Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Chapter 13. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
Follow these tips to make sure your posts get noticed and get read.
"While every job requires a certain amount of administrative activity, we must recognize when tasks become so laborious and time-consuming that they take away from the real work –— and drain our employees’ passion.
Lydia Dishman reports over at FastCompany.
"Is your company producing relevant, useful content?
According to Liz Ryan, "For years a resume was a bland, boring recitation of the jobs you’d held, but now a resume is much more than that.
"We say: The days of cookie cutter cover letter intros are long gone.
"What are the rules of data visualization, a practice that draws on research into cognitive theory, graphical perception, statistics and journalism?
"How do you make sure you’re crafting something remarkable?
"You probably already have a resume, and you probably already know you’re supposed to write a cover letter," begins Lily Zhang (photo, left) in a piece at TheMuse.
What do you think?
"Whether you have just graduated with an advanced degree or you are leaving academia for the public sphere, building a professional résumé after a life in higher eduction is a rude awakening.
"You can make your resume stand out easily, because most resumes are horrifying.
"You know you need a résumé in order to get a job.
"If you’re lucky enough to have a team with top performers, you know that eventually some of them will move on to larger roles in the organization.
"When you are on the job hunt, time is of the essence.
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According to Hope Restle (photo, left) and Jacquelyn Smith, "No résumé is 100% flawless.
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"Follow these steps to land your dream job: .
"Your body language speaks volumes about your mood and attitude.
According to Don Goodman (photo, left), "Today’s job applicants have a major challenge – finding the right balance for their resume.
"Even your best ideas mean nothing if no one listens to you.
"Japan is known for its complex rules for social behavior.