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Things To Consider While Writing A Resume

By ⋅ August 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Do’s: Make your resume brief. Instead of elaborating high school education and basic graduation, focus on achievements and experience. Make sure that the recruiting person is able to go through the important points of your resume in a single glance. Highlighting the keywords is necessary. It is better to list major qualifications and achievements under [...]

Midlife Career Change Advice

By ⋅ August 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Though career changes in young ages are not uncommon, midlife career change is still a matter of confusion for many of us. It is largely because of the uncertainty that entails a new job and the gap that one perceives in the current skills and the desired ones. In many cases, where entire families depend [...]

Business Communication Skills

By ⋅ August 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

When we talk about business communication skills, we need to understand the meaning of all the three words — business, communication and skills. Once we understand the meaning of these three words, their link-up becomes inevitable. Communication means to send a message across to the other end. Language is, therefore, nothing but a means of [...]

Changing Career Resume

By ⋅ August 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Putting together a changing career resume can be quite challenging – it’s really no walk in the park. This is because it can be extremely difficult to blend skills that applied to previous jobs with skills that may be needed for jobs that would fall in the new career paths you choose. This is why [...]

Examples Of Personal Mission Statements For College

By ⋅ August 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Mission statements are goals which provide a guiding force that leads a company and its employees. They emphasize on the companies purpose of existence and its basic ideals. Personal mission statements are similar to mission statements, except that they apply to individuals instead of companies. Everybody has personal mission statements that define their aims in [...]

How To Make A Cold Call For A Job

By ⋅ May 2, 2011 ⋅ One comment

If you are a job-seeker continually getting rejection letters from companies of your choice, then maybe you should make some changes in your basic method of searching. We have a perfect alternative for you – a cold call! What? You think it is an office excuse? No, it is definitely not a case of calling [...]

Choosing the right career

By ⋅ April 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With social life turning increasingly complex and careers multiplying exponentially, choice of a career is becoming more and more baffling. Some old professions have gone extinct and quite a good numbers have emerged, making the choice not only cumbersome but stressful. It wouldn’t be futile to go through some difficulty, even if some what strained, [...]

How to Negotiate First Salary

By ⋅ April 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Often this question is part of a resume and is more often a question raised at the interview. It is a skill which should be dealt with carefully, diplomatically and calmly, unless one is in a position of authority which, in the case of a candidate may be his/her exceptional competence and super-specialization, in a [...]

Chasing a job and not a career?

By ⋅ April 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Most of us are after jobs but few realize how paramount it is to focus on a career. The difference is not small, shallow or simple. The distinction is all important. A job is a piece of work. A career is a complete course or progress extending through the life or portion thereof. A job [...]

How To Make A Accounting Resume

By ⋅ March 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Start With Basics Start your resume with your name in the top-center of the page as heading. Below your name, write your correspondence address followed by your contact number and email-ID. Introduce Yourself Write a line or two covering your academic qualification and experience in a gist. Try using phrases or qualifications related to the [...]

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