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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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Brand It, Sell It, Win It - What Makes You Different

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Brand It, Sell It, and Win It - What Makes You Different? I have heard this statement over and over again "Find a need and fill it." Mostly people use it to describe opening their own business, creating a product or service, or selling something. Today I'm applying it to your job search and your resume. Find what the employer needs and sell them on how you can fill it. Specifically how you can ...

The 5 Best Ways to Land Your Resume in the Trash

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After reading a few resume articles online and feeling completely frustrated by their bad advice I decided to clarify a few important points. Given the multitude of misinformation out there regarding resume tips, strategies, and techniques I want to help set the record straight. Here are the five best ways to get your resume thrown in the trash by a potential hiring manager. 1. Forget to ...

Answers to Common Resume Questions Asked by Recent Grads

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Let's start with the most common Resume question: Should the resume fit on 1 page or go to 2? Ah yes…the eternal question....For recent grads to mid-level professionals, I suggest 1 page. Also, career changers often benefit from a 1-pager; it helps them to avoid seeming overqualified with all the wrong qualifications. If you must go for 2 pages (and some recent grads certainly have the ...

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

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Motorola, the company that launched the cell phone industry and stood among the world's most admired companies for decades, is now struggling to survive. How did that happen? Apparently the company missed, underestimated, or ignored a fundamental shift in the industry away from feature-rich cell phones like the Razr, Motorola's last new product hit in 2004, toward more sophisticated smart phones ...