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5 Things to Leave Off Your Resume

5 Things to Leave Off Your Resume

Despite LinkedIn, Facebook and other new job hunting forums, at some point in the application process you’ll be asked for a resume or CV (Curriculum Vitae: a summary of your academic and professional history). A good resume can still help you get that all-important interview for an open position. There are many excellent Internet articles [...]

Things “Not” to include in your online bio

Things “Not” to include in your online bio

Stop saying you’re innovative—and/or unique! When I read online biographies about communicators, I start banging my head against the wall. Here’s an example: FaBio Madeup is the senior financially concentrated marketing professional assistant to the assistant vice president in the public relations department for Long Name Company Incorporated in Big Town, IL. She also serves [...]

4 Essential Job Search 2.0 Tips for New Grads

4 Essential Job Search 2.0 Tips for New Grads

Entering the job market after college can be an incredibly stressful process, but it’s also equally exciting.  As a new grad, you likely don’t have a ton of practical experience to list on your resume and will be struggling with the best way to sell yourself as a viable candidate to potential employers. Here are [...]

A New Year, A New You

A New Year, A New You

The New Year represents a fresh start and a new opportunity to reinvent yourself for an exciting future.. Even though the job market may be favorable for you in the coming year, it’s still important to focus on enhancing your professional appeal so you can take full advantage of new opportunities. If you’re looking for [...]

Job Seekers, Resolutions for the New Year!

Job Seekers, Resolutions for the New Year!

It’s that dreaded time of year again, that time when we feel compelled to make clichéd resolutions that we hope will bring health, success and happiness (if we can just manage to keep them). Many of us will pledge to lose excess weight, eat more healthfully or begin a new exercise regimen, like hot yoga. [...]

Professional Resume Writer, Should You Use One?

Professional Resume Writer, Should You Use One?

Although the economy is showing signs of recovering, many people are still out of work or are about to be. And as the labor market improves, large numbers of workers are again considering making a job change. So, in this highly competitive market with lots of people vying for the same opportunities, how do you [...]

Tips for Attending Online Career Fairs

Tips for Attending Online Career Fairs

These days, going to a career fair doesn’t require actually going anywhere. In fact, more and more are being held online, allowing job hunters to meet, network, and interview with prospective employers right from the comfort of their own homes. Because online career fairs are a relatively new phenomenon, many may not know how to [...]

ResumeBear Helps Job Seekers With 3 New Partnerships

ResumeBear Helps Job Seekers With 3 New Partnerships

ResumeBear announced 3 new partnerships today in their continued march toward being the premier job board in the United States. Solana Beach, Ca (PRWEB) November 29, 2011 ResumeBear announced 3 new partnerships today in their continued march toward being the premier job board in the United States. ResumeBear and HirePatriots.com: HirePatriots.com, a non profit, free [...]

Resumes Don’t Get You Hired. Interviews Do

Resumes Don’t Get You Hired. Interviews Do

A resume will get you through the door, but the interview is what will get you hired. You might be the BEST at the JOB you are interviewing for, but if you don’t master communicating that in an interview, you may not get the job. Interviewing is a skill that can be learned… here is what you need to know to [...]

Six (FREE) Apps Every College Student Should Download

Six (FREE) Apps Every College Student Should Download

Before upgrading to the iPhone 4s, I was stuck with a cell phone that made calls and sent text messages—and that’s about it. Now, with my 3G phone, I have the world at my fingertips! I’ve explored the app world endlessly the last few months, and I’m astonished by the number of useful apps available [...]