Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Chapter 13. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
"Despite the fact that hiring managers now ask for a variety of application materials, resumes are still an extremely important part of the process.
Helen Coster (photo, left) presents "10 Tips for Better Business Writing.
"The question that most people ask themselves as they walk into their boss's office to negotiate their salaries is likely some variant of "What am I going to say?
"In 2014 Mike Rowe, Dirty Jobs host and founder of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, shared some valuable career advice with a fan via Facebook.
"If you’re like most job seekers, you’re not taking advantage of one of the best ways to get a hiring manager’s attention: writing a great cover letter," reports Alison Green in a piece at USNews.
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Jacquelyn Smith reports on Amanda Augustine's wisdom regarding one's first resume.
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"You’ve probably heard it before: On average, hiring managers will only spend six seconds looking at your application.
"Luckily, there are signs we can look for when trying to detect a lie.
"I normally introduce myself by my first name.
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"Facial expressions are a universal language of emotion, instantly conveying happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and much more.
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According to Drake Baer, "Within moments of meeting people, you decide all sorts of things about them, from status to intelligence to promiscuity.
"Hiring managers only spend 6 second on your resume before they decide on you — this is what they look at.
"In honor of National Etiquette Week and our just-published list of the 45 best restaurants in America, we decided to clear up some common etiquette questions," writes Megan Willett.
"You send in your resume.
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"To get a better idea of what makes a resume great, we reached out to Amanda Augustine, career expert at TheLadders.
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"Public speaking is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot with simple mistakes.
"According to a survey by CareerBuilder, some of the most common lies on resumes are: .