Cover letters are the basic documents that you can use to express yourself to the person in-charge of your prospected job description. If you notice, I used the word “express” instead of “impress”. This is because I want to expand the thought that resumes and cover letters are not intended to impress your credentials. Basically, [...]
Are you looking for tips and guidelines in making your resume, CV, and cover letter writing become more effective? You might want to step yourself out of the typical way of writing cover letters; so if you really want to know the basic but correct way of writing such documents, continue reading the lists below [...]
Have you ever fathomed how important your resume can be? Recalling our past articles posted in this site, we often stretch out the importance of making your resumes and cover letters as excellent as possible. We want to expound how important these documents are because these are the deciding factors whether you pass or fail [...]
Documents are very important materials to be accumulated by applicants once they apply for their prospected job. Aside from the resume, applicants should include a cover letter. If you are that applicant, passing this documents are submitted in person, by mail, by e-mail, or by the post posted on an Internet job board. Lots of [...]
Since we launched our Open Platform in late 2009, LinkedIn’s Developer Network has grown to over 25,000 registered developers making 2 Billion monthly calls, bringing the power of LinkedIn’s professional graph to applications and websites everywhere. Today we are excited to announce new platform capabilities that will enable app developers to bring even more LinkedIn [...]
Applying for advertising, graphic design, visual arts, animation, and other creative positions often require weird resumes; mainly because such industries are greatly influenced by the word “creative”. Passing a traditional, pale and white A4 resume won’t be so much of an impression for these careers. These employers right here need creative and out of this [...]
Resumes are very important documents to advertise yourself to your prospected employment. You are what your resume is, so as an inspired applicant, you have to be professional with how you present yourself by preparing your resume accordingly, especially when you aim for a managerial position. When you have this in mind, you have to [...]
Resume, also known as curriculum vitæ (CV) is a very important document that summarizes the list of an applicant’s information detailing his relevant job experiences and education. Basically this document is passed for the purpose of obtaining an interview when seeking employment, and often people are using resume templates that are easily found in the [...]
Have you ever taken a road trip and seen a little town or random house in the middle of nowhere and wonder how the heck that town or person support themselves? And also… why would ...
In honor of LinkedIn’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, I thought it would be a good time to share some reminders about why the site is valuable to young professionals and how to use it effectively. As the largest and most vibrant professional social network in the world (100 million members in [...]
Resumes have been the life-long expected documents to be passed by someone who applies for a prospected employment. For years, people applying for a job has been using resume templates and sample CV as their guidelines in making their own personal resume. This has been the common way of allowing the applicants to express and [...]
Management in the business field is somewhat complex since it tackles almost a lot of things in the company. It always include planning, directing, organizing, leading, staffing, and controlling efforts of an organization. A manager, just as its word defines it, manages almost all aspects that the business company should take heed of: from money, [...]
Have you been currently wondering how resume samples should look like and how it’s being written? We all know that resumes are very important documents to be passed to a prospected employer for a prospected job opportunities, and these employers will scrutinize their applicants’ capabilities by analyzing them through their resumes. Though some applicants tend [...]
We all know that being mentally strong and emotionally fit is crucial in life, whether it’s for business, sports, or your career. But how do you stay positive when going through a long, challenging job search? Here are 10 tips that may help: 1. Give yourself permission to be “all over the place.” Being emotionally [...]
A friend of mine texted me this week: “You made me $1,000 and $250/month.” My response, “How did I do that?” Friend: “You convinced me to sell one of my cars.” Me: “I hope you don’t hate me ...
By Lindsey Pollak According to the Nielsen Company’s BlogPulse, there are over 161 million public blogs in existence. Clearly, writing a blog is an amazingly popular thing to do. But can writing a blog lead to career opportunities? The answer is increasingly yes. When done in a professional way, writing a blog can lead to many [...]
By Lindsey Pollak In recent years, social media has transformed from a convenient way for college friends to stay in touch to an essential tool for professional networking and personal branding. In her new book, Social Networking for Career Success: Using Online Tools to Create a Personal Brand, career expert Miriam Salpeter shares the ins [...]
By Lindsey Pollak In today’s changing economy and challenging job market, it can be difficult for a young professional to make choices about what type of career you’d really like to pursue. The options can seem nearly limitless, and it may feel impossible to truly consider all of the necessary factors involved in your decision-making. [...]
By Lindsey Pollak For those of us who live in cold weather climates, turning the calendar page to April is a glorious moment. Although it’s still cold outside, you know that spring really is on the way. If you’re like me, that first whiff of warm air also gives you the decluttering bug. That’s right [...]