Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Chapter 13. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
"Lithium Technologies, a social customer experience management platform, announced the results of a recent survey performed on its behalf by Harris Poll, finding that brands are increasingly under pressure by consumers to innovate," writes Justin Lafferty in a piece at AdWeek.
"Whether you’re about to graduate and enter the workforce or it’s finally time to find a new job, use these six tips to modernize your resume and make an impression on hiring managers: .
"Despite the fact that hiring managers now ask for a variety of application materials, resumes are still an extremely important part of the process.
"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.
"But, as you may have noticed, a lot of people are trying to tell stories these days.
Gerry Crispin (photo, left) weighs in on the topic.
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Jacquelyn Smith reports on Amanda Augustine's wisdom regarding one's first resume.
"Napoleon Hill, author of the best-selling 1937 book "Think and Grow Rich," explored the habits of the most likable people in his essay "Develop A Pleasing Personality," which was included in the book The Science of Success.
"This infographic provides step-by-step interview tips for both the interviewee and the interviewer.
"You’ve probably heard it before: On average, hiring managers will only spend six seconds looking at your application.
Here is an infographic created by learningpool and featured at elearninginfographics.
"See the fascinatingly morbid graphic below from Who Is Hosting This?
The folks at Educational Technology and Mobile Learning share an infographic from Brainy Quote and Evan Carmichael.
Jennifer Frost presents an infographic on the topic.
Lisa Vaas, contributor at TheLadders.
"Hiring managers only spend 6 second on your resume before they decide on you — this is what they look at.
"You send in your resume.
Follow these tips to make sure your posts get noticed and get read.
"To get a better idea of what makes a resume great, we reached out to Amanda Augustine, career expert at TheLadders.