Writing a professional bio can be a daunting task. It needs to be short, sweet, and to the point. It’s a quick way to compress your entire professional life into a couple of short paragraphs. That’s no easy task. We all like to brag about ourselves, but putting it into writing is hard work. Eventually […]
10 Resume Tips For The Digital Era
Resumes are mandatory for every job seeker. If you don’t have one, you need to create one before you apply for a job. The info you put on your resume starts with your education and your first job and stays with you for the rest of your life. It is a constant work in progress […]
15 Cover Letter Writing Tips
Are cover letters an afterthought on your job application? Many people focus on the job search and the resume, but leave the cover letter until the last minute. The cover letter can be the key to making sure you get a job interview. Below are 15 cover letter writing tips to help your cover letter […]
Why Should We Hire You?
Everyone has experienced a job interview at some point. Sometimes they go well and others time we wish we could have done better. Either way, you’ll be in the spotlight during an interview. You’ll be asked lots of interview questions, like “why should we hire you?” or even maybe some off the wall interview questions too. […]
How To Avoid Stumbling Over Your Words
We, like, communicate, um, all the time. It’s a part of, er, life. Unfortunately, when we, um, are, like, put on the spot we, uh, tend to stumble over our, uh, words. The previous sentences don’t read easily, but it does represent how we speak. When we add extra words, it breaks up a presentation […]
Are You Overqualified For The Job?
What makes someone qualified for a job? Is it experience? Certifications? Who you know? What happens if you are overqualified? Sometimes people apply for jobs for which they are overqualified. This might happen to a Harvard grad with 10 years of experience at a Fortune 500 company applying to work at a dude ranch or […]
Creating A Video Resume
On a video resume, candidates can highlight their personalities, capabilities, and creativity in a visual resume. When recruiters watch a video resume they can see and hear applicants in a way that a paper resume doesn’t allow. It’s a fantastic creative outlet that will definitely make your job application stand out. You can watch lots […]
8 Reasons To Turn Down A Job Offer
The economy is coming back and unemployment is continuing to drop, which is awesome news for job seekers. It also means that many job seekers are being faced with a new “problem” – turning down a job offer. Everyone needs a job, so most of us never expect to be in a situation where we […]