Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 15. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
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"There are certain parts of the interview process that people overly obsess over and spend an inordinate amount of time focusing on.
"Failure isn’t a roadblock.
"Failure isn’t a roadblock.
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"Those five little words tell a recruiter or your prospective boss a lot, and none of it is good.
"People often really struggle over how to start a cover letter, and as a result they often end up with lines that are overly salesy, gimmicky, or just very tired.
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"I’ve read a lot of cover letters in my career — thousands of them, maybe even tens of thousands.
"When a corporate recruiting function conducts an audit, I find that the resulting data usually reveals that the recruiting problems that dramatically restrict applications routinely occur during the same steps of the “recruiting funnel.
"To demystify some of the ambiguities surrounding the resume editing process, here’s a hand-picked list of some of the most important dos and don’ts to be aware of during this stage.
"Follow these tips to approach resumes like a psychologist, so you don't sell yourself short.
"But for us little guys — the companies who hire dozens instead of hundreds; the start ups looking to change the world with team members who are equal parts talented and passionate; the tribes where each new person immediately sends ripples through the culture — we read every cover letter, and make our interview decisions based on them.
"Jesse Rieser's memories of growing up in Springfield, Missouri in the 1990s unfold against a familiar retail backdrop: storming the aisles of Toys R Us with his brother; meeting friends at the mall to flirt with girls and play videogames; hunting new bands in the CD racks of Best Buy," writes Laura Mellonee in a piece at Wired.
"Let's face it - almost everyone has irrelevant jobs on their work history.
"While the classic refrain focuses on how jobs will be lost to the robots, it’s not all doom and gloom for the human race explains Jason Hill, financial services expert at PA Consulting.
"While most workers still have one, companies and recruiters are putting less emphasis on résumés when searching for job candidates.
"These stats will help you bring your recruiting strategy into the 21st century.
According to Oliver Staley (photo, left), "Resumes are a poor proxy for a human being.
"I’ve read a lot of cover letters in my career — thousands of them, maybe even tens of thousands.
"Any time we interview someone, we wait to see whether they’ll write a thank you note or not.
"Wondering how to get recruiters to notice your resume and application?
Lydia Bowers (photo, left) answers a reader's question at TheMuse.