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Cover Letter Do's and Don'ts for Job-Seekers - 0 views

  • Do address
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      17. Who should you address your cover letter to?
  • Do address your letter to a named individual .
  • Do address your letter to a named individual .
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      17. Who should you address your cover letter to?
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  • Do address your letter to a named individual
  • Do address your letter to a named individual
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Creative Job Search - Skills Identification - Skills - 1 views

  • Transferable Skills Many skills can be applied to a variety of activities. They can transfer from one activity to another. Self-management skills are highly transferable.
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      17. What do you call skills that can be applied to a variety of activities and can be transferred from one activity to another.
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  • Preparation is critical to success. Research the employer, the industry and the job .
  • Preparation is critical to success. Research the employer, the industry and the job .
  • Preparation is critical to success. Research the employer, the industry and the job .
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  • Preparation is critical to success. Research the employer, the industry and the job
  • Preparation is critical to success. Research the employer, the industry and the job .
  • The goal isn't to submit an application or resume. If an application or resume is requested, graciously comply and continue your direct contact.
  • Preparation is critical to success. Research the employer, the industry and the job .
  • Preparation is critical to success. Research the employer, the industry and the
  • Preparation is critical to success. Research the employer, the industry and the
  • Home > JobSeekers > Find a Job > Job Search Process > Direct Employer Contact FOR JOB SEEKERS Contact Us  1-888-438-5627  Email Us Job Seekers Menu Recently Unemployed Find a Job Explore Careers WorkForce Centers Blind or Visually Impaired People with Disabilities Veterans Direct Employer Contact Meeting Face-to-Face Direct Contact Basics Direct Contact Basics Basic Principles of Direct Employer Contact                
  •  Home > JobSeekers > Find a Job > Job Search Process > Direct Employer Contact FOR JOB SEEKERS Contact Us   1-888-438-5627   Email Us Job Seekers Menu Recently Unemployed Find a Job Explore Careers WorkForce Centers Blind or Visually Impaired People with Disabilities Veterans Direct Employer Contact Meeting Face-to-Face Direct Contact Basics Direct Contact Basics Basic Principles of Direct Employer Contact                Preparation is critical to success. Research the employer, the industry and the job .  Direct
  • Direct contact may be in-person or by phone. However, the ultimate goal is an in-person interview where you can present your qualifications directly to the hiring manager.
  • Direct contact may be in-person or by phone. However, the ultimate goal is an in-person interview where you can present your qualifications directly to the hiring manager
  • Direct contact may be in-person or by phone. However, the ultimate goal is an in-person interview where you can present your qualifications directly to the hiring manager .
  • The next step is your responsibility-- not the employer's. For example, if an employer says, "We will call you in a couple of weeks," you could respond with, "Would it be all right if I call you two weeks from today?" If they say "Yes," then you've agreed on your follow-up and the responsibility is yours.
  • The next step is your responsibility-- not the employer's. For example, if an employer says, "We will call you in a couple of weeks," you could respond with, "Would it be all right if I call you two weeks from today?" If they say "Yes," then you've agreed on your follow-up and the responsibility is yours.
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      9. What three things should you research to prepare for a job search?
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Are You Up To Snuff When It Comes To Soft Skills? - 1 views

  • Now, however, a flurry of studies are telling us it's the soft skills -- behaviors and traits such as self-awareness, adaptability, critical thinking, problem solving, leadership, teamwork, communicating, likeability, risk taking, and time management -- that determine the bottom line and will make or break an employee's career
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      17. What type of skills are behaviors and traits such as adaptability, critical thinking and teamwork?
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      Soft Skills
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How To Make Yourself Three Times More Likely to Get Hired - 2 views

  • Research done by the executive search industry has shown that the first person interviewed gets the job only 17.6 percent of the time. But the last person interviewed is hired almost 56 percent of the time, or more than three times more frequently
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      9. What percent of the last people interviewed are hired?
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http://www.positivelyminnesota.com/JobSeekers/Find_a_Job/Write_a_Resume/Using_Resumes_E... - 0 views

  • Home > JobSeekers > Find a Job > Write a Resume > Using Resumes Effectively FOR JOB SEEKERS Contact Us  1-888-438-5627  Email Us Job Seekers Menu Recently Unemployed Find a Job Explore Careers WorkForce Centers Blind or Visually Impaired People with Disabilities Veterans Using Resumes Effectively A good resume is an important job search tool, but like any tool it's only as good as the person using it. Much has been said about selling your employment skills to a prospective employer. It isn't enough to have the employment skills that an employer desires if you don't have the ability to market them. That takes job search skills and an understanding of how to use your resume effectively when networking. Job search strategies range from the simple and common to the innovative and complex. Here are some of the more common strategies and guidelines. The successful job seeker masters these skills. Get out there and circulate your resume. Give it to anyone who might help you get a job or who might know someone who can help you, especially: Employers with advertised job openings Employers with no advertised job openings Employment agencies Vocational and college placement offices Personal and professional networking contacts People you list as references Executive recruiters Your instructors   Tips for Using Your ResumeResumes should be sent to a person by name. Avoid sending the resume to a job title such as "Production Manager." It will take extra effort, but do your research and find out the name and title of the appropriate person to whom your resume should be sent. If you're asked to send your resume to personnel or human resources, do so. Then also send a resume to the person in charge of the department in which you want to work. Most of the
  • Tips for Using Your Resume Resumes should be sent to a person by name. Avoid sending the resume to a job title such as "Production Manager." It will take extra effort, but do your research and find out the name and title of the appropriate person to whom your resume should be sent.
  • Tips for Using Your Resume Resumes should be sent to a person by name. Avoid sending the resume to a job title such as "Production Manager." It will take extra effort, but do your research and find out the name and title of the appropriate person to whom your resume should be sent.
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