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Ghosted After an Interview? Here’s Why Companies Do It

Success

You polish your résumé and obsess over the wording in your cover letter. You send a follow-up email to check in. I am currently being ghosted by three companies who have not responded to my follow-up emails after interviews. I wrote them an email, letting them know I had arrived, and no one was there. Not a soul.

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Some Gen Zers Are Including Their Social Media on Resumes—Should You?

Success

Sharing the links proactively lets them know that you are comfortable with them searching, and most importantly, gives the candidate a free and easy way to share carefully curated profiles that demonstrate their personality, skills and interests,” she says, with an emphasis on “carefully curated.”

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Call off the cheerleaders!

Practically Perfect PA

That means leveraging a skill we Brits have in spades: subtlety. Sometimes they’ll pick up those clues via written channels : They note the tone of your email. They check your email footer for info. They browse your Facebook updates. They receive a copy of your CV and read the covering letter.

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OfficeTeam Reveals Mistakes That Could Derail Your Job Search

Office Dynamics

Use tools such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter regularly to keep in touch with professional contacts. Interim assignments provide a source of income as well as a chance to network and build new skills. Follow up via email or by phone within two weeks of submitting your resume. Try This Instead. Use a standard resume template.

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To Be or Not to Be: How to find yourself a Genuine Resume Writer

Who's the Real Boss?

From resumes refreshes, to custom cover letters, building of LinkedIn profiles, and the all too-daunting task of writing key selection criteria responses, the platform was swimming in task ‘Posters’ that needed help. RATINGS: Are their ratings real? I think I know what your response would be.

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The Pros and Cons of Job Hopping

Eat Your Career

You end up learning about many different businesses and industries; you gain a variety of skills and meet a wide range of people. That usually takes several years to accomplish and prospective employers may be concerned about your skill level. Share this on Facebook. Email this to a friend? Then, it becomes monotonous.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. Your resume & cover letter have done their jobs, and have piqued the employers interest - now your job is to make it as easy as possible for them to decide to offer you the job. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Guest Blogger: David B.