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Bryan Thorby Publisher webmaster@career-related.com http://career-related.com

Date: March 22, 2006

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In This Issue:

Thoughts of the Day

Article : Working With Recruiters - Fair & Honest Approach

Article : 3 Interview Blunders

Article : How To Write A Resume, Avoid These Resume Mistakes!

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Your Resume:

Create a Resume Outline that Gets You Noticed

Applying for a job is like trying to sell yourself; your goal is to get the employer to the point where they have to have you in their company. So how do you do that? By having the right resume outline for the job you want. You have several different resume outlines to choose from, so you will have to consider the following.

Chronological Resume

This resume outline helps showcase your employment history in an organized manner. You will begin with your most recent job experience and work your way back. This type of resume is easy to write, and is probably the most common resume format. In fact 84% of recruiters prefer this type of resume outline to any other. So if you are in doubt of which resume outline to use, stick with the chronological resume. If you have a spotty employment history, or lack any real-life experience though this may not be the best resume type for you. It could end up highlighting your lack of job experience.

Functional Resume

This resume outline helps highlight the fact that you are on a career path. You will create this type of resume by dividing your information into two different sections. The first section will list the skills and experiences that you have, while the second lists the places that you worked. This type of resume is best if you have a time gap in your resume, or have worked at several different types of companies. The goal of this type of resume outline is to show that even though you have done a little bit of everything you were working towards an end goal. Use a functional resume outline if you want to highlight your skills at each job, instead of the job title or position itself.

Candidate Profile

This resume outline isn’t actually a resume at all! Some companies are doing away with tradition resumes in favor of a technologically advanced alternative. They ask job candidates to fill out a candidate profile online highlighting skills, beliefs, and talents. This type of resume outline is particularly useful if employers have to wade through thousands of candidates quickly.

Final Thoughts Companies don’t hire only one type of resume outline, they hire people. So do your best to put your best foot forward in the interview process, and then knock them out at the interview. Good luck!

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Thoughts of the Day

Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your objective. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Article

Working With Recruiters - Fair & Honest Approach

By Mark Baber

Learning how to work with recruiters is an important part of helping recruiters to help you. Over the past couple of years there is a trend expressing itself in the behavior of job candidates towards the recruiters they work with. That trend is a tendency towards playing both ends against the middle; telling the recruiter what they want to hear in order to gain the value of their -- usually free -- services.

Most recruiters work for and get paid by their employer clients, not job prospect candidates. Understanding that jobseekers are often eager to find new employment that matches their requirements, they will most times actively pursue job positions on their own as they work with recruiters. No problem. The problems arise when candidates work with recruiters then report to the recruiter only what they want the recruiter to hear, often times even if the report is not exactly true. That gives an advantage to the job candidate to work their own job opportunities or job opportunities with other recruiters as they manage recruiters by only sharing partial accuracy as to their real status. That sort of behavior is unfair and dishonest towards the recruiter and doesn't benefit the candidate.

A recruiter needs to know a job candidate's exact status, if they are to be effective on behalf of the candidate. Most recruiters don't mind, and understand, that candidates will work with other recruiters and pursue their own sources of opportunity. But when a candidate inaccurately reports to a recruiter that they remain interested in a job the recruiter is working -- only to keep that option open, when the candidate really prefers a different job -- then the recruiter is at a disadvantage, encouraging their client towards a person who will likely not take the job. It isn't so much that the recruiter is perceived by their client as being inaccurate. Most employer clients assume that the recruiter is only reporting what the candidate shares.

So such inaccurate reports to a recruiter by a manipulative candidate only reveals the dark strategies of that candidate and established that part of the candidate's character within the confines of the very industry the candidate wishes to seek employment. It's a small world. Help your recruiter help you by delivering fair and honest reports of your job search status towards a specific job. You may be surprised that if you tell your recruiter that you really prefer a different job, they may offer advice to you to help you secure that position. Believe it or not, most recruiters are upstanding, professional individuals of good character

Most take the long view that whether they make a fee on a candidate today or not, that they serve their respective industries well by being honest and fair themselves in all dealings.

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR JOB SEARCH.

Mark Baber has 20 years experience as an Executive Search recruiter.

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Article

3 Interview Blunders

By Holly Zenith

I’m not a human resources expert, but I have been on several hiring committees and have been involved directly in the hiring decisions at several organizations.

What I’ve learned is that usually the decision boils down to a few top contenders with qualifications of fairly equal caliber. When more than one applicant is suitably qualified for a position, how is the decision made?

Many times, the candidates help us make the decision by unknowingly disqualifying themselves!

