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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

Cover letter. Your cover letter is often the first touch point you have with a potential employer, so you need to make the right impression. You should have two versions of your cover letter – a formal one that can be printed and an electronic version for online submission systems. Professional Portfolio.

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Do You Have What it Takes to Work in a Non-Profit?

On The Job

Krasna points out that working for a non-profit organization shouldn’t be discounted just because salaries are sometimes lower. It’s something you should highlight in your resume and cover letter.” I’m more of a free spirit, so nonprofits are a good fit for me,” she says. Do you think you could work in a non-profit?

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Beware of Career Marketing Firms

Job Advice Blog

He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm. He wanted my opinion because I’m a career coach–and because I myself had once been victimized by a similar firm.

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Do You Have What it Takes to Work in a Non-Profit?

On The Job

Krasna points out that working for a non-profit organization shouldn’t be discounted just because salaries are sometimes lower. It’s something you should highlight in your resume and cover letter.” I’m more of a free spirit, so nonprofits are a good fit for me,” she says. Do you think you could work in a non-profit?

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Answering Reader Mail

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

3) Offer an introductory free samples or a great discount. This is why you should give free samples or a great discount and keep in touch with clients at least once a year via a personal email. You can offer to take out potential clients to lunch so you can give your sales pitch then or offer to come in for a mtg to their office.

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Fear of Success | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I graduated and moved to New York, where I landed my first job on the strength of one cover letter. Just a cover letter. MwP is Powered by… Sign up now and get access to exclusive content, deals and discounts, sneak previews and all sorts of secret stuff you wont want to miss. No connections, no nepotism.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Being a Hiring Manager Doesn't Give.

On The Job

Have a system in place to acknowledge that youve received a resume and/or cover letter when they come flooding in. You know who you are. Rules for being a good hiring manager/interviewer: 1. When you post a job, be prepared. This can be nothing more than a form e-mail saying "got it." July 12, 2009 8:55 AM Ian said.