Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Chapter 13. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
According to Padmaja Ganeshan-Singh, "Here are a few tips that can help you make the most of the six seconds your résumé has with the recruiter: .
"Applying for a job typically consists of providing two documents to your potential employer: a resume and a cover letter.
"One of my favourite sources for information and guidelines regarding referencing and citation styles is the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
"Hiring managers spend just six seconds on your resume before they decide on you — this is exactly what they look at.
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"There is a growing number of tools for students offering benefits from organizing assignments to creating study groups to taking notes.
"With more and more schools going paperless or migrating to the "cloud" (storing files on the Internet), student work has become more easily shareable, accessible by many, and more easily organized," writes Mary Beth Hertz (photo, left).
Rebekah Campbell (photo, left) explains why she does all her recruiting through LinkedIn in this NYTimes.
"Because the competition in today's job market is so fierce, desperate job seekers will literally do whatever it takes to stand out from the crowd," writes Jacquelyn Smith at BusinessInsider.
"How many times have you applied for a job and never heard back?
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Jacqueline Smith (photo, left) will get little disagreement when she says, "Writing your very first resume can be a daunting process.
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Jacqueline Smith (photo, left) asks, "What makes a resume great?
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