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ARTICLES ON JOB SEARCHES, RÉSUMÉS, COVER LETTERS, INTERVIEWS, CAREER CHANGES, ETC.

 

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Most of the articles listed below are from JobSeekerWeekly.com, an on-line resource "dedicated to keeping you informed on all the latest trends which help manage a multitude of careers regardless of level." It also provides "advice and insight which help current job seekers stay one step ahead of the competition."

The Transition Process

The Learning Mindset: Winning in the Civilian Sector  

 

Résumés

How Not to Write a Résumé

How to Design Attention Grabbing Résumés

Is Your Résumé Falling Down on the Job?

Is Your Résumé Recruiter Friendly?

Making Your Résumé Count

The Interviewable Résumé

Tips on Revising Your Old Résumé

Easiest Way to Spice Up Your Résumé

How to Overcome Résumé Writer's Block

Tips On Writing An Executive Résumé

Laid Off? Write a Recession-Effective Résumé

Your Résumé: 15 Seconds to Get My Attention

Online Résumé Not Generating Any Calls?

Posting vs. Blasting Your Résumé

3 Steps to Creating a Résumé Yourself

21 Ways to Improve Your Résumé

Get your résumé on top of the pile

Is It Time To Update Your Resume?

Get Your Résumé Ready for the Recession

Stuck Writing or Rewriting Your Résumé?

Writing a Résumé that Generates Results

Critical Résumé Tips for Job Seekers

Writing Military-to-Civilian Résumés: The "Transferability-of-Skills" Strategy

 

Cover Letters

Add Some Pizzazz To Your Cover Letter

Cover Letters That Get You Hired

Creating a Cover Letter to Die For

Junk Cover Letters Kill Good Resumes

The Secret to an Amazing Cover Letter

Amazing Cover Letter Secrets For You!

How to Start Your Cover Letter with a BANG!

Greatest Cover Letter Secret Revealed

Two Powerful Types of Cover Letters

Tips On Creating The Perfect Cover Letter

Junk Cover Letters Kill Good Résumés

Ten Tips for Writing Amazing Cover Letters

How to Write an Amazing Cover Letter

7 Keys to a Successful Cover Letter

A New Kind of Job Search Cover Letter?

4 Cover Letter Secrets to Land Interviews

Do You Make This Cover Letter Mistake?

Let Your Cover Letter Do the Talking

Start Your Cover Letter with a BIG Bang

7 Easy Steps to Cover Letter Success

Write a Cover Letter that Lands Interviews

Cover Letter Secrets for Tough Times

Hot New Tips for Writing a Cover Letter

 

Interviews

Interview Chit-Chat Pays Off

Making the Most of Marathon Interviews

Secret Tip For Tough Interview Questions

Avoid These Interview Bloopers

Seven Deadly Interview Sins

How to Ace a Job Interview

4 Ways To Answer Any Question Without Being Paralyzed By Fear

Ready for an Unexpected Job Interview?

Two Killer Interview Tips

Secrets to phone interview success

How To Interview Like a Pro

The Rules of Informational Interviewing

Three Common Deadly Mistakes Made In Job Interviews

Keep it Professional

 

Interview Follow-up 

Follow Up The Right Way

Tips on Leaving Smart Voice Mails

 

The Job Search 

Change Your Job Search Strategy

Conducting Proactive Job Search Campaign

FAQs about Job Hunting Online

Four Job Search Lessons

Job Search with the Buddy System

New Ideas for Your Job Search

Run Your Job Search Like A Startup

Steps to Getting Your Dream Job

Tips for a Holiday Job Search

Tips on Job Hunting for Job Seekers

Tips to Jumpstart Your Job Search

How To Attack Your Job Search

Job Search Words of Wisdom

10 Things a Job Seeker Should Know

How to Job Hunt From Your Current Job

Finding a Job at a Career Fair

Still Pounding the Pavement

Jumpstart Your Summer Job Search

Top 10 Reasons You're Not Finding a Job

Top-Five Qualities Employers Look For in and Employee

3 Job Search Success Factors

Win The Job Search Game!

