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One Really Good Tip to End Your Job Search: Résumé

Written by Arleen Bradley on January 21, 2013 — 2 Comments

You want your résumé to stand out among all the rest.  You know that the first reader will only spend about 15 seconds on it.  In order to get your résumé in the keep pile you need to think of your résumé as a piece of real estate.  You know the common phrase in real […]

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The Risks of Performance Enhancing Your Resume

Written by Arleen Bradley on January 18, 2013 — 4 Comments

You want to win.  Winning is gratifying, in fact, it’s the best feeling in the world.  Winning takes hard work.  You need to believe in yourself; it takes time, energy and discipline.  Consistently building your skills over a period of time will result in winning.  Depending on the win, it takes months or years to […]

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Cover Letters: To Send or Not to Send, That is the Question.

Written by Arleen Bradley on January 14, 2013 — 5 Comments

Whether you send a cover letter or not can depend on the of flip a coin.  I recently read two separate articles about the importance of cover letters.  In one article, 86% of the surveyed said the cover letter wasn’t necessary.   In the other article, 86% of the sample said the cover letter was an […]

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5 Tips to Beat the Gray Ceiling: Get Hired at 50+ Part 1

Written by Arleen Bradley on January 12, 2013 — 14 Comments

I don’t remember where I heard or read this story, but it sets the stage for this blog and the one that follows.  It seems that a man was going to see a career coach about his difficulty finding a job.  He was over 50 and felt the gray ceiling hovering over him.  As the […]

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What Are Keywords And Why Are They The Keys to Your Success?

Written by Arleen Bradley on January 10, 2013 — 2 Comments

If you are job searching, you have heard of keywords.  But what are they, where do I find them and how do I use them.  That is what this post is all about.  Keywords are the key to your success. Keywords are the words the employer uses in their job ad and what they will […]

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