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If You Were the Hiring Manager, Would You Hire You?

By Rebecca Metschke

Seriously.

Take off your candidate's cap and put yourself in the role of hiring manager.

Start with your submission materials - your cover letter and resume. Try to look at them objectively - as if you're seeing them for the first time. As if you are unfamiliar with the candidate.

Is the person you're describing someone you'd want to interview?

Do you sound interesting? Unique?

Simple Guide to Telling Your Career Story in a Resume

By Julia Erickson

Story telling is a proven method for conveying key messages, usually by teachers, leaders and journalists. It is a technique that also can work for job seekers, especially at a mid- and senior level. It's a way for you to highlight key accomplishments, and indicate the scope and impact of your work.

Telling a story is more effective than making a laundry list of your skills and projects, as is often done in a functional resume.

What Does Google Say About You?

By Cheryl Palmer

"In a(n)... ExecuNet survey about reputation management and Internet presence, 86 percent of executive recruiters say they routinely scour online sources for information that goes beyond a candidate's résumé. Nearly 7-in-10 search firm consultants say that executive job candidates' prospects improve when positive information is found online." (2008 Executive Job Market Intelligence Report from ExecuNet)

A logical place for recruiters to search for information online about candidates is Google. Google is one of the largest search engines on the Internet. When recruiters search for you, what will they see?

Is Twitter For the Birds?

By Cheryl Palmer

It may seem farfetched that you can find a new job in 140 characters or less, but apparently recruiters think so.

"Jennifer Leggio, in her ZdNet blog, reported that Jobsite, a recruitment solutions provider, issued the results of its second annual Social Recruitment Survey. The data shows that employers are more and more extensively recruiting on social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter. It also shows that the companies appear more satisfied with these types of recruits versus the ones they find solely from job boards. According to the survey, due to these satisfaction levels companies are likely to invest more in these type

Don't Forget to Say Thank You

By Robin Galante

Thank-you notes are old-fashioned. Maybe you're like me and your parents made you write one for every family member who gave you a birthday present. And, like me, you often feel guilty for not sending them now. But in this age of 2-minute emails and 1-second texts, this quaint gesture is surprisingly powerful.

What A Thank-You Note Says About You

When you take the time to write a thoughtful note to the interviewer and all other potential coworkers you meet during an interview,

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