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  • Resume Tips That Will Get You The Job

    Resume Tips That Will Get You The Job

    Most employers expect you to have a resume these days, and if you have one it had better be good. Anyone can type some words about their work experience on a piece of paper and call it a resume, but will that be good enough to get you the job?

    The best way to look at a resume is to see it as a chance to sell yourself to the hiring manager. Your resume should allow you to stand out from other people who have applied for the job and should show off your skills, experience and education.

    Don’t waste your time turning in a dull and boring resume that will just be tossed in the pile with all the other resumes and never looked at again. Use these tips to help you create a resume that will impress the hiring manager and get you the job.

    Spelling And Grammar
    If you want to make sure the hiring manager knows you are serious about the job, you need to make sure your resume is flawless, and that means using good spelling and grammar. The Spellcheck program on your computer isn’t enough, you need to read over it several times and even ask someone else to take a look at it for you.

    Make Several Versions
    Your resume should appeal to the hiring manager and the type of job you want. If you are looking for a job in sales, you want your resume to show off your experience and skills in this field or any fields that relate to it. You will need to make several versions of your resume to match each type of job you are applying or being interviewed for.

    Make It Yourself
    It can be tempting to hire a professional to write your resume for you, but it is best to do it yourself. If and when you are interviewed for the job or asked about your resume, the hiring manager will know if the words on the resume are your own or if they were written by someone else. If you need help ask a professional, but always make sure the resume is written in your own words.

    These tips will help ensure that your resume is a hit and could even help you get that dream job.

  • Lego Resume: Northwestern College Student Builds Her Way to the Top

    One college student’s resume has gone viral.

    Northwestern University student Leah Bowman constructed her resume based off of Legos, which has now been seen by a number of prospective employers.

    Bowman-who majors in Communication Studies: Integrated Marketing and Anthropology-started working on her creation via the Lego Digital Designer during her spring break in hometown Johnston, Iowa.

    The 20-year-old says that since Legos were always a big part of her Danish childhood memories, she decided to use the idea as an artistic way to land a summer internship at an advertising agency.

    The model of Bowman is accompanied by a Lego-inspired graphic designed resume with the headline: “Build the Perfect Account Service Intern!”

    Her resume outlines her obvious “eye for design” and “attention to detail.”

    She has even replaced the signature Lego logo with her first name instead.

    Bowman shared how searching for a job is quite challenging when going against competition.

    She wanted to do something that would make her stand out, and it looks like she achieved just that.

    Bowman told Mashable: “I’ve applied for dozens of jobs and had a handful of interviews, but sometimes there’s just another candidate that edged you out. I know I’d be a great addition to any team, but I needed a better way to communicate that rather than just sending in a boring resume.”

    Bowman ultimately wants to work for Lego, but she told Good Morning America Friday that any job would do.

    “I just want a job that gives me unique challenges every week and gain some great experience,” she said.

    Although her resume has grabbed major attention in the corporate world, Bowman has yet to secure an internship. She is quite aware that no matter how creative her resume may appear, it doesn’t guarantee her a job.

    “It’d be silly if I expected to be offered jobs based solely on a Lego set.”

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  • Steve Masiello Loses South Florida Deal

    Steve Masiello Loses South Florida Deal

    After finding “previously undetected discrepancy in his background check,” University of South Florida officials were prompted to end a contract with Manhattan coach Steve Masiello late Tuesday night. USF had paid a Texas-based search firm called Eastman & Beaudine $60,000 to find a replacement for coach Stan Heath, and the company found that Masiello had falsified a credential on his résumé.

    Masiello had claimed he’d graduated from Kentucky in 2000, but in actuality, he doesn’t have a degree. It was reported that Masiello had actually signed a 5-year contract with the USF Bulls worth at least $5 million, early Tuesday. Masiello had previously worked as an assistant under coach Rick Pitino at Louisville, and received praise from Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich upon the news of his Florida hire.

