Archive for April, 2012


Get a Sample Of a Good Resume With Word Processing

By on Friday, April 20th, 2012 | No Comments

If you are in the hunt to get a new job, good resume templates are essential to this search. Thankfully for many of you, Microsoft Word could be utilized to spruce up your resume. Even when you happen to be not that good at resume writing, Microsoft Word can help you in completing a good resume template.

Practically each job application needs some kind of resume. The resume is one of the most important aspects potential employers look at when evaluating you for an attainable position. A top quality resume will make it easier to get the job you will be after. In case your resume is unformatted, loose, or printed on stationary, employers may possibly eradicate you from the job consideration.  Read more... (393 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

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Overqualified? 3 Tips to Downplay it on Your Resume

By on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 | No Comments

By: Kat Krull

In a tough job market, it’s not just those with the minimum education that struggle to find a new job. Many employers are wary of hiring “overqualified” candidates, too — those with more education or experience than the job description calls for — for fear that they may leave for a more desirable job in the near future or continue looking for their ideal job after getting hired.

As someone with too much education, experience, or skill, how can you optimize your resume to downplay your qualifications? Moreover, how you you ensure that your application makes the employer bring you in for an interview? Here are three tips to help you from appearing overqualified:  Read more... (447 words, 1 image, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

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The Most Underrated Job Search Strategy – Volunteering

By on Thursday, April 5th, 2012 | No Comments

You might be one those people who find it really difficult to find a job, never get a call from the employer and just basically laze around all day watching TV (and other things). But, if you really want to boost your chances of getting a job, then you might consider this very overlooked and underrated job search strategy … volunteering.

Although you don’t get paid to do this kind of work, it’s a good way to keep your skills up to date, expand your network and your horizons. Volunteering, especially during a long stretch of unemployment, can also help fill in this gap and gives you a non-lame excuse to the interviewer as to what you’ve been doing all this time.  Read more... (426 words, 1 image, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

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