Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 15. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
"You’ve probably heard it before: On average, hiring managers will only spend six seconds looking at your application.
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"Hiring managers only spend 6 second on your resume before they decide on you — this is what they look at.
"You send in your resume.
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9-34: Whole Foods Market
9-39: USA Water Polo
9-42: Curves
8-32: JetBlue Twitter account
8-33: Lee Valley Tools
8-39: Yelp
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The communication professionals at CommPRO explore the good and bad in crisis communication.
Usability experts at Nielsen Norman Group offer dozens of research-based articles on effective communication using mobile devices and other technologies.
"How can a fresh graduate get a job when companies only want to hire those with experience?