Resumes

How to Write Your First Resume: Tips and Advice

Make Your Resume Count! How To Write A Resume For Your First Job 13 Resume Blunders That Can Cost You The Interview How To Write A Resume That Will Impress That Employer Mistakes To Avoid On Your Resume Resume Action Words How To Write A Professional Summary For Your Resume How To Write An Effective And Original Objective ...

How to Find a Job

Back in 2009, I was laid off just as the economy began to slip into one of the worst recessions the United States has ever seen. I spent two years looking for work, sending out hundreds of résumés, attending multiple networking groups, meeting with job-search and HR professionals, and reading multiple books on ways to perform a successful job hunt. This book is a result of my own ...

Job Hunting (Competency Based Interview Questions & More)

Responding to competency based interview questions is important to understand when job hunting. You also need to know the good questions to ask in an interview. Common interview questions and answers are good to know, however in this economy you need to stand out from the job hunting crowd and communicate that you are a problem solver. With the Competency Based Interview ...

Creating Your Career Portfolio: At a Glance Guide for Students

For courses in Career Planning, Career Development, Employment/Job Search; Intro courses where students will begin to compile projects and work samples to show skills; and Senior Seminar/Capstone Courses where advanced students are preparing to enter the workplace. Designed to assist students in pulling together their skills and competencies, this innovative, easy-to-read guidebook provides ...

Screw The Recruiter

Mark Teller was living on welfare in January of 2006. He had worked for himself all of his life. He had never even written a resume. Eighteen months later he cashed $8,100 in a single week, mostly from Fortune 500 companies. Teller created an imaginary job history, invented skills, and talked his way into top-paying jobs that others might only dream about. His courage, optimism and dark humor ...