Resume Mistakes

(or, “Common Resume Mistakes and What Not to Include in a Resume”.) When applying for a job or career, your first impression is often your last impression. A well-prepared and polished resume is an excellent means of getting yourself noticed among the other applicants competing for the same opening. As with mistakes in professional etiquette, mistakes

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How to Write Effective Job Descriptions

Often times as a recruiter I will help people to write descriptive resumes that clearly distinguish that candidate from the flock of other candidates applying to the same job. Honestly, it is much easier to write a resume for a specific job description or position than it is to write a general resume that you

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FIVE COVER LETTER MISTAKES

First, let’s review the purpose of a cover letter.  A cover letter “marries” your resume to the open position.  Put yourself in the position of a hiring manager.  If you received several resumes per day would you want to review each one and attempt to match them up to the positions open within your company?  A

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Building Your CV

A good CV should be specific to the position applied for and accurately represent you and your skills. Having analysed the position that you are applying for, you will need to adjust your CV to highlight the most relevant facts first.

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Assessing A Job Offer

You’ve applied for a new role and so impressed the employer that they offer you the job But wait – are you sure this is the right role for you?  To help you find out we’ve drawn up a list of questions.  Some will be more important to you than others, but saying “No” to

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Your Guide To Security Clearance

A Security Clearance check is for people who carry out tasks that require national security clearance. This includes Government bodies, such as the Ministry of Defence and the armed forces. The level of security clearance varies depending on the nature of the work and the sensitivity of the information that is accessed.

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Exercises To Help You Retain Your Memory

Memory is a wonderful attribute of being human. It makes us who we are since we use it to retain knowledge about our past experiences. Without it we would not be capable of learning new skills and retaining information necessary to become a productive member of our world. To help deal with the frustrations that

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Acting Career Tips

Preparing for an audition also includes having a resume and a few headshot pictures. This is because aside from performing your monologue or reading from a script, cast directors want to know how you look on camera or on stage as well as your previous work experiences. To help you, here are few tips.

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Bartending Jobs

Becoming a bartender will give you the opportunity to meet new people every time you go to work and you will actually have the ability to enjoy interacting with your customers, along with having a blast while you are working. It is not everyday that someone gets to enjoy themselves at work, the way that

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Ways To Get More Done During Your Job Search

Organization is an ability that can be acquired or learned by everyone. The terribly hard part is breaking away from your constant habits of cluttering such as piled up paperwork and scattered documents. The solution to organization is by starting with just one step at a time. You will be surprised that all the clutter

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