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April 10th, 2011 by
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Be the first to comment Tags: Brick, Computer Software, Cover Letter, Cover Letters, Cv Writers, Dress Code, Find a Job, Friends Family, Head Hunters, Jargon, Job Boards, Job Search, Looking For A Job, Network Friends, Online Job, Postings, Search Documents, Skills And Abilities, Special Interest, Traffic Times
There are few tips that will make your search easier:
1. Update your CV as much as possible. List all your duties very careful. If you need consult with CV writers to have done it better.
2. Have a cover letter to give employers. Better to personalize cover letter for each job you apply for, but you can have a generic one. Take time to personalize any cover letters for jobs you have special interest in.
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April 5th, 2011 by
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Be the first to comment Tags: Decision Makers, Entry Level Job, Gatekeepers, Good Advice, Job Interview, Long Time, Match, Narrative, Objective, Paragraphs, Pigeonhole, Resume Job, Running, Send Resume, Shotgun Approach, Skills And Abilities, Target, Targets, Time And Money, Turnoff
1. Are you sending the same generic resume for every opportunity? This shotgun approach might hit some targets but they might not be the targets you were aiming for. You might miss your target all together. It’s a waste of your time and money to send the same resume for every opportunity. In fact, it can be detrimental. You may have identified the right company as a fit for your skills and abilities and sending the wrong resume could pigeonhole you at a level that is well below where you should be. It could be hard to recover from that. You want to send a resume that is as precise a fit as you can make it so you make it past the gatekeepers and get beyond a label you don’t want. You could have failed to make the impression you wanted to make and wind up with an interview for an entry level job or no interview at all when you know you’re a good fit for the company and the industry. It’s frustrating.
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Many companies are hell-bent on hiring employees with just the right experience in all the right areas. It’s hard to find good workers these days, and companies will often do whatever it takes to get the exact right person with the exact right skills into the position that they have available. However, a growing trend in the business world is hiring people without experience. There are a variety of reasons that companies do this, and many different reasons that previous experience can actually be a hindrance, but it is ultimately something that you need to look into with each job that you apply for.
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