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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

So ensure all the irrelevant information is kept to the last page/s (i.e Be upfront in your cover letter. Now I’ve said it a hundred times before in my blogs, that the cover letter is the opportunity to sell yourself. So treat it like a sales proposal on yourself.

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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. Next, I Googled the company name–and searched on other search engines as well–to try to learn something about the proposal/agreement signer with the title of managing director. My research led me to a résumé-writing service.

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Tips From Successful Job Seekers

On The Job

But she decided to pursue a job search method she had heard about — proposing business ideas to a prospective employer. "I 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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The Path to Chief of Staff Whitepaper

Admin Awards

And, Pearson adds, an EA typically compiles only the information their executive asks for, whereas a Chief of Staff “focuses on the information they know their boss needs — even if the boss doesn’t know it yet.” But a Chief of Staff will focus on the months, quarters, and years ahead. ” LEARN MORE ….

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Using A Visual Medium To Enhance The Recruiting Process

Recruit CRM

Research has proposed that 46% of individuals state how a website design is the main factor via which they decide its validity and a similar view can be applied when it comes to promoting open job roles too. You may believe it's a cliché thing, yet an image paints a hundred words more, as visuals offer more grounded pieces of information.