    While at Manhattan, Masiello led the team to its first NCAA tournament since 2004:

    Jurich had told the Tampa Tribune that “Stevie can do whatever he wants to. He’s just terrific. He’s a rising star in this business.” Then Masiello’s background check came in.

    Perplexed fans took to Twitter:

    As of writing, Masiello hasn’t yet formally resigned from Manhattan, and is presently on leave. South Florida is back in the hunt for Coach Heath’s permanent replacement.

    Louisville Coach Rick Pitino told ESPN, “If it’s accurate, I’m shocked by it. I had no idea. I left the previous year, and he was on track to graduate.” Louisville AD Jurich added, “I knew Rick was comfortable with him. He played for Rick, and Rick knew all about his background.” It’s now clear how the formality of completing a communications degree would affect one’s basketball coaching ability.

    Masiello played for Kentucky as a walk-on under coaches Pitino and Tubby Smith from 1996 to 2000.

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  • Resume Writing: Why It Could Be Right For You

    Resume Writing: Why It Could Be Right For You

    Are you ready to make a career change but aren’t sure where to start? Creating the perfect resume is the best way to show off your skills, experience and education and make hiring managers more likely to choose you over any other job candidate. Many people try to get jobs without resumes or do not prepare them correctly before turning them in. If you want to stand out, your resume needs to be perfect,, and if you can’t make one yourself there are plenty of services that will do it for you.

    One of biggest problems with doing your own resume is that you may not know how to organize it properly. You can’t just type some information on a piece of paper in any order and hand it into a hiring manager. The resume has to flow properly and make sense. Professional resume writers know what hiring managers are looking for and can organize your resume properly.

    Some people have a hard time talking about themselves or describing certain aspects of their previous jobs or experience. A resume writer will take notes about each section of your resume such as education, experience, and skills and add them to the resume in a way that makes them seem even more impressive than they already are. The details the resume write will add are not only necessary, but can be the reason you are chosen over someone else applying for the same position.

    If you aren’t a good typist or proofreader then don’t try to create your own resume. Let a professional writer who is good with typing, spelling and proofreading do it for you so you know it is accurate and neat. The last thing you want to do is hand in a sloppy resume with a lot of typos and misspelled words. The hiring manager will likely not read past the first mistake.

    If you know a resume is important but are scared to do it yourself, don’t worry. There are numerous resume writing services available online and if you aren’t able to find one that suits your needs, ask a teacher, journalist or secretary to help you with it. These people are also good with details and grammar and will be able to make sure your resume looks professionally written.

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  • Résumé Writing: Is Less Really More?

    For a long time, job seekers have been told that it’s in their best interest to keep résumés short and sweet—everything about your professional identity should be limited to one page. Perhaps that’s the norm if you are an entry level employee with little professional experience but the job market has shifted considerably: those rules no longer apply.

    It’s important to keep in mind the “one page résumé” meme was created during a time where no one had ever heard of a tablet, or at least most people weren’t using them to scroll through resume after resume. Long gone are the days of boxes full of “hard copies” to sort through. Although the ten second rule may still apply, in today’s competitive market it’s those with less to say about their job skills and experience that may suffer the consequences.

    Some job hunters mistakenly apply “less is more” to the efforts they put into customizing their résumés for each potential job. The one-size-fits-all approach may actually work against you, especially if you are attempting to compete in several different career fields. For instance, you may have experience as a receptionist, a sales associate, and in telemarketing but your resume doesn’t specify anything beyond, “administrative assistant” when competing for jobs in all of these categories. It may seem like a lot of work to have four separate résumés for each relevant career field, but it will help you look more in tune with what a possible employer wants.

    Also consider the qualities and requirements listed for jobs. Many seeking employment waste space on a resume including information about themselves that have nothing to do with what the specific employer is even looking for! Whenever you observe qualifications and preferences, it may help to customize your résumé to match those items as closely as possible.

