Sometimes when I think back, I can’t believe that it has been twenty-seven (27) years since I launched my human resources career. Every time I have decided to apply for a new career opportunity, the first question I ask myself is, “How can I best showcase and promote my qualifications to make the hiring manager …
Remember when you were younger and your Mother always reminded you to say thank when someone gave something to you? Even if you did not particularly care for the item, she still made you say thank you as a gesture of respect and appreciation for their thoughtfulness. Well, the same goes for job interviews. Whether …
You finally got that long-awaited call inviting you to interview for your dream job. You are super pumped. You have researched the organization and likely know more about its history than many of its current employees. You have researched the most-common and most-difficult interview questions and practiced answering them in front of the mirror. You …
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This post is phase two of creating a great cover letter. It utilizes an actual vacancy announcement to take you step-by-step through the process of analyzing the announcement to determine if your background is a good fit for the position in which you are interested. Please visit often for new posts as we take you through …
In my first post on writing a great cover letter, I promised to share with you how I keep my job search organized. First, you can probably tell that I do not like a lot of paper so I started out using an Excel spreadsheet which I created. It became too time-consuming to maintain so …