How to write a Resume Objective

A resume objective is a 2-3 sentence statement that you place at the top of your resume. While it’s short, it is meant to be powerful and tell potential employers exactly how you will be of value to their company. If you include an objective on your resume, it can help maximize your opportunity to capture their attention and make them interested in you.

The Job You’re Just Not Qualified For

You’re searching for a job and you stumble upon a posting that is intriguing and just up your alley. It’s what you’ve always wanted to do, or at least one of the stepping stones along the way to your dream job. But there’s one problem: You’re not qualified.

Use Your Stimulus Package For Your Job Search

Sweet, you’ve just looked in you bank account and your happy to find that the government has come true with the stimulus money.  Time to go spending right, not exactly. I know it’s sounds boring,  but you could use some of the money to help you get a job. You don’t have spend it all, let’s see what we can get for a $100 of your stimulus package.

Creating a Resume - 4 Quick Questions Answered

Directly from our Job Search Advice readers we answer 4 of the most commonly asked questions about resume writing.

Phone Interview? - Helpful Hints

Phone interviews sound easier than a traditional interview, however that is far from the truth. In a phone interview you can’t judge body language, match eye-contract and build connection to interviewer. We have come up with some quick tips to make your phone interview successful.

Common Cover Letter Mistakes

In most job applications your cover letter is the first document that creates an impression about you (good or bad). First impressions really count, so you need to take a mindful approach to writing cover letters in order to avoid rejection. Please find listed below the top 10 don’ts you need to avoid on your cover letter:

Job Search Tip - Thankyou Letters

Whenever you go to a job fair, or go through an job interview, make sure you get a business card from each person you speak to. Afterwards, send a brief letter or thank you card to express your appreciation. If it’s a job fair you are thanking them for taking time to speak to you – this can help solidify you as a person in their minds. With a job interview, you are thanking them for giving you the opportunity to be interviewed.

Modern Job Networking

Its common knowledge amongst employment consultants that only a fraction of job vacancies ever reach an external advertising medium with a massive 75% of jobs being filled through alternative methods - “the hidden job market”.

Job Interview Advice For Us Girls

As a lady your presentation at an job interview will be different from the gents. Here are a few tips we have devised for getting ready a little easier.

10 Job Interview Tips

Now that you have a job interview take a look at our top 10 tips below. With the unemployment rate on the rise today’s job interviews are becoming very competitive, the below information should help give you a great advantage.  

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