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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

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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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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Fear of Success | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

But on the other hand, I don’t have to deal with all the stresses free-lancers do. I graduated and moved to New York, where I landed my first job on the strength of one cover letter. Just a cover letter. Sure, my cubicle job sucks at times. So, who’s really “succesful&# , here? I am single.

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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. Procrastination Thriving in Stressful Workplace What Does LeBron James' Behavior Say About the Wor. You know who you are. Rules for being a good hiring manager/interviewer: 1. When you post a job, be prepared.