Tag Archives: challenging job markets
The Only Way to Compete Against Hundreds of Equally-Qualified Candidates
When applying for a specific position, it is important to make sure you include as many keywords within your field of expertise in order to generate a potential employer’s interest. Companies are receiving thousands of resumes each day and yours needs to stand out among all the others. 1. If there is a specific position [...]
- Tuesday, July 13th, 2010,
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New Graduate with No Experience – How Do You Wow a Hiring Manager?
If you’re just starting out in your chosen profession and you’re faced with having little professional experience to offer an employer, there are ways to maximize what you do have. 1. Focus on Academics in the Chosen Field or Relevant Training: Rather than placing education or training last, as is the case in most resumes, [...]
- Thursday, June 3rd, 2010,
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Minimizing Lengthy Employment Gaps
What do you do if you have gaps between jobs? It’s not that you decided to drop out for a while to find your inner self. Perhaps you were laid off at the beginning of this historic recession and like millions of others have had difficulty finding a job in your industry or in a [...]
- Tuesday, May 11th, 2010,
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Industries That Could Use Your Specialized Knowledge
by Marina Ricci The new job climate has many opportunities for individuals to take what they love to do and start making money at it. These industries require talent and skills more than they require a college degree. For example: While print journalism is contracting, internet news is growing. Writers who know how to utilize [...]
- Tuesday, February 9th, 2010,
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How Knowledge Gained From a Hobby Can Land You a Job
by Kristen Coria Find something you love to do and figure out a way to get paid for it! This sentiment has been echoed so many times on television, in movies, and throughout our lives. Most people never believe it. They brush it off thinking the only way to make a living and pay the [...]
- Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010,
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Introducing JobInterview Edge
Today I’d like to introduce a new service that will be implemented shortly at ResumeEdge.com. Our mission has always been to assist jobseekers in whatever way possible, so they attain their dream jobs. To that end, we will be adding JobInterviewEdge. What is JobInterviewEdge? It’s a job interview coaching service that will prepare you for [...]
- Tuesday, November 24th, 2009,
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Update Your Skills for the Current Job Market
By Marina Ricci, JD, ResumeEdge.com Editor If unemployment or underemployment has given you more free time than you would normally have, take advantage of that time to make yourself more marketable in the current job scene. One of the best ways to increase skills that could be readily used by future employers is to freelance. [...]
- Tuesday, November 10th, 2009,
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