Having 10+ years of work experience is an asset to any job, yet it can be an obstacle to getting hired. If you paste all of your experience into one long resume, it can become overwhelming for a hiring manager. They likely won’t even look at it long enough to absorb any information about you. […]
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Nothing is more intimidating than a blank page – especially when you’ve got to figure out how to pack your entire work experience into it. It’s hard to know what’s important to include, how to phrase all of it and, most importantly, how to get into the groove of writing when you’re starting with nothing. […]
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You’ve studied up on the company culture, you know everything there is to know about the field, but then your interviewer asks a question that stumps you: “tell me about yourself”, maybe, or “what are your hobbies?” We’ve all been there before – it’s not a matter of not knowing yourself, but how should you […]
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Soft skills are important to many jobs you apply to, but writing them on your resume doesn’t look very impressive. Most soft skills are vague, and it’s very easy to claim you have them on a resume without being able to prove it. One successful approach is to remove all soft skills from your resume’s […]
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Work experience, skills list, a professional title – you’ve got all the basics down, but it still feels like your resume is missing something. But, if you have all the usual things in place, what could it possibly be? A resume requires more than just the basics to truly get the attention of the hiring […]
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Perfecting your cover letter is the key to getting a leg up in such a competitive job market. Old cover letter practices have been phased out, and there might be some details you just haven’t considered fine-tuning. Double-check each cover letter you’re sending out to ensure you’re not making any of the following four mistakes. […]
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So, you aren’t getting job offers, but you can’t quite figure out what’s wrong with your application package, and you certainly don’t have hours to spend trying to sort it out. Don’t worry – there are plenty of quick and easy fixes you can implement to clean up your resume and cover letter that’ll give […]
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In an arena that can be saturated with content, the hosts of It’s Literally Fine Podcast have made their mark. Creating authentic content that resonates with a wide audience hosts Maria Papadakis and Emelie Savard have created a strong and loyal following that continues to grow. These two women embody how taking a risk and […]
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