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A Cover Letter is NOT Optional!

Job Advice Blog

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. Probably not.

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Preparing for the Phone Interview

Job Advice Blog

Many of my clients have asked me to help them prep for a phone interview. The interviewer can’t see you – there is not opportunity to gauge body language or make the same kind of connection. Referenced on your resume and your cover letter should be the best number(s) to reach you. What do you do on the phone?

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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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Melba Duncan on the Hot Skills EAs Need For 2009 and Beyond

Stellar Assistants

Duncan in job interviews, and have even quoted her in resume' cover letters. Take this quote, for instance: "The "hot skills" in 2008 and beyond are the skills that support indispensability. I've since reread that article at least a hundred times, and have referred colleagues to the article too many times to count.

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Critical Steps in Your Career Transition

Job Advice Blog

Hiring managers ‘Google’ the names of people they are interviewing and those they are considering interviewing. This is because these documents are the first thing people see about you. You want to project a positive personal brand. Online Presence: If you don’t have an online presence (e.g.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author So Youve Got the Job Interview - Now What? Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview! Lets grow together!

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Tips From Successful Job Seekers

On The Job

In October 2009 — when thousands of people were losing jobs — Woody was hired as communications manager for Association Headquarters Inc. 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. in Mount Laurel, N.J.