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Top 5 Job Search Tips on Cover Letters
In a market where job openings are scarce, sending a cover letter is crucial because it gives you the opportunity to tell hiring directors why you are qualified for the position and what you can bring to the table. It is important to discuss your qualifications and expertise without revealing too much or too little information. Employers want to know why they should hire you.
Job Search Tips: Thank You Notes–Not Just For Interviews!
Get into the habit of sending hand-written thank you’s to just about anyone you interact with in your job search –not just interviewers!!! This can include people in your network who provide introductions or do favors for you, employers and colleagues who write recommendations, etc.
How to Use Social Media – 7 Tricks To Enhance Your LinkedIn Experience
For many, LinkedIn causes confusion – what is it, exactly? Is it a virtual Rolodex, a place to showcase one’s resume, or is it a social network? My answer – yes, yes, and yes.
Even Granny Can Blog: Blogging Methods Anyone Can Use To Build Personal Brand
If you can use email, you can blog using Posterous. If you want total control of your blog, use a hosted WordPress installation. Here’s how and why.
Personal Branding: Build Personal Brand via College Networking
One thing I have noticed as I embark on my third year at Syracuse University is the high qualifications that my professors possess. One of my instructors has a law degree, another has recently written and published a book and another used to produce a talk show in the Syracuse area. College professors hold many
Internships in College Build Your Personal Brand
College is not just a time to go out and party all weekend and study all week. If you can devote part of your time every week to internships in college you will be far ahead of your peers when you graduate. College is the perfect opportunity to try a bunch of new career paths
Job Search Tips: Example Thank You Notes
Use the following example thank you notes as a starting point when you need to send one to a hiring manager. This is the second post in our series on thank-you notes – the first, How To Write Thank You Notes, was so popular we had to follow up! So check out the examples below.
Job Search Tips: Finding the perfect job
The perfect job has different meanings depending on the stage of your life. There is the high school student that is looking to make some extra cash to the middle level manager that feels they have been stuck in their same position for the past decade without a glimpse of upward mobility. So how does
Job search tips: How to write thank-you notes
A common question we get asked is how to write thank you notes? Most people don’t send thank you notes at all. Which is exactly why you need to learn how to write thank you notes: so you can leave a better impression than the candidates competing for your dream job. In fact, not sending
Personal Branding Guide: How to Leave Blog Comments and Develop Personal Brand
By not leaving a comment, an opportunity is missed to connect and network with someone new who may not know you… yet.