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3 Life and Business Lessons From Adventure Racing

Success

Wright and countless other adventure racers have gained valuable experience on concepts as wide ranging as plotting your own course versus following the pack, risk versus reward and being a member of a team. Then I had to return my notebook to my backpack and my pen to my pocket and resume the hike.

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

After giving notice, and thinking now that it wasn't perhaps the best time for clarity or objectivity, I dusted off my resume, added my now former role, and began applying to likely-sounding prospects. Bear in mind, I had been recruited or referred into my past couple of roles, so my resume hadn't been top of mind for a while.

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Is It OK to Fudge the Truth on a Resume?

On The Job

Is it really a big deal to lie on a resume? Nearly 35 percent of resumes are estimated to contain blatant lies about education, experience or the skills to perform a specific job. Of course, as employers have become savvier about lies on resumes, job seekers have become more adept at trying to fudge the truth.

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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

They don’t have an updated resume, a professional portfolio of work samples, or a social media presence. A polished resume that accurately represents you professionally is one of the most powerful tools in your toolkit. Most admins have a resume, but not many consider it a living document. Your resume always needs to be current.

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Preparing Your Resume

Laughing all the Way to Work

One of the things I remember, and have put to good use, was a workshop on resume writing. I hope this will help you to write your resume if you are looking for a job or if you just need to update your old resume. In resume writing it is suggested that any experience over 10 years is too old to put on your resume.

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7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

All Things Admin

Online courses and night school can help you keep your day job while you attend classes. Plus, professional associations look amazing on your resume! Take another look at your resume. Make sure you find one with a proven track record and some references to back them up, and that you know what you’ll get out of the engagement.

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Lifestyle Entrepreneur Lewis Howes on the Power of Vulnerability and Authenticity

Success

That’s just the way I think a lot of young boys were taught, in America specifically,” Howes says, referring to notions of masculinity where crying is a sign of weakness and expressing emotions is discouraged. Howes created a webinar, which quickly turned into his first online course. Vulnerability wasn’t an option.

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