    Instead of worrying about how much space to use, whether you should write more or less, think of what you’re actually trying to say. Think even harder about what your individual would-be employers want rather than seeing them as all the same. The more effort you put into customizing your résumé for each job you apply for, the more you’re likely to stand out.

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  • Top LinkedIn Buzzwords Reveal Users’ ‘Creativity’

    Top LinkedIn Buzzwords Reveal Users’ ‘Creativity’

    When it comes to filling out an online resume, the summary section of a LinkedIn profile is the perfect place to show off writing skills and highlight abilities that don’t fit into other profile sections. Unfortunately, the section is most often used to emphasize qualities job seekers think employers want. Too often they end up being generic, bland, and similar.

    To highlight this fact, LinkedIn has once again compiled the “Top Overused Buzzwords in LinkedIn Profiles” for 2012. Not surprisingly, the top buzzword worldwide is “Creative” for the second year in a row. Perhaps LinkedIn members will actually use their creativity to generate more unique summaries in the coming year.

    What’s most interesting about LinkedIn’s top buzzwords is how different words show what members think employers want in a variety of countries around the world. In richer countries such as the U.S., Canada, Sweden, and Australia, the buzzword “Creative” suggests employees are trying to emphasize more than their credentials. In the U.K., Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Malaysia, the top buzzword is “Motivated.” LinkedIn member in India want to be considered “Effective” and Switzerland lives up to its banking stereotype with the top buzzword “Analytical.”

    Proving that they are, in fact, not creative, the top 7 buzzwords for U.S. LinkedIn members are nearly same as last year. “Motivated” has dropped a few places, though, suggesting that U.S. workers are feeling less motivated – something Zig Ziglar can no longer cure. “Responsible” and “Analytical” have entered the top 10 this year, perhaps foreshadowing what U.S. employers are now looking for in workers.

    LinkedIn buzzwords for the U.S. 2012

  • LinkedIn Adds Skill and Expertise Endorsements

    LinkedIn today announced a new feature called Endorsements. The feature will allow LinkedIn members to endorse each others’ skills and expertise.

    Over on the LinkedIn Blog, LinkedIn Product Manager David Breger explained how the new feature will work. Users will be able to see their connections’ recommended endorsements at the top of their profile and confirm that the person actually has those skills. Users can also add areas of expertise they believe their connection possesses. Endorsements can also be given from the Skills & Expertise section of a connection’s profile. From the blog post:

    Want to see who has endorsed you? We’ll notify you via email and on LinkedIn whenever you are endorsed. You can scroll to the bottom of your profile page under “Skills and Expertise” to see the faces of people who think you’re great at what you do. You can also accept any new skills recommended by your peers that you may not have thought to include on your profile. Or you can also add a new skill by clicking on “add a skill” on your profile page

    The Endorsements feature launches today in English, but LinkedIn stated it will be available in all LinkedIn-supported languages in “the next few weeks.” A Slideshare presentation accompanies the blog post and shows how the feature is meant to work:

  • Obama offers To Forward Resume` of Out-of-Work Engineer

    5:30 Monday evening saw the first Google+ hangout for the President. Many people had several inquiries for the leader of the free world. Fort Worth, Texas resident Jennifer Weddel was one of the participants int the live video conference. She told the President that her husband had been laid off for over 2 years and has not been able to find steady work as an engineer since. According to a source, Obama then proceeded to tell the woman:

    “Well Jennifer, I don’t know your husband’s specialty, but I can tell you that there’s a huge demand around the country for engineers, demand is especially high for specialized engineers in the high-tech industry.”

    He continued:

    “If your husband’s in that field, then we should get his resume and I’ll forward it to some of these companies that are telling me they can’t find enough engineers”

    After that he stated that he insisted that she send him her husbands resume` stating that:

    “I meant what I said.”

    Weddel commented saying:

    “I appreciate your response Mr. President, I’ll have to take you up on that.”