Posts Tagged ‘resumes’
New booklet, just released: “Business Résumés for Liberal Arts Students” Here’s a sample of the kind of advice you’ll get if you order this new booklet: I’ve been reviewing a lot of students’ résumés lately. Must be a hopping time of year to apply for internships or to look ahead to the end […]
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Tags: career fairs, liberal arts students, resumes
An article on the “Huffington Post” blog yesterday by Lauren Bailey suggests that passivity among students is responsible for the demise of critical thinking, and an abundance of leisure time options (from Facebook to video games) offers too many distractions. But that’s only part of the problem. Worse, she says, is the notion that higher […]
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Tags: analysis, critical thinking, English majors, hiring managers, Huffington Post, human resources, Ken Robinson, Lauren Bailey, resumes, specialization
Should you replace your resume with a blog?
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Tags: blogging for jobs, job seekers, resumes, Seth Godin, star power
We’ve heard this advice before: Smile. Make eye contact. Ask questions. Be on time. Sit up straight. But beyond all that, what can you—and should you—do to make the best impression? Here are four things to consider that go beyond the basics: 1) Know as much as you can about your prospective employer. […]
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Tags: inner rudder, interview advice, interviewing skills, interviews, resumes
Writing Your Resume
Recently, I posted an ad on Craig’s list for a Marketing Assistant. In the ad, I mentioned “Humanities/Liberal Arts background preferred.” That didn’t mean I didn’t want to find InDesign and PhotoShop experience on the list of credentials, but I did want to find people who could write, think creatively, take initiatve and be analytical. […]
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Tags: concise, design software experienc, Humanities majors, interviews, literacy, proofreading, qualifications, resumes
