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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! On June 14, 2010, In Resume Writing by Debra Wheatman , By CareersDoneWrite.com 0 What’s the value of writing a cover letter?

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Set Yourself Apart from the Competition » Make or Break Moments

Make or Break Moments

It was simple to set up the account and post the job and before long I had 40 people apply for the job. Each had a resume, test scores of the tests they’d volunteered to take to show their abilities and each provided a cover letter and their hourly rate. Hourly rates ranged from $2 and change to over $46. Cool beans.

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Small Business Start-Up Idea – C.V. Writing Service | THE SMALL.

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Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Small Business Start-Up Idea – C.V. Many people have trouble writing a successful CV or cover letter, so if you have excellent writing skills and know how to effectively create a résumé then this business may be for you. Starting a Small Business?

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3 Rs or 3 Cs?

Office Dynamics

(Excerpt from Training Magazine August 2010). The Three Rs aren't cutting it for today's workforce, according to the American Management Association's 2010 Critical Skills Survey of 2,115 managers and other executives. I notice many misspelled words in emails to me, or assignments from classes or especially in resume cover letters.

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3 Rs or 3 Cs?

Office Dynamics

(Excerpt from Training Magazine August 2010). The Three Rs aren't cutting it for today's workforce, according to the American Management Association's 2010 Critical Skills Survey of 2,115 managers and other executives. I notice many misspelled words in emails to me, or assignments from classes or especially in resume cover letters.

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Beware of Career Marketing Firms

Job Advice Blog

It’s up to the job seeker to solicit that help by asking others for their opinions. He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm. He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm. Of course, unfortunately, those who’d paid for such services were left high and dry.

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Critical Steps in Your Career Transition

Job Advice Blog

Having worked with clients at various levels of their careers, transition is an area that comes up time and again. It is up to you to make sure that your strategy and resulting plan is well thought out. Sometimes transition is forced; maybe jobs in your industry or area are dwindling. You want to project a positive personal brand.

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