Resume writing – 10 tips to generate more interviews and higher salary offers. Tip 1 – Use Titles or Headings That Match The Jobs You Want With employers receiving hundreds of resumes you must make sure that your resume hooks an employer’s attention within a 5-second glance. A great way to do this [...]
A cover letter is a letter of introduction to an employer, which is used to formally submit a resume for employer review. The purposely of the cover letter is to identify your intent to “apply for” or “seek out” a specific position within a company. it also formally presents yourself as available for a job [...]
Where would we be without them?
There for a shoulder to cry on? Sure thing.
‘Does my butt look big in this?’ Of course not…
‘Is my resume good enough?’….. Erm…
You see, however much they love and support you, there are certain things that friends and family should NOT be advising you on.
In a competitive market it’s easy [...]
A study by a career management company has revealed that most Resumes are not good enough to be considered further for advertised positions.
Typical mistakes were spelling and grammatical errors or poorly laid out design, or clumsy language.
Personal Career Management: CVs not good enough displays some of the common errors in a poorly written resume.
We cannot [...]
we’ve written a lot about making impressions with your resume and not forgetting the cover letter. In times like theses where there are more candidates than ever for the roles available, it’s increasingly important to make your message stand out.
But I’m not talking about using coloured paper or having it delivered by through the window [...]
It’s said that an potential employer will give your professional resume the once over for a matter of six or seven seconds only before it’s regarded as a ‘maybe’ or simply kept in the ‘round file’ (or if your really unlucky, into the ‘shreds things up in * A GOOD START – [...]
So, the resume is all rosy, you’ve got the elevator pitch off pat and your interview technique rivals Barbara Walters.Cover Letter
But wait, what’s missing?
You know we always say that the resume is a first impression that needs to last?.
We sorta lied.
Because , really and truly, even though the resume is job worthy perfect, if that [...]
Writing the cover letter is fairly straightforward, but important to get right. Here’s a few cover letter tips from to get you going:1) The Job Advertisement itself is your number one starting point. Take key words, requirements and responsibilities from the employers list of expectations and craft your copy around this. Without following them to [...]
Let’s relax a bit and entertain ourselves for a while. Now we know it’s a bad idea to laugh at other people’s mistakes but what we’re going to show you are common resume blunders you might want to avoid (and they are funny!)
Now let’s see why these errors spread the laughter:
The classics from HumorMatters:
“I demand [...]
You have that professional resume, a polished cover letter, and that stylish suit for the your job interview. Now wait, interview? You’re not prepared, are you? You don’t really want to ruin that opportunity with a nervous state of mind. No need to worry, we’ll help you prepare for that much awaited discussion with your [...]