12 Best Practices for a Winning Cover Letter - Part 2 The cover letter is often an afterthought. A job candidate sees an ad in the paper or online and scrambles to get a resume in the organization's possession. A well-written cover letter introduces you, prompts the reader to want to know more about you, and establishes your credentials. A good cover letter partners nicely with your resume and a strong networking process. In my previous article I listed the first six best practices for cover letter writing. Following is a list of the second six best practices that your cover letter must and/or in some cases must not reflect.Keywords:
Gordon Walter, resumes, resume writer, job search, job interview, cover letters Finding the Best Professional Resume Writer Job candidates in this economic recession are frequently turning to professional writers to create resumes that will attract the attention of employers. In today's labor market, a good resume should help you land the right interview, for the right job, to start work sooner rather than later. With selected industries experiencing major shake-ups, like automotive, financial services, banking, real estate, and others, many people are finding job search time required to find a new position is much longer than in recent years. So why consider a professionally written resume?Keywords:
Gordon Walter, resumes, resume writer, job search, job interview, resume, managing 10 Transferable Skills For Job Searching With national unemployment moving higher each passing month, candidates encounter significant competition for jobs. No matter what career field you are (or were) working in, there is undoubtedly knowledge and skill you possess that could appeal across many industries and fields. Do not limit yourself. Identify those skills and look for them at potential future employers. Following is a list of skill areas having broad application:Keywords:
Gordon Walter, resumes, resume writer, job search, job interview, resume, managing How Are You Really Performing At Work? You just had the annual review from your supervisor and everything was wonderful. Feedback given was high-level and scrubbed to avoid any ill feelings. But does it sound similar to what you were told last year? Is this feedback what you needed to hear? Will it help you meet career objectives? Will it help you keep your job in times of lay-off or industry downturn? How are you really perceived at work? What should you be doing to maximize your career potential?Keywords:
Gordon Walter, Job performance, jobs, managing 6 More Resume Writing Tips That Pay I have seen many hundreds of resumes during my career in human resources. Very nice, competent, and well intending people sometimes sent resumes in which they made one or more 'little' mistakes. How many resume mistakes does it take to prevent getting a job? Many hiring managers have a zero tolerance when it comes to such mistakes on a resume. Following are more resume writing tips inspired from things seen on people's resumes.Keywords:
Gordon Walter, resumes, resume writer, job search, job interview, resume More Behaviors for a Successful Job Search Even for the coolest of people, looking for a job in the current economic conditions can be scary. You can easily feel like 'just a number' out there with many others. What can you do to set yourself apart from the crowd? Following are some behaviors to keep in mind that can give you an edge in landing a new position. This article is the second in a series reviewing 'must do' behaviors to be mastered in the interview process.Keywords:
Gordon Walter, resumes, resume writer, job search, job interview, resume Still More Behaviors for a Successful Job Search I have conducted hundreds of employment interviews for positions ranging from manufacturing shop floor to the executive level. After awhile you begin to notice that successful candidates did certain things that contributed to their positive outcome. Likewise, unsuccessful candidates had certain other actions in common which led to their not being chosen or did not help them. Following are some behaviors to keep in mind that should help maximize your potential for a successful outcome.Keywords:
Gordon Walter, resumes, resume writer, job search, job interview, resume Even More Behaviors for a Successful Job Search In this economy and with many people to choose from, it can be a close call between finalists in awarding the job. Sometimes the final decision on selecting one candidate versus another can sometimes be based upon relatively minor points. One person was a little better and it made the difference between who got the job. Following are some more behaviors that are time-tested and can give you the edge in successfully winning the job search game.Keywords:
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