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Volunteer Work IS Experience to Highlight on Your Resume

by Jessica Holbrook October 24, 2010
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If you find that when you sit down to write your resume, it’s a little shy in the areas of work experience – have no fear, there are other things you can list such as: volunteer work with a charity, professional group or association, even volunteer work at your school or your child’s school. Every [...]

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3 Strategies for Displaced Workers

by Jessica Holbrook September 28, 2010
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As we all know, the recent economy has displaced a lot of workers from career paths on which they had been for many years. At one time, my town had a lot of mortgage professionals; these days, my town has a lot of former mortgage professionals. If you now find yourself in this situation, don’t [...]

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Reminding Your Network That You’re Looking For a Job

by Jessica Holbrook September 21, 2010
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Recently I spoke with a woman who has been looking for work for some time. She devotes a significant amount of time each week to networking activities. She said something that stood out to me: “I wake up every day and think about being unemployed, but my contacts don’t think about me until I remind [...]

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Where to Use a Branding Statement

by Jessica Holbrook September 20, 2010
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You’ve been working on your resume, and you fashioned a fancy branding statement for yourself. Of course, you want to display it across the top of your resume, but where else should you be using it? Cover letter: Format your cover letter to match your resume by copying your contact information and branding statement in [...]

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The Best Time to Write a Resume

by Jessica Holbrook September 15, 2010
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Imagine for a moment that you’ve just heard the dreaded words, “We’re going to have to let you go.” A lot of people have heard this phrase over the last several years, and most have probably reacted with some degree of panic: How am I going to pay my bills? Where am I going to [...]

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