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5 Ways to Include Soft Skills on Your Resume

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Knowing what to include on a resume can be nerve-racking—especially when you’re applying for a dream job. However, communicating intangible soft skills on your resume, like attention to detail, work ethic and people skills, can be more difficult. Why is it important to list soft skills on your resume?

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Protect Yourself with an Online-Appropriate Resume!

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You likely already have systems and strategies to keep yourself and your personal information safe online, but are you extending those protections to the online version of your resume? While it is necessary to add your resume to your digital portfolio , that doesn’t mean you should include all the information from your print version.

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How to Showcase Work Samples in Your Professional Portfolio: Travel Planning Example

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Your portfolio should include your resume, letters of recommendation, awards and recognitions, past performance reviews, and certifications. The following are some examples of how to document your travel planning abilities in your professional portfolio. Here is an example: [link].

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Unmasking the Corporate Return-to-Work Fallacy: A Genuine Approach to Junior Staff Development

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Focus groups indicated that only those junior staff with pronounced social skills and initiative were mentored in the “forced return” scenario, leaving those lacking these skills — and arguably in most need of mentorship — neglected. This approach will help maximize the program’s impact and effectiveness.

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So You Want to Take a Break from Your Career—Here’s What You Need to Consider

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But real life, with its monthly bills and gaps in resumes, requires more careful thought. The pandemic has provided many examples of how work can exist outside of the 9 to 5 confines, from a shorter sabbatical or a shift in responsibilities to going freelance and more project-based assignments. Why do I want to leave?

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What Is The Promotion Paradox? A Critical Issue For Today’s Managers

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But, if a better paycheck or a fancy new title to put on business cards, a Linkedin profile, and digital resume, isn’t enough, then what is? An example that comes to mind is whether a company is environmentally friendly, or not. For today’s workforce, a promotion needs to be more than just a change in title, and (hopefully) pay.

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Focusing on Providing Exceptional Service as an Administrative Professional

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Whether you are or are not planning a job/company change tracking your projects, career education, extra duties, and tasks learned (or expanded) should be added to your resume/ career portfolio. Resume/portfolio updates should go hand in hand with your yearly evaluation process; supporting professional and personal advancement.