Tag Archives: Resume Advice

My Recent Job Application, Part 3: The Resume

by on May. 08, 2012 in Applying for jobs, Personal Examples

Photo: julesreyes This is part three in the series about my recent job application and how I got a job I wasn’t “qualified” for. In this post I’ll talk about resume writing and how we all have more experience than we think. For the job I recently got writing reviews of high-end men’s gear, they [...]

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3 More Steps to Resume Success

by on Feb. 21, 2012 in Resume

Photo:  Arielle Fragassi Thursday night I participated in a resume review session for Brazen Careerist. I’ve done many events with Brazen, and they are always beneficial. Plus it’s been fun to see the “Network Roulette” – which I wrote about when it was just getting started – really come into its own. Overall, the review [...]

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Resume Red Zone – 3 Tips to Get Your Resume Noticed

by on Oct. 20, 2011 in Advice From a Recruiter, Resume

Photo:  Frédéric BISSON We’ve got Katie the Recruiter in again today, this time walking us through the fine points of resume writing. She’s got some great tips about how to set up your resume, what the first thing a recruiter will look at and for how long, and tons of other advice that you don’t [...]

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4 Recruiter Secrets to Land You Any Job

by on Sep. 30, 2011 in Advice From a Recruiter, Getting a job

Photo: Giorgia Pallaro One of the most valuable benefits to networking is meeting people with inside information. If you are targeting a specific company, it’s critical to find someone who works there to provide a heads-up on interview styles, corporate culture, and any other quirk that might pop up during the application process. The GM [...]

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Treat Your Job Search Like a Move

by on Jul. 22, 2011 in Getting a job

Photo:  splityarn I’m moving in eight days for what will be my 16th move in the last 12 years. I’ve identified about three things I’m good at, all of which are just about worthless, and moving is one of them (the others are remembering movie quotes and running – kind of). As I start to [...]

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There is No Job Search Silver Bullet

by on Jul. 18, 2011 in Applying for jobs, Brazen Posts

Photo: Ed Schipul This  post originally ran on Brazen Careerist, a great social network for Generation Y professionals. It’s now available in its entirety below. Last year I read Charlie Wilson’s War, a book, later made into a movie, about a Texas Congressman and his crusade to arm the mujahedeen fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan. One notable point emerges [...]

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How the Job Search Can Improve Your Current Job

by on May. 27, 2011 in Applying for jobs, Job Application Advice, The Job Market

Photo:  Frank Kehren This is an excerpt from post I did for Brazen Careerist, a great social network for Generation Y professionals.  To read the article in its entirety, check out the link to Brazen’s site below. Update: Full post now available below. I have to admit – I sort of like looking for jobs. That’s downright [...]

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Video Resume and Elevator Pitch Contest!

by on May. 11, 2011 in Hustling, Resume, Style

Photo:  Pyrat Wesly Hey everyone, As you know, video is blowing up and job seekers are finding new and creative ways to leverage video in their job search. So, for the next week or so we’re asking for your video resumes and elevator pitches. Using video in job searches is a growing trend and we [...]

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Don’t be an Asshole, Part one – Stop Lying

by on Mar. 25, 2011 in Attitude, Don't be an asshole

Photo:  BFLV OK – this is the first post in a series called “Don’t be an Asshole.”  The Don’t be an Asshole series will be made up of topics covering perfectly obvious things that tons of people forget or just don’t care about.  I know this is pretty basic, but I see it so often [...]

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Best of the Best Resume Tips

by on Sep. 01, 2010 in Getting a job, Interviews, Resume

(Photo:  …-Wink-…) I’m no recruiter, so I’m not going to pretend I know all the ways to attain resume perfection.  But I can stand on the shoulders of people who are qualified, who make decisions, and who know what the hell they’re talking about in order to help you find the way. Below is a [...]

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