An interview is the chance to make that important first impression on a company’s representative, so you should be well-prepared. You’ve probably did a research on the company, chose the perfect interview outfit, and grabbed the handbag with a hard copy of your resume… By the way, what else do you bring with you to an interview? However superficial this question may sound, it’s more important than it seems. Moreover, there is uncustomary little information out there on Continue reading
If you work in the office, you probably spend at least 8 hours a day side by side with your colleagues. So, there’s no surprise that many see their colleagues as their close friends. It seems okay to share your life events, your thoughts and emotions with someone you see almost every day, and many see nothing wrong in doing so. Nevertheless, at the workplace it’s highly important to keep boundaries between your professional and private life. There’s a certain number of Continue reading
If you consider getting professional help with resume writing, you have probably been overwhelmed by the variety of services offered. Dozens and dozens of writers and writing companies promise to transform your resume into a masterpiece of resume art. And some of them won’t cost you a bomb – there are numerous services that will get your resume done in less than $100 per piece. The price is another factor that can embarrass you. There are services charging $100 and those asking Continue reading
Customer service professionals serve as a connection between the company and its clients. The customer care specialists are always in demand and this type of job usually offers excellent opportunities for career growth. However, in order to join a good organization and start climbing up the corporate ladder, you need to receive a job offer. An excellently written customer service resume is what you need to take the first step to your future. Each industry has its peculiarities when it comes Continue reading
The days (or weeks) of sourcing new opportunities have brought their results and you finally got an interview invitation. Congratulations! Now, your task is to present your best qualities to a hiring manager. Even if you are a professional with years of experience and dozens of interviews passed, you might be stressed by a necessity of ‘selling yourself’ to an unknown person. And this is a common situation: only a few percentages of potential employees handle the interviewing Continue reading
Recent graduates often face numerous problems when trying to compose a resume. How to fill out the Professional Experience section if the only experience you had was waiting tables during the summer holidays? Which information about your college should be included on a resume? And, finally, which resume format to choose for the better effect? If you are a fresher looking for help with making a resume, remember that your college or university experience is your best asset and your task is to Continue reading
Hashtags are well-known tools for any active user of social media platforms. With hashtags, you make the pictures and other stuff you post searchable for other users and vice versa you can use them to navigate the interesting content. And, as the power of hashtags grew, their application area has expanded as well, which made them widely used for many purposes including job search and hiring. A traditional resume isn't the only way to get a job these days. Today, more and more companies Continue reading
Lots of resume writing services are widely advertised these days. The Internet access allows you to hire a writer with right experience and credentials either from your hometown or from NYC. The price range is also impressive: starting at $50, charges of professional resume writers reach nearly $1,5K for a single resume. The majority of resume writing services also offers cover letter, thank you note and online profiles writing to accompany your resume with other necessary job-search Continue reading
So, you have finally completed writing a resume (or received the copy written for you by a resume professional). Congratulations! Now, your task is to make sure this document is within reach of the potential employer. If you have ever searched for a job online, the first thing you probably did is browsing the job boards. A job board is place where the companies post their job listings and the job-seekers can upload their resumes to get the job find them. However simple this may sound, Continue reading
Are you a talented writer who, despite the years of extensive experience, struggles to compose his own resume to land a job? Well, this situation is quite common. You can be perfectly skilled at writing website content, press releases and marketing materials and still have problems writing a resume. however, if you do want to advance your career, it’s time to concentrate your efforts and overcome that writer’s block. And, if you are confident that you can handle this task without Continue reading