Friday, February 20th, 2009
In my business, I naturally see a lot of resumes, written by amateurs and other professionals. Lately I've seen a rash of resumes that seem to have lost their minds. Is your resume "headless?" If your resume reads something like this, you may be missing a critical section.
JOHN T. FRUGALBERRY (w…
Friday, February 20th, 2009
Create a personalized cover letter
Why? Because Ed McMahon does.
When I think of the average job seeker's approach to cover letters, I'm reminded of the Publishers' Clearinghouse Sweepstakes. You know, all those crazy coupons and stickers and NASA-level procedures on how to put it all together cor…
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
The following article is based on an e-mail I received from a "recently re-employed UNIX Guru" - we'll call him Louis, because, well, that's his name. Fresh from a relatively short period of unemployment, he still identifies with those still in job search mode - and nice guy that he is, he wanted to…