Job Search Tips & Tricks

Excited to apply to your first internship? Well before you head out and start visiting companies that you are interested in working at - and before you even start e-mailing out your applications, first things first, did you use the right cover letter format for your internship or job application? It is not surprising that a lot of people do not make the time to make a cover letter for their internship or job applications, let alone, bother to research on the right cover letter format that they can use. But what they are not realizing is that because of such simply negligence, they are in a way, losing a quick opportunity to have an edge over their competitors.

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What is a functional resume format? Find out how choosing the wrong resume format can lead to a dysfunctional resume.

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Job interviews can be very stressful situations. To alleviate that stress so that you come across as confident, competent, and capable: be prepared, have good communications skills, and have a few tricks up your sleeve. Stepping it up so that you shine in the interview and stand out from the crowd is what’s going to get you the job.

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Knowing how to write an effective cover letter is vital in your success at landing that new job! Get that all important interview by using these 12 tips at writing cover letters for resumes!

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Many candidates believe that their references don’t matter all that much. And it’s true that hiring managers sometimes don’t check them. (Those are the ones who often make bad hires.) But for those hiring managers who do make the time and the effort to call candidate references, the information they glean becomes a critical part of their hiring decision. Since you can’t predict when that will happen, you always need to be prepared. Choosing the best references will help you get the job.

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Fed up with your job? Or maybe you’re worried about losing your job? Perhaps you’ve already lost it and have started looking for a new one.

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You could spend hours creating the best resume in the world and you could do the job with your eyes closed, but if you can not write an effective cover letters for jobs your chances of getting an interview are pretty well non existence. This is your one chance (Say it out loud) THIS IS MY ONE CHANCE to get the employer’s attention and make them want to read your resume.

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Work can be hard, but looking for work can be even harder. When you’re between jobs in a slow economy and the most promising reply you hear from employers each day is “Thanks, we’ll get back to you,” it’s easy to become discouraged. But job counselors are united in their advice that determination, along with some smart strategies, is crucial to moving forward in your career.

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Recruitment is fast paced and competitive, and if you’re good at it you can reap huge rewards. We investigate how to go about getting into this dynamic and growing industry.

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If you happen to be interested in pursuing some type of career in the field of physical therapy, but you really are not up for obtaining the minimum educational requirements of a master’s degree to become a full blown physical therapist, then you might be interested in exploring physical therapy assistant careers. A physical therapist assistant is exactly what the title implies: an assistant to a physical therapist. This means that as a PT Assistant or PTA, you will have to perform quite a bit of physical labor.

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