Excellence in Business Communication, 11th Edition
Chapter 15. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
Given that 45 percent of human resources managers say they spend less than a minute, on average, on each job application they see, it’s understandable that some people might go overboard in trying to bring some individuality to their work history.
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.
Roger Parker (photo, left), writing for PersonalBrandingBlog.
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.
Donald Todrin (photo, left), writing for the Entrepreneur section of BusinessInsider.
Heather Huhman takes a look at the online reputation tools asking, "Do they really serve a purpose?
"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.
"We’re all somewhere on this list," writes Jacob Share (photo, left) for JobMob.
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