Here’s a tip for cover letters to get more interviews. Use a bulleted format cover letter rather than a standard letter in paragraphs. The bulleted format is more eye catching, and is more likely to be glanced at by the hiring manager or other person assigned to sort through resumes. This format will help you get your resume seen by…
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Pharmacy Schools A Closer Look
Becoming a pharmacist is a challenging yet rewarding career move. There are many pharmacy schools throughout the United States that offer legitimate and reputable courses to aid in your goal to become a pharmacist or pharmacist technician. The decision to become a pharmacist or pharmacist technician is a sound one. It is an excellent career decision and an easily achievable…
10 Steps To Getting Your Dream Job In Film Special Effects
Getting a break in film special effects is hard, but not as hard as you may think. The following ten things will go a long way to help you achieve your dream job. 1) Understand the Industry If you want to work in special effects, it’s important not just to know the difference between a Stag (stagehand) and a Director,…
Networking The Core Of Your Career
After you’ve created all your “self-marketing documents” and verbal presentations, you’re ready to take your job search “to the street” and begin networking. The goal is to contact people who can help you reach the hiring managers inside your target companies. Networking can be done on the phone, in person, via e-mail or even “snail mail.” Ford Myers, M.Ed., president…
5 Unusual Jobs You Can Get With A Nursing Degree
By the year 2014 – just eight years away – there will be 3.6 million new jobs available in the medical profession, and the bulk of those jobs – about 60% of them – will be open to those with nursing degrees of one kind or another. The demand for registered nurses is highest – the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
The Only Way To Resign
Once you’ve accepted the offer with your new employer and set the start date, obviously the next step is to let your current employer know you’ll be leaving. Write a brief letter of resignation (the operative word there is “brief”). If you feel a need out of loyalty or guilt to write anything more than a few short sentences, curb…
The Top 4 Ways To Build Your Personal Training Business And Which One Is Best
The Top 4 Ways to Build Your Personal Training Business and Which One is Best! Everyone wants to grow their business. It doesn’t matter who you are, or what business you are in. Unless you are not interested in money or career security, you want your business to grow. Do you feel like you want to grow your personal training…
Four Important Rules In Taking Career Tests
1. You may not like most of the career tests. To begin with, some people hate all tests. End of story. Forcing a career tests on your best friend could lead to your premature demise. Other people like tests, but hate particular kinds of questions. For example, some people dislike “forced-choice questions,” where they must pick between two choices that…
Inside A Job Interview Answers To The 15 Most Frequently Asked Questions Part 2
Copyright 2006 Ed Bagley 7) Why are you interested in this position? When you are an accountant and you are applying at an accounting firm, it is pretty obvious why you are interested; you are interested in using your acquired education, skills, and knowledge in your career field. However, maybe the position is a cashier for a store and you…
Preparing Microsoft Certification Tests Step By Step
Microsoft Certifications are one of the most widely pursued and acclaimed professional certifications in the IT industry. Preparing MS certification tests, however, is a significant undertaking whether you’re just out of college or have been in IT field for years. IT professionals are continuously demanded to acquire new knowledge in order to perform well on their jobs as new technology…