Tag Archives: Job Search
While I Don’t Know Craig Personally, I Saw This Job Post On His List…
That line still cracks me up. I found it at www.NotHired.com. They post the best of the worst when it comes to resumes, applications and job postings. Many – if not all – are found on Craigslist. Craigslist is good … Continue reading
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Cover Letters From Hell
It’s tough to tailor your cover letter for each job application, but it IS necessary. It takes concentration, eloquence, and most importantly, SPELL CHECK! I came across this blog posting talking about some tragic cover letter mistakes and thought it … Continue reading
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Striking a Balance Between Confidence and Humility
I have had some interesting conversations recently with friends of mine about striking the perfect balance between self-confidence and humility and it has got me thinking. Within the advertising industry, it is always a real eye-opener to see some of … Continue reading
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Tomorrow’s a New Day… and a New Symptom
Hello my long lost friends. My apologies on my absence. This illness is really doing a number on me. It seems to be changing on a daily basis, which I guess at least breaks up the monotony. It went from … Continue reading
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Social Media and Your Job Search
A while back, I was a pretty hesitant to expand my online social network beyond Facebook. I found Linked In to be too complex and could not wrap my head around twitter. And I started to run out of passwords … Continue reading
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Job Search Sites
Looking for jobs online can be very time consuming. Going to so many different sites, creating accounts, remembering passwords for them all and trying to keep track of what you applied for and where. Here are a couple of sites … Continue reading
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You Have a Terrible Resume
One of the worst resumes that I have ever seen was from a new graduate. Right out of post-secondary school, no job experience and wanting to break into the agency world, he handed me a hard copy of his resume. … Continue reading
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