Excellence in Business Communication, 11th Edition
Chapter 15. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
"If you don't have a digital presence today, you don't exist," writes Tom Cochran (photo, left), Chief Technology Officer with Atlantic Media.
Julie Bort (photo, left) covers the seamier side of reputation management.
"Here are the top six workplace fears and how to move past them.
"Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school.
"With the growth of such customer review sites as Yelp and TripAdvisor, and e-commerce sites like eBay, anyone with access to the Internet can potentially make or break a company's reputation.
"Sweaty palms.
"Kim Brown is an assistant director for Syracuse University's Career Services department.
"Melitta Campbell (photo, left) is a copywriter with 15 years experience of working in a corporate communications environment within a number of international organisations.
Online first impressions happen long before the first meeting.
We're seeing more and more recruiters use the web as a place to search for talent and conduct employment background searches.
Happy New Year! From everyone on the Bovée-Thill team, we wish you a successful new term.
There are four things that the most successful professionals have in common.
Professor Timothy Coombs talks about the relations between social media and crisis communication.
Here’s something that happened recently when I was hiring for an open position:
A candidate emailed her resume and cover letter to me.
When someone earnestly complements you, how does it make you feel?
In today's weak job market, it's more important than ever to make your resume stand out.
One looks like a movie poster.
You've spent hours crafting the perfect resume.
What should a young job applicant do when well meaning parents are giving advice that worked for them in their job searches?
Here is a fun online infographic creator introduced to us by Jacob Share in a post at PersonalBrandingBlog.
What can you do to stand out in today’s market?
Are you building a database of prospects or friends?
Toss out that passé Objective section of yesterday and replace it with a well-branded, focused statement that gives the reader a clear message about who you are in less than 5 words.
In creating your personal brand, it’s important that you have a story.