Teamwork skills are the soft skills you use to work efficiently and effectively with others. Even if you’ve never had a professional coworker before, chances are you use teamwork skills in the classroom, while volunteering, and during your extracurricular activities …
Cover letters are like first impressions. They're often the first things employers see in your applications. So your cover letters need to be strong. They also need to be short. Recruiters have busy schedules. They don't have time to read …
Putting together a resume takes time and effort, whether you’re starting from scratch or revamping a resume for a new job or a total career change.
It’s tough to know when you’re done with your resume—and ready to send it …
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The. Dreaded. Cover. Letter.
We all hope to find ways to stand out during our job search, and how best to convey “I’m perfect for this job!” to prospective employers. We also know that taking the …
How To Include Volunteer Work on Your Resume
Unpaid volunteering roles can reveal much about a graduate’s character.
While the barriers to entry for volunteering roles are lower, the fact that you are giving up your precious time for a …
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Over the last few years, I’ve been doing quite a bit of volunteering. I’m concerned, however, that some of my stints may be just a little controversial depending on the organization I’m applying to work for now …
A cover letter is the first chance you get to present yourself to a potential employee in an engaging way. It allows you to go into detail about your experience, present your writing skills and hint at any research that …
If years are missing from your resume, you’re not alone. In fact, 59 percent of Americans have experienced a gap in their resumes at some point in time.
Sure, there’s a myriad of reasons why you might have a gap …
Ah, advertisers. They try to suck us in within a matter of seconds. Sound familiar? Hiring managers typically spend less than 30 seconds reviewing a cover letter or resume—unless it grabs their attention enough so that they read on. The …
