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Five common cover letter mistakes

With every resume submission, you should have a cover letter that accompanies it and presents you as a positive and qualified candidate for the job. A cover letter should highlight areas of your resume which promote your professional experience, and should address any questions an employer may have about hiring you for the job. There are five common cover letter mistakes outlined below that you must avoid in order to get through the first round of resume review and move one step closer to getting the job that you want.


An ASCII Resume
By Gina Watson

One of the most commonly used resume formats is the text resume, or in other words the ASCII resume. ASCII basically stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, and can also be referred to as a plain-text resume or an electronic or Internet resume. It does not have any particular formatting which helps such a document to be used across all platforms.


Avoid These Resume Mistakes!

It is a mistake to think of your resume as a history of your past, as a personal statement or as some sort of self expression. Sure, most of the content of any resume is focused on your job history. But write from the intention to create interest, to persuade the employer to call you. If you write with that goal, your final product will be very different than if you write to inform or catalog your job history. Most people write a resume because everyone knows that you have...


Quantifying your resume

The most difficult and time consuming section of any resume is the listing of your work experience, no matter the level you have reached in your professional career. The key is to consider your career objective and prioritize your work in accordance to your goals.


Tweaking Your Resume - Part 2
By Gina Watson

Tweaking your resume to downplay gaps in employment:
People take time off from their jobs many times for various reasons including traveling, studying, recovering from an illness, or simply taking care of loved ones. Sometimes people are laid off or quit their jobs.


Tweaking Your Resume - Part 1
By Gina Watson

Tweaking your resume while applying for a variety of positions

Since a resume is a marketing tool, you need to do everything within your power to sell what you have got in the best possible way. While crafting your resume, it is not enough to just list a whole lot of credentials. It is essential to understand what the job requires of you, which are the credentials that are most relevant to the job posting, and how you should bring that forward and present it to the reader.


Networking and Job Search
By Megan Brooks

Networking is intrinsic to job search. A large number of job openings get occupied thanks to social contacts. This may be in the form of a simple referral, forwarding of the job application itself, or even direct interview and appointment to a given post, usually through a friend or acquaintance.


What is the proper tone of a cover letter?
By Megan Brooks

Cover letters serve as an introduction to your resume and professional profile. It is seen first, before the employer looks at your resume. It would be logical to assume then, that the employer will make a 'first assessment' of your candidacy based on the cover letter that you submit. Your cover letter therefore, should convey:


Professional Resume Writer

A resume being the primary and one of the most important factors in a job search, it becomes extremely important to craft one which is highly effective in order to help you get to the interview. Whether you are job hunting in existing fields or planning to switch careers, you will need your resume to present your skills and experience in the best possible light. This document is a way for you to introduce yourself to a prospective employer, and this makes it is a challenging process for many. In such a case, hiring a professional resume writer becomes necessary and the best solution.


A Professional Cover Letter

There are plenty of opportunities waiting to be seized in the market, however, it is a sad fact that many are still unemployed. Each year, universities and colleges produce fresh graduates, and competition is extremely high. You may wonder how it is possible to face so much of competition with other applicants, but did you know that you could start by writing a good cover letter?


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