Business Communication Today, 15th Ed.
Chapter 18. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
Career fairs are going digital.
Jeff Haden pondered the "stuff I wish I could have told the twenty-five year-old me (photo, left)," and has come up with a BusinessInsider.
Jessica Liebman (photo, left), Managing Editor at Business Insider, keeps a Gmail folder called "Worst Cover Letters.
Gerrit Hall (photo, left) believes references "are so valuable" the jobseeker should learn "three important bits of info" about them.
"If you’re spending time reading job advertisements online, you know that they’re not all written equally," says Lindsay Olson (photo, left).
Laura Labovich (photo, left), contributor to Careerealism.
"If you suspect you’re in danger of being fired, the worst thing you can do is just sit back and wait for it to happen," says Alison Green.
"We’ve all seen them: the online efforts of eager job hunters, clawing at their social media dream jobs like 12-year-olds at a Justin Bieber concert," writes Erica Moss (photo, left).
Come Recommended advocates employers look beyond the resume.
"Employers are dealing with more job applicants than ever.
"Use all of the following tools in order to make the most of your job search and minimize the time it takes to land a job," says Krista Mitchell (photo, left).
Quit wasting your time on the traditional job boards.
An overview to social networking sites & their usage for job search.
Quit wasting your time on the traditional job boards.
An overview to social networking sites & their usage for job search.
Revise these slides to make the text more effective for presentation purposes.
Follow LinkedIn’s etiquette guide for students and recent graduates to increase your response rate and to maintain positive networking connections.
These concepts will help make you a better listener on the job and in every other aspect of life.
What is the best type of resume to use on the Internet?
Here is a video that will teach you the essential elements in preparing a great resume cover letter.
According to a new survey released by Vault.
Job hunters have to be careful in this Internet-saturated world.
Interview with technology expert David Spark, founder of a new media consulting company.
Vault held a Video Resume Makeover Contest and selected four winners to receive a professional makeover, a written resume makeover, and a video resume.