How To Write A Resume - The Wrong Way!
Posted on March 15, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
“I am highly motivated, energetic and hard working. I have exceptional communications skills both verbally and written. I am analytical and well organized. I am able to work independently and in teams … I am seeking a position in a dynamic company such as yours … please contact me so that we can discuss an opportunity.”
Is this you? More importantly, is this pretty well what you would write in your own cover letter and resume? Well guess what’s wrong with this?
Read More..>>What Color Parachute
Posted on January 25, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
First published in 1970, What Color Is Your Parachute? is now in it’s 35th printing. This book is a detailed guide for those who are going through the agonizing process of job hunting or changing careers. This book has now sold over 9 million copies, and in 2006 Fortune magazine said: “Parachute remains the gold standard of career guides.” It’s author, Richard Nelson Bolles, has become a real guru in the job search arena, having probably advised more people through the 35 versions of his book than almost anyone in the business. Unlike many reprints, the various iterations of Parachute are not just a re-issue of the same text year after year. As our job market has evolved, Richard Bolles has refocused the book to address current issues of concern to job hunters, applying fresh insight and experience with each edition.
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