Business Communication Today, 14th Ed.
Chapter 18. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
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"LinkedIn unveiled a host of new features this week for both ends of the employment spectrum: job seekers and recruiters.
"When you apply for any job, the very first tool you will use to grab the attention of employers is your cover letter.
"A business model is an outline of how a company plans to make money with its product and customer base in a specific market.
"DeepSense, based in San Francisco and New Delhi, uses artificial intelligence to assess job candidates’ personalities based on their social media accounts.
"What's needed is a way to manage the nervous system so that confidence can overwrite fear and reduce speaking anxiety.
According to Jody Porowski (photo, left), "If you’re thinking about taking a new step in your career, your resume’s probably high on your mind.
"Over the course of my recruiter career, I’ve seen a handful of applications that have made me think, “Geez, this looks like this was generated by a robot.
"Before job seekers ever have a chance to get judged by a human hiring manager, their résumé may be screened out by a machine.
"For many people, the bulk of their LinkedIn activity is the digital equivalent of collecting a pile of business cards.
"For many people, the bulk of their LinkedIn activity is the digital equivalent of collecting a pile of business cards.
"We’ve collected real stories about candidates who were well on their way to snagging a new role, but didn’t, all or at least in part because of a social media post (or posts) someone on the hiring side found during the vetting process.
"There are certain parts of the interview process that people overly obsess over and spend an inordinate amount of time focusing on.
"Inside the world of professional coaching.
"Failure isn’t a roadblock.
"Failure isn’t a roadblock.
"My articles generally focus on offering advice on how to succeed in your career or find a new job.
"Tempted to go out with a bang on the last day of a really bad job?
"'The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
"You’ve probably been told countless times not to show your hand during the interview process, especially when it comes to letting a hiring manager in on other opportunities you’ve lined up.
"The December 2018 U.
"The December 2018 U.
"Today’s the day you apply for that job.
"Those five little words tell a recruiter or your prospective boss a lot, and none of it is good.