Eat Your Career

JANUARY 22, 2014

Resume Writing. Interview Preparation. A recommendation is a written statement from someone in your network endorsing you and your abilities—like a reference letter but shorter. From now on, consider requesting a LinkedIn recommendation in addition to (or instead of) a reference letter from former bosses, etc. Tweet This!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 10, 2017

AKA – Kiyomi’s 10 Tips for Setting Up Your Social Media & Internet Presence Safely to Improve Your Job Search & to Protect Yourself They say that the interview starts even before you’ve walked through the door and it’s true. The reason why I believe in doing this is because I once got found by Facebook through one of those sites.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 3, 2011

This past Monday, Michele Price interviewed me on #SpeakChat. Have one page on your website you can reference that has everything an event coordinator might need from you.    Consider having these items on your Coordinator Toolkit: ALL your contact info, One sheet, Speaking resume. So, what do you think? 

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

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). You can hang out with your friend and informally conduct an informational interview.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 13, 2011

1) Tweet My Jobs - I know most of us may roll our eyes or not believe that people have found jobs through Twitter or Facebook because it seems so far-fetched and unlikely. We swapped stories about interview attire. A friend of mine got her job via a Facebook status update when she ranted "I need a job!" Hi, @AllyRae!

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Small Business CEO

AUGUST 19, 2013

In an effort to streamline the process of reviewing hundreds of applicants, companies both large and small have turned to automated online application systems, email rejection letters, and discourage in-person applicants by referring them back to the online system (otherwise known as the black hole for resumes).

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On The Job

OCTOBER 28, 2009

I recently interviewed an employment law expert, who pointed out there are a lot of myths that employees believe, including the one that they can say what they want at work. More employees and managers “friend” one another these days on Facebook or “follow” one another on Twitter. Just some friendly advice from The Resume Chick.

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 5, 2010

If you want to find a new job, first set the goal of updating your resume. Do you need to review interview techniques? So many of us decide in February that since we haven’t accomplished the goal set on January 1, it is hopeless, be consistent and persistent and refer back to your goals often. Be consistent.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 15, 2009

Always get the persons permission and never post someone elses photo on a social networking site such as Facebook without asking the person first. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Smile you are on candid camera: Just because you can take a picture with your phone, doesnt mean you should. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

The nice thing about on-line sites is for the most part they are free, but what they dont charge in fees they can take up in time, as many of us have experienced with sites such as Facebook. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. You can spend a lot of time in front of your computer. Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

Along with our multiple work passwords, we have a password for our home computer, and if we sign up for Facebook, Twitter or any other website, we have another password to remember. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. We have a password for the automated bank machine and if you bank online you have another one for that.

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 19, 2010

The about page should be the place where you should list all your credentials, testimonials and all the other references about you on the interwebs: interviews, collective projects, media appearances and so on. Leaving comments, on Twitter, on Facebook and everywhere I go. Afraid that you have only a few?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Many freelancers don’t have to send their resumes to people anymore, so those degrees don’t see a lot of action, but they’re there, collecting dust on our walls. Big Changes to Facebook Pages Could Hurt Small Nonprofits Reply Srinivas Rao ( @skooloflife ) December 14, 2009 at 2:41 pm I recently completed an MBA. Wish I knew.

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