look For
Finding a job once you graduate can be tough and will require a lot of work. Over the past decade employers have been using social media more and more in order to weed out potential job candidates. For that reason, it is more important than ever to make sure each of your social media accounts …
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How to Get Your Money’s Worth When Hiring a Resume Writer
If resume writing is a daunting prospect for you, you’re not alone. Maybe you’ve tapped into your savings before and you were disappointed with the results. Or you tried using a deal from Groupon at one of the larger resume mills and you felt the writer wasn’t listening to you. The point is: You want …
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Informational Interviews [The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide]
Informational interviews can be a great way to get a foot in the door at a company you’re targeting or in a field that inspires you. Many of our high-achieving clients use informational interviews as part of an accelerated networking strategy to generate interviews and job offers. Check out this case study to see how …
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Resume Trends: The Shocking Truth About Your Executive Resume
As an accomplished executive, you’ve spent the last 10+ years climbing the corporate ladder, developing critical skills and working tirelessly to build a name for yourself in your industry. As you get ready to update your resume for the next big opportunity or to shop around in your market, you might be feeling overwhelmed with …
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This Will Make or Break Your Next Job Application: How to Find Your Perfect Career Fit
Many of my clients who are starting the job search, come to me with the belief that having flexibility and interest to “do” a number of different types of jobs will make him/her more attractive to employers. Unfortunately, as the saying goes, “things are not always as they seem,” when it comes to flexibility and …
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Create Your Career Plan
The end of the year is always a great time to hit “reset” and start anew when it comes to your career. In a perfect world, you’ve achieved all of your career goals and are smooth sailing into the year ahead. If a perfect world is not quite your current scenario, you might be wishing …
