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Are you looking to secure a better job or do you know someone who is? If so, this teleseminar is for you and your contact! Job Seeking is an extremely competitive environment. Employers can see hundreds of resumes in their search for a suitable candidate. What is it that will make your resume stand out from the crowd? Charly Leetham will be interviewing me, Laura Whitelaw and founder of Best Choice 4 Resumes next Tuesday, July 15th at 9pm EST about a new ebook, "Resume Writing Strategies Revea… Continue

You've probably seen the Secret movie by now or at the very least you have heard about it. In short, the Secret movie is about the Law of Attraction and you can use this law to draw your perfect job into your life. To get started, make a list on paper of all the things you don't want in a job or don't like in your current job. Then, take each one of those items on your list and ask yourself what you would like instead. So, one of your list items might be that you don't want to work with a bunch… Continue

Telephone interviews are often conducted by companies as a first step to the hiring process. They are frequently conducted by someone in Human Resources and typically follow a standard interview format. They are meant to weed out the undesirable candidates so that the hiring manager has only a short list of pre-qualified candidates to interview. For these reasons, it is important to make sure that you are well prepared for the telephone interview. Start by researching as much information as you… Continue

There are many benefits to working with an employment agency. It is a good strategy for tapping into the hidden job market and because they are bound by confidentiality, you can register with them and be assured that information about your search for employment will not get back to your current employer. Also, if you are in a full-time job, you can leverage some of your job search time by using an agency. Further, there are many companies that rely solely on using employment agencies in their ca… Continue

When looking for a new job - most people know that the first step is to create a resume. Your resume should detail your employment history, your education and experience at the very least. But, there are some other elements to consider so that your resume will get noticed from among the hundreds or even thousands of others. Unfortunately, many people make the mistake of creating a resume that reads like a job description. If this sounds like your resume, here are some other elements to consider.… Continue