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4 Ways to Leverage Your Comprehensive Professional Portfolio Strategy

All Things Admin

Do you want to prove that you can do what you say you can, stand out in a job search, take advantage of career opportunities that come your way, and easily demonstrate why you deserve a raise or promotion? Always include the link to your social profile on your resume. Then you need a professional portfolio!

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Are You Being Naive -- and Just Plain Stupid -- About Your Online Reputation?

On The Job

And that, my friends, could be disastrous at a time like this when we should all be actively promoting ourselves in the marketplace. 1) We changed everything (resume, cover letters, online profiles, etc.) People will typically Google what is on the resume. Here's what we did. to "Joshua P. Deming", his full name.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

First, what you have been up to recently that is exciting, fun or new, why and what sort of job you are looking for, and your contact information and an online link to your resume or a social media profile (more on this later). I ran a book club for 2 years. The kind lady asked me what I did for work so I gave her my resume.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I opened the phone book and signed up with every single one in town. That one unassuming, non-meaty, first temp gig got me my first CEO EA job and eventually my promotion to project manager down the road. Any recruiter who sees your resume will silently wonder the following questions. The longer specific answer is below.

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How NOT to Get the Freelance Job - and What to Do | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Any email that begins with, “I probably don’t have enough experience,&# “I’m not sure I’m what you’re looking for,&# or even “I’m sure you probably have much better writers sending in their resume,&# pretty much forces the reply, “You’re right. DO take a chance. Smirking smirker.

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Fear of Success | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

He’s also currently working as a promoter and a waiter to pay the bills. Take a page from Alex’s book and put on your blinders. I graduated and moved to New York, where I landed my first job on the strength of one cover letter. Just a cover letter. Stop and imagine your wildest success. Then the next.

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