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Update Your Resume And Get A Better Job

By on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 | 1 Comment

They say that you should be happy to have a job, especially during these economic times, but it doesn’t mean you should settle for a job that you really hate. Here’s some things you should do get a better edge in your working life:

 

Update Your Resume

It’s easy to never bother updating your resume, especially if you’re already working, and it’s also not a very fun thing to do. However, you will need an up-to-date version of your resume when you’re applying for a new job, so you will have to do it anyway. Fortunately, there are some tools online that you can use to help you with this very tedious task.  Read more... (634 words, 1 image, estimated 2:32 mins reading time)

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How College Grads Can Finally Get A Job

By on Saturday, February 25th, 2012 | No Comments

You’d expect that getting a college graduate degree will guarantee you a job, but this clearly isn’t the case. With the competition of getting a job getting harder and harder, even those who easily qualify for certain jobs have a tough time landing them. So what do college grads got to do in order to get a job and have a fulfilling career? Here’s 3 tips for college grads to finally get a job:

1. Implement a Job Search Strategy  Read more... (600 words, 1 image, estimated 2:24 mins reading time)

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How To Get a Job On a Cruise Ship

By on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

About a month ago, the CruiseLineJobs.com site announced that they had added new website tools to help cruise job seekers to apply for cruise lines directly to their site for free. Anyone interested in getting a job on a cruise ship can search the site’s database for current cruise ship jobs, detailed hiring information, application instructions for the major cruise lines and also tips on how to apply for cruise ship positions.

The site also answers the most commonly asked questions asked by cruise job seekers like:  Read more... (344 words, 1 image, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

  • What are the benefits of a cruise job?
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Tips On Writing A Cover Letter

By on Monday, February 20th, 2012 | No Comments

There are many things that you should pay attention to writing a cover letter, even though it might not be as long as your resume. Some of the mistakes that inexperienced applicants forget these details and as a result, end up writing a cover that gets left unnoticed. This post should hopefully shed some light into writing a cover letter that will get the job recruiter’s attention to hopefully read your resume and then call you in for an interview.

Here are some tips on writing an effective cover letter:

Be specific about the job position  Read more... (543 words, 1 image, estimated 2:10 mins reading time)

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Powerful Action Verbs To Use In Your Resume

By on Saturday, February 18th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Whenever your listing your accomplishments, it’s important to present in a way that shows that you are hard working and that the accomplishment did something to benefit the previous employer. When describing this kind of work, it’s preferred that you start them off with action verbs, or doing words. Also keep in mind that you don’t even have to write an entire sentence out since you’re just showing what you can do. It’s like writing out a recipe, except that the ingredients are you’re skills and experience.

Here’s a list of some powerful action verbs to use in your resume:  Read more... (246 words, 1 image, estimated 59 secs reading time)

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