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Five More Resume Blunders that Will Land You in the Trash

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by ResumeBear.

At ResumeBear we take pride in the quality of our sources and rely on their experience and expert guidance to help job seekers get ahead. Our goal is to help “keep America working” to her fullest potential. We all know the consequences of presenting a poorly cra­­­fted resume, especially losing the ability to create the [...]

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Five Worst Resume Mistakes

Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by ResumeBear.

Everybody knows that having a top-notch resume is the ultimate key to landing that prized first interview. That being said, authoring a quality resume can be hard work. You know you need to keep it professional and stay within the conventional parameters they’ll expect of you – without being mundane and getting lost in the [...]

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Optimize Your Resume – Don’t Forget the Cover Letter

Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by ResumeBear.

Stand Out From The Crowd – Include a First Rate Cover Letter With Your Resume
What does a well written cover letter do for your resume?
It helps you stand out; assisting by distinguishing you individually from the endless list of names applying for the same job. The job market is overpopulated, and it is more [...]

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Need a Job? Go Where Employers Are Looking

Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by ResumeBear.

With the dawn of 2010, countless optimistic job seekers either began, or renewed their resolutions to find their great new job.  With layoff numbers and the unemployment count still growing throughout the United States, many of these diligent and hopeful applicants have become discouraged.  What guidance can we offer to the thousands of qualified, though [...]

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Do You Know Someone Who Could Fill These Positions?

Posted on 13. Feb, 2010 by ResumeBear.

Guest Blogger – Dave Lakhani

Our “guest blogger” this week is Dave Lakhani. He is not a recruiter, or associated in any way with HR, or job boards, or services related to job hunting. He is not hiring, but he sent out a short email to his mailing list this week to spread the word [...]

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“Unfollowed By Employment”

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by ResumeBear.

Being “Fired” is redefined for the Social Media Age by this comic. Visit the Unfollowed by employment link below for the original larger version of this comic and visit Agent-X Comics for more cartoons by this artist.

Unfollowed by employment | Agent-X Comics

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2 Ways to Retain Quality Employees

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by ResumeBear.

Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International, states “Companies that lose top performers may not only experience declines in productivity but also incur significant costs in replacing these professionals.”  The cost of unwanted turnover can be 1.5 times an employee’s annual salary.
Many talented employees leave organizations because they were either miscast [...]

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Personal Recommendations: Your Most Valuable Asset

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by ResumeBear.

Personal employee recommendations are widely considered to be the single best way for employers to find reliable new hires in the vastly oversaturated job market. With so many potentially qualified job seekers looking for work, many managers strongly prefer considering applicants who have been previously recommended by a trusted colleague, or valued employee. Scoring the [...]

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Braving the Job Boards: Improve Your Chances of Being Seen

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by ResumeBear.

Trolling the  online job boards can be a depressing, time consuming part of any serious job hunt. The internet-based career websites like CareerBuilder and Monster might seem like some of the most accessible places for the legions of potential workers to seek available jobs, but when not used properly, the job boards can hurt you [...]

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Optimize Your Resume – Write a Convincing Summary

Posted on 30. Jan, 2010 by ResumeBear.

The Summary section of your resume is extremely important, as this may be the only part of your resume that’s read all the way through. Make it strong, compelling and convincing. A well-written Summary will entice the prospective employer to read through the rest of your resume.
Use concise statements in your resume Summary that focus [...]

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Don’t Make These 4 Common Interview Mistakes

Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by ResumeBear.

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last year or so, you have noticed the American unemployment problem hasn’t gone away. The number of well trained, qualified people applying to fill positions greatly exceeds the number of positions. So it is not surprising that applicants are worried they won’t stand out from [...]

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