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A Cover Letter is NOT Optional!

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Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection A Cover Letter is NOT Optional! A cover letter IS important. Your cover letter serves as your introduction.

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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

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This makes a stressful time even tenser. 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. The formal letter may be longer and include more details since this is the one you’ll likely submit with a job application.

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Critical Steps in Your Career Transition

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Sometimes transition is forced; maybe jobs in your industry or area are dwindling. Research the industry. Doing some preliminary (at first) and then more in-depth industry research will give you a sense of how companies in that space operate. Other times, you want to do something different – explore new options.

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Beware of Career Marketing Firms

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Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection Beware of Career Marketing Firms On August 29, 2010, In Interview Skills by Alex Freund , By Alex Freund 0 Last week I received a request from a family member of mine in transition. (..)

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Preparing for the Phone Interview

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Referenced on your resume and your cover letter should be the best number(s) to reach you. You are selling your skills and accomplishments during the call. Let your professional skills and personality shine through to get you the face-to-face meeting. Contact Details: Don’t make it difficult for someone to reach you.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

But in reality – the most useful skill that opened a lot of doors for me were my soft skills. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA? Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. Yes, ZERO. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume.

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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. While there are some badly prepared job candidates, there are plenty who have practiced their answers, done research on your company and are prepared to offer their take on industry trends. You know who you are.