Here are the three most common ways otherwise qualified candidates have eliminated themselves:

1. Making inappropriate comments during the interview. This includes disparaging comments about a previous employer, using swear or borderline swear words, or saying anything unkind about former colleagues, clients, or constituents. I was astounded recently when a candidate who had aced his first interview referred to someone as a "bastard" in his second interview!

2. Being or doing anything even slightly repulsive. Remember, even if it doesn’t seem repulsive to you, it may be repulsive to others. I was in an interview once where the candidate blew her nose and then wadded the tissue into her empty water glass. This meant someone on our team would have to pry the tissue out with her fingers before the glass could be washed! In our discussions afterwards, the interviewers agreed that this lack of consideration eliminated the candidate from the running.

3. Failing to wow the interviewers during subsequent interviews. Sometimes candidates feel overly confident after they’ve been asked to come back for a second interview. Confidence is a wonderful thing, but the interview process isn’t over yet. It’s not yet time to relax. Don’t be overly familiar or presumptuous. And certainly don’t start negotiating your salary or vacation days just yet.

The candidates that I’ve seen ultimately land the positions they were going for have been relaxed but not overly so, confident but not cocky, and have projected a team-like attitude that includes sensitivity towards others, and just general like-ability.

Holly Zenith's mission is to help women go from where they are now to where they want to be. She is particularly passionate about helping women leave unsatisfactory jobs to pursue their true passions. Please visit her at http://www.hollyzenith.com/sq.html

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Article

How To Write A Resume, Avoid These Resume Mistakes!

HOW TO WRITE A RESUME-MISTAKE #1 NEVER USE THE WRONG PAPER! What kind of paper should you choose when typing your resume? The color of paper you will want to use will be white or ivory. You will also want to type your resume on a heavier paper, such as a 20 lb. bond.

HOW TO WRITE A RESUME-MISTAKE #2 DO NOT APPLY TO THE WRONG JOB! Focus on targeting your resume to one specific job. If the job you are seeking is that of a receptionist, you want the person reading your resume to know this. The employer may have several openings and not know if you are applying for the receptionist job or the maintenance position. Always make sure you reference the position you desire.

HOW TO WRITE A RESUME-MISTAKE #3 PLEASE, NO LIFE STORIES! You want to keep your resume short; one page is optimal, more than two is disastrous. Keep your resume clear, concise and relative to the particular job market. Remember, the person reading your resume has no desire, nor intentions to read your life story.

HOW TO WRITE A RESUME-MISTAKE #4 DON’T FORGET THE PITCH! The most important thing to remember when typing your resume is your qualifications. Write a short opening paragraph to ‘sell yourself.’ You want to come across as capable and qualified, yet, you do not want to sound like a narcissist, so do not over do it. Show confidence and strength through your written words, but avoid boasting.

HOW TO WRITE A RESUME-MISTAKE #5 NO MISSPELLINGS! Always use your computer’s spell checker! If you cannot spell the job position correctly, how will you perform the job? Misspellings are a big annoyance to the person reading your resume. You don’t want to irritate him/her before you have even been granted an interview.

HOW TO WRITE A RESUME-MISTAKE #6 NEVER SELL YOURSELF SHORT! Emphasize your skills, talents and achievements. Especially if they relate to the position you are seeking. Elaborate most on the skills that apply to the exact job for which you are applying.

HOW TO WRITE A RESUME-MISTAKE #7 DO NOT LEAVE OUT PERTINENT INFORMATION! When writing about your past jobs, make sure to include their locations. Do not omit the cities and states where you have previously worked.

HOW TO WRITE A RESUME MISTAKE #8 AVOID USING WEAK WORDS! When telling of your past employment positions, try to use the word ‘work’ sparingly. It is a weak, passive verb, and applies to a broad spectrum of tasks. Everyone ‘works’, but maybe you’ve ‘implemented’, or ‘collaborated’; these types of words sound much more impressive.

HOW TO WRITE A RESUME MISTAKE #9 DO NOT CREATE A CENSUS! It is most common now, as well as accepted, that you don’t use ‘profile’ information. Information you should leave out are height, weight, age, date of birth, gender, marital status, race and personal health information. Also to be omitted are controversial issues such as, religious and political affiliations.

HOW TO WRITE A RESUME MISTAKE #10 DO NOT OVERLOOK YOUR REPUTATION! Who will vouch for you? If you are going to include personal and or professional references, make sure the people you list will give you a shining recommendation. The best reference would be a leader in the industry you are applying for, or another well-respected professional. Try to use only the people who will mention your best attributes. It is also recommended that you contact the person you will use as a reference to assure that the information they will supply about you is only top notch.

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