Find Your Uniqueness in Today's Job Market

Great Job Search Tips

Happy New Job in 2007

New Tool for Online Job Searches

Tips for a Holiday Job Search

Prove It and Get Hired

Five Tips for Finding a New Job

Stop Being a Job Seeker

Stand Out Online to Land the Job

Six Reasons Recruiters Will Talk to You

Tips For Entry-Level Job Seekers

6 Ways to Spark Your Job Search

How To Get A Good Job

Be Prepared When Employers Call You

Avoid These Deadly Job Search Sins

Finding Work in a Tough Job Market

How Effective is Online Job Hunting?

6 Ways to Spark Your Job Search

 

Career vs. Job

Avoid These Common Career Blunders

Boost Your Career During Summer

Does Your Personality Match Your Career

Find Your Perfect Work

Finding a Career That's Right for You

Quit Your Job - Get a Life

The Path of Career Success

Tips for Finding Your Perfect Job Match

Finding A Job That Fits You

Finding a Job That's Right For You

Make Your New Year's Career Resolution

Rich Career, Poor Career

Tips On Finding Your True Career Calling

Is Business Ownership for You?

Build Your Career on Your Strengths

Making a Career Out of a Hobby

Try a Trade

 

Time to Change Jobs or Careers?

Five Signs It's Time to Find a New Job

Is Earning a Living Stopping You?

Is Your Job Killing You?

Keep the Day Job - Launch a Sideline

Mobilizing an Unplanned Job Search

Are You Pursuing the Right Career?

Are You Ready for Your Big Break?

Is Business Ownership For You?

A New Year, A New Career

Switching Career Paths During Hard Times

 

Goal-setting

Benefits of Personal Goal Setting

Tips On Getting The Job You Really Want

Identify Your Long-Term Career Goals

 

Networking

Build Your Rolodex of Contacts

Holiday Networking Tips

Network Your Way to a New Job

Smart Ways to Use Your Business Card

How to Find a Job on Craigslist

The Practical Realities of Networking

10 Networking Tips Using Business Cards

Networking Business Cards: An Essential Job-Search Tool

New Strategies to Get Noticed by Employers

Career Networking During a Recession

 

Mentors

Mentors Buoy Your Education Tips for Finding a Great Mentor

 

Self-employment

The Veteran Entrepreneur

10 Reasons to Work From Your House

3 Real Jobs You Can Do From Home

You Don't Have to Ditch the Day Job

Is Self-Employment for You?

The World's Highest Paid Profession

How To Increase Your Monthly Income

  

 

Workplace Relations

Mind Your Mobile Manners

Four Steps to Better Work Boundaries

Co-worker Relations: Defuse Tension with Tact

Be Gutsy at Work

 

Miscellaneous

Business and Trade Magazines Land Jobs

Career Assessment Dos and Don'ts

Education Expenses = Tax Credits

Empowering Yourself to Succeed

Getting Back in the Game

Job Seekers Don’t Blow Your Cover

Land A New Better Paying Job

Multipurpose e-Portfolios

Boosting Your Career During a Recession

Plan For New Job Success

Surefire Strategies to Grow in Your Career

Jobless? Tips to Get Back to Work

The Right Way to Quit Your Job

Consider Using an Approach Letter

Government, Military Face Severe Shortage Of Cybersecurity Experts

Five Surprising $100K Jobs That Don’t Require a Degree

The Pros and Cons of Temporary Work

Start Working Before You Get Hired

Strategy To Boost Your Credibility

Tips on Salary Negotiation

When To Look For A New Job

Don't Slack Off During Holidays

Some Hot Professions Face Lukewarm Prospects

What to Do if You Lose Your Job

The Best Way to Get Hired, in Any Economy

Get Experience: Land a Cool Internship

Important Tax Tips for Job Seekers

Out of Work?  Time to Update Your Job Skills!

More Employers are Hiring Again

How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America

The Top 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill

Top 15 High-paying Jobs for Veterans

10 Reasons Employers Want to Hire Military Veterans

  

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