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Resume Assistant is a product integration between LinkedIn and its corporate overlord, Microsoft. *It was …
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10 Tools to Identify Skills to Put on Your Resume
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The Top 10 Secrets Your Professional Resume Reveals
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The Best ATS Resume Keyword
Savvy job seekers use ATS keywords to help recruiters find them. A Common Mistake People …
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How to Ditch Your Pain Letter for an Opportunity Letter
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10 Easy Tips to Improve Your LinkedIn Headline & SEO
What should your LinkedIn headline say when you’re looking for a job? That’s a good …
The ATS Doesn’t Care How You Write Dates on Your Resume
I saw a blog post last week about writing dates on resumes. It suggested that …
How to Create a PDF of Your LinkedIn Profile
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Are you following companies on LinkedIn? If you are, I have good news and bad …
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“What is LinkedIn Career Premium, and is LinkedIn Premium worth it?” Have you ever asked …
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Beyond choosing a font for your resume, you have to decide when to use the …
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The interview thank-you stumps many people. Thus, when one of my clients sent me a …
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The debate over sending an interview thank-you email versus a letter or a note probably …
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The 3 Best LinkedIn Profile Picture Tips
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Last month, a reader wanted to know how to connect with a hiring manager who …
Do You Always Have to Use Your Picture on Your LinkedIn Profile?
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The Oxford Comma on Your Resume
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4 Places to Add Awards & Honors to Your LinkedIn Profile
OK, you haven’t won an Oscar (yet), but it’s still good to know how to …
The Hiring Manager Viewed Your LinkedIn Profile — Should You Connect?
A job seeker recently wrote to me because a hiring manager had viewed her LinkedIn …
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Have you ever heard of a job offer rescinded after a salary negotiation? If yes, …
The Real Reason to Not Put Your Address on Your Resume
Address on resume — yes or no? It’s a smart question to ask. Here’s what …
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How to Abbreviate Million on Your Resume
Don’t abbreviate the word million. Spell it out. Many people want to abbreviate million, but …
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Your LinkedIn name is the first thing people see about you on the site. That’s …
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Earlier this week, one of my resume clients asked me, “Should I connect with recruiters …
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A reader recently sent me this note: “I made a mistake on my cover letter, …
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Do you know that your interview thank-you can cost you the job? When I did …
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My clients want recruiters to find them on LinkedIn. So I test the LinkedIn algorithm …
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Recent research found that 58% of people have taken a pay cut for more satisfying …
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While the media loves to feature stories about creative resumes that land dream jobs for …
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I have tracked how much LinkedIn Skills matter for profile SEO for years. LinkedIn Skills …
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A few years ago, I received the best thank-you letter after conduting an interview ever. …
5 Reasons Why Calibri is Still the Best Resume Font in 2023
Do you want to know if there is a recommended font for resumes? Yes, there …
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Have you ever wondered, “What do I write in a LinkedIn connection request?” Well, one …
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One of my LinkedIn connections sent me this question about contacting recruiters on LinkedIn today: …
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Recent research indicates that how you answer the interview question, “What do you know about …
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I opened a resume file the other night that scared me. It used a tiny …
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Recruiters spend their lives on LinkedIn looking for people to hire. When they find and …
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It often makes sense for you to add credentials to your name on LinkedIn. If …
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You just scheduled an interview with a company where you want to work. Congratulations! Now …
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Do you get tongue twisted or terrified when it’s time to call your career network? …
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Are you focused on getting a job? And you don’t have much of a LinkedIn …
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Job hunting? Yes. Resume done? Yes. LinkedIn profile polished? Yes. Facebook profile built? Yes. Now …
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Recruiters avoid candidates with long tenures (7-plus years) at their current companies. They worry about …
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Bottom line, when you don’t hear back after a job interview, it is because the …
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