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Why You Need ‘Social Media Versions’ of Your Resume
Resumes are important job-finding tools, even if you look for a job by calling friends instead of listing your talents at Dice, Monster, and other big-time employment mills. But today, you will...
View ArticleSix Web Pages That Will Help You Write an Effective Resume
In my most recent post, titled Why You Need ‘Social Media Versions’ of Your Resume, I promised to give you a list of links to online resume-writing guides. Here it is: The iseek.org Resume Writing Tips...
View ArticleThe 25 Best Consulting Firms to Work For
Most of the time, when we talk about “consulting,” we mean going into business for ourselves, working for local businesses — or for businesses, not necessarily local, that need special expertise we’ve...
View ArticleDeloitte Consulting is Top Employer for IT Workers, Says Vault
Vault Career Intelligence has released its latest quality rankings for tech consultants — as employers. Deloitte is top of the heap; the place you should apply first if you want to work for a tech...
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Answering the Dreaded Salary Question
At some point in most employment applications, either paper or electronic, you will come to this question or one much like it: “What salary do you expect?” If you’re like me, your answer may be, “Ten...
View ArticleA New Job for a New Year?
Congratulations. You have survived 2011. It is now 2012, and some economists and analysts say the recession we’ve been enjoying for the past few years is now easing, and that there will be more job...
View ArticleBeware of Employment Scams That Pop Up In Tough Times
Here’s a Reddit post: “Thanks for applying! Pay us to train you, and *maybe* we’ll hire you!” This seems like an obvious scam to me. These people are offering to train prospective employees to work in...
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What’s the Worst Resume Mistake You Can Make?
I asked a whole bunch of HR people, recruiters, and IT managers this question. And they gave me a whole bunch of answers. As we say down at the poker club, “Read ‘em and weep, my friends…” Anonymous...
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