gmail swap
Ok, this post isn't all directly job search related, but if you haven't yet gotten yourself a Gmail account, here's a place you can get one. If you have a Gmail account with extra invitations available, why note post them here to trade for something you want?


gmail swap
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LookBeforeYouLeap.net - Company Reviews by Current and Past Employees
LookBeforeYouLeap.net - Company Reviews by Current and Past Employees
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Colorado Career Development Association - Home - Colorado Career Development Association
Colorado Career Development Association - Home - Colorado Career Development Association
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Frontier Airlines, Inc. - Employment
Frontier Airlines, Inc. - Employment
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Don't Shoot Yourself in the Foot
Don't Shoot Yourself in the Foot

Why is having any of these 7 things on your resume is
like shooting yourself in the foot?

During my job search I read dozens of books and
articles, took programs and even sat at the feet of
two of the most experienced Human Resource
professionals. In a few moments, you will learn the
real keys to standing out and rising above the norm.
Stick to the facts and only reveal information that
will encourage the reader to call you for an
interview. If in doubt, leave it out. Pay careful
attention to this one.

The objective is no longer a practical heading for
your resume. Bottom line, don’t begin your resume with
an objective statement that talks only about your
desires and career goals. Most Human Resource
Professionals are overworked and understaffed. The
last thing they care about is what you want. HR
Professionals are working to meet tight deadlines and
desperately want to hire that extra person to make
their lives easier. When they look at your resume,
they want to know one thing: how will you simplify
their lives? Rather than a seeminly selfish objective,
create a powerful profile summary that demonstrates
how your skills and their needs fit. Review these
sample profiles:

* Marketing professional with eight years project
management experience, plus extensive hands on
experience in data management, inventory control and
in obtaining government bid contracts.

* Computer programmer with expertise in systems
analysis and design, program development,
troubleshooting and equipment repair.

* Office worker types 65 wpm with training and
experience in general clerical, accounts payable and
receivable, inventory control and multi-line phone
operation.

* Certified teaching professional with twelve
years direct instruction experience, classroom
management plus extensive training in motivational
strategies geared toward special needs students.

* Janitor with fifteen years experience in
commercial janitorial work plus direct training in
plumbing and staff supervision.

Here is a listing of the other 6 items that you should
avoid at all cost. These items should never appear on
any resume at any time.

No Personal Information

Leave off anything related to hobbies or personal
interests. If it doesn’t relate to employment it
doesn’t belong on a resume.

No Personal Pronouns

Do not use “I” or “me” in a resume. Sentence structure
is typically very short leading with action verbs.
Sentences like, “I was responsible for…” are not used
in a resume. Instead, the sentence would begin with,
“responsible for…”

No Family Information

Don’t use the small space available on your resume to
list your marital status or family size.

No Personal Biographies

Leave off anything that could be used as
discriminatory information. Remember, the people
reading resumes are not initially reading to select,
they are reading to eliminate. There is no reason to
reveal your age or any other personal data. The reader
should be selecting candidates based strictly on
skills and experience.

No Reasons for Leaving

This type of information goes on the application. If
there is a problem with a former employer and you left
under difficult measures, you cannot explain the
reason in writing. Keep in mind the resume is to
highlight your accomplishments.

Graphics and Artwork

Writing a resume using a computer makes the task quick
and easy, yet has also created the temptation to make
use of clipart and different fonts. Resist! Your
resume will not look clever or original; it will look
like an amateur produced it and will be tossed aside.

Final Tips: Forget about trying to create the
“perfect” resume. Why?

1. Your resume will never be framed and hung on a
wall.

2. The employer cares only about their needs being
met. Don’t talk about your wants, needs or desires
rather, focus on how you meet their needs and solve
their problems. As Zig Ziglar once said, “When a
person goes to the hardware store to purchase a drill,
they don’t want to “buy a drill” rather what they want
is 3 centimeter hole. If they could get the hole
without the drill they would do it.” Make sense?

3. Focus your resume to each employer. Your
research tells you exactly what they are looking for.

4. Specifics sell! Clearly outline results,
contributions, and achievements you’ve made in your
previous positions that directly benefit the targeted
company.

-Brian Stephenson

Brian Stephenson is the author of, “Job Search
Boot Camp”, the most hard-hitting, step-by-step job
search course that takes each student by the hand and
shows them how to create powerful resumes that get
results, stunning cover letters that command
interviews, and winning interview thank you letters
that get you hired? Imagine for a moment what is
possible for you if you had access to these forbidden
secrets. For more information on the Job Search Boot
Camp course, visit www.JobSearchBootCamp.com
Job Search Boot Camp.
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No smoking
The help-wanted ad said "nonsmoker." This was a problem for Patty Hensley, who had been addicted to nicotine since the age of 14.

But she needed a job, so she pulled a ploy familiar to thousands of smokers caught between a vicious habit and a growing workplace stigma: She smoked out the car window on the way to the job interview.

"I thought that was a way to hide it," said Hensley, 49.

Hensley, who quit smoking for good (she hopes) last November, didn't get that job. Like many smokers, she was at a disadvantage when it came to competing for work. Rising health-insurance costs, worries about declining productivity and general disdain for the habit have turned some smoke-free workplaces into smoker-free workplaces - businesses that refuse to hire smokers at all, even if they never fire up a cigarette during work hours.


General Career News
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Health Information Management Job Search Healthcare Resume Coding Employment
Health Information Management Job Search Healthcare Resume Coding Employment
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Interview With The Headhunter
If you ever wanted to sit down and pick a headhunter's brain (pardon that visual), this interview will give you 3 "insider" tips to help you find a new job faster.

CrossRoads Newsletter and Career Development Center: "Interview With The Headhunter"
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Are Headhunters calling you...or ignoring you?
Ex-recruiter reveals secrets to gaining headhunter's attention

In my former life as a recruiter (also affectionately referred to as "headhunter") I received hundreds of resumes a week from all parts of the country. The statement that a person's resume gets a 15 second read is not far from the truth. In fact, 15 seconds is a generous assumption. In reality, a resume must capture the recruiter's attention in the first five seconds to avoid the round file. Candidates can greatly improve their chance of catching the recruiter's attention by following three simple rules: use the correct format, include plenty of quantifiable accomplishments and sprinkle liberally with appropriate keywords.

The first rule, use of correct format, is crucial. There is one, and only one, proper resume format for recruiters--chronological. Recruiter's do not have time or patience to figure out the complexities of a functional resume. To recruiters, time is money. A second danger of using a functional resume is that recruiters automatically assume the candidate is attempting to hide something. This is a universal assumption. No job seeker on earth is able to hide unpleasant facts within a functional resume. Recruiters are trained from the start to pick up on any possible "red flags" that identify the job seeker as an undesirable candidate.

CrossRoads Newsletter and Career Development Center
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