Six Reasons to Use Caution When Telling Stories in Your Application Materials

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Are your cover letters and résumés peppered with phrases such as “outside-the-box thinker,” “results-oriented,” and “team player?” If you don’t have some facts and stories that demonstrate why that is true, your résumé is likely to hit the circular file. It’s not enough to say that you are the next best thing since sliced bread; [...]

The Company’s Perspective in the Job Hunt

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“The challenge doesn’t lie in getting them to know what you know. It won’t help. The challenge lies in helping them see your idea through their lens, not yours.” That excellent thought came from a recent post on Seth Godin’s blog about how the marketing of products and ideas can be done more successfully by [...]

Three Easy Tips to Promote Your Online Presence

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Want a few ways to help promote yourself online? The ideas here are not rocket-science to implement. And best of all? They’re FREE! 1. Use a combination of capital and small letters in your Twitter username. I’m not talking about random letters being thrown in. Capitalize and use small letters where it makes sense. For [...]

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