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How to Deal with Employment Gaps in Your Resume

Eat Your Career

And I think that this has been changing since about 2008, which was when we had the great recession. People had employment gaps around that 2008-2009 time period. The other thing you can do is specifically address the gap in your cover letter. You can certainly do that in the cover letter.

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Set Yourself Apart from the Competition » Make or Break Moments

Make or Break Moments

Each had a resume, test scores of the tests they’d volunteered to take to show their abilities and each provided a cover letter and their hourly rate. The cover letters were of varying degrees – some addressed me as Sir/Madam or To Whom It May Concern while some called me by name.

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Small Business Start-Up Idea – C.V. Writing Service | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Writing Service by Stefan Töpfer on May 20, 2008 The competitive job market makes it important for applicants to have a résumé that stands out from the pile. Many people have trouble writing a successful CV or cover letter, so if you have excellent writing skills and know how to effectively create a résumé then this business may be for you.

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Melba Duncan on the Hot Skills EAs Need For 2009 and Beyond

Stellar Assistants

Duncan in job interviews, and have even quoted her in resume' cover letters. The first was in AdminAdvantage (if you don't already subscribe to this publication - I highly endorse it), dated November - December 2008 ( [link] ). I've attempted to "channel" Ms. She "gets it" better than anyone else I've read or met.

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Tips From Successful Job Seekers

On The Job

In 2008, Linda Woody was a stay-at-home mom for two daughters, sometimes picking up work as a public-relations consultant. I suggested in my cover letter some ideas to pique the employer's interest," she says. Then, when I got the interview, I really stepped it up. I made the ideas as specific as possible."

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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles

Laughing all the Way to Work

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Whoever had the idea to put the templates on their site should pat themselves on the back. I believe someone mentioned there were almost 500 to choose from.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. Any recruiter who sees your resume will silently wonder the following questions. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA? Can you fit in a creative, free flowing environment or a structured corporate environment?