How to Make a Resume - Top 10 Mistakes of Resume Makers

An attention should be paid by the employer and make sure that he should not make any kind of mistakes in his resume and in the cover letter while writing. Some mistakes are carried over while writing resume and cover letter.

So, how to make a resume right? Check the top 10 mistakes that you should always make sure to avoid when you are make a resume. Assign these common career crimes is equal of telling the interviewer that you absolutely do not want the job. The mistakes commonly occurring in the resume making are given below:

* Unattractive layout: One of the reason your resume get unnoticed is because of unattractive or inconsistency of resume layout. The formatting of the layout during a resume making should be as attractive as possible. It can be made by alternating between capital letters and boldface type for separate sections.

* Inappropriate stationery: Using of stationery and writing paper is the real way to express something about you to the employer, but this works only for your personal task but not for the professional one. So make your resume on professional papers with a heavy stock on those papers.

* Too fancy fonts: Like using the stationery elaborately this can go against you in this business, usage of too decorating fonts can also damage your goodwill as a professional jobs seeker. Times or Arial fonts are the best fonts to use in a professional resume making.

* Making Corrections: A perfect resume is a one which contains minimum mistakes or we can say no mistakes. If you are aware of the mistake what you make in your resume, go back and do the rectifications in the document directly, and reprint it instead of making correction on the paper using pen or pencil. No excuse will be entertained to be less than perfect if you know how to make resume being a winner.

* Incorrect and inappropriate Information: The information you entered in the cover letter and resume should be accurate and make sense. If a sensitive interviewer finds any incorrect information on the cover letter it bothers him a lot. In the same way there should not be any incorrect or fake information in the resume. So make sure and check twice before sending it. Inappropriate information should be avoided.

* Typos: One of the major problems encountered often with the interviewer while going through the resume having slew of typos. This reason can be enough to exclude the interviewee from the running. A quick spell and careful edit are the ways this error can be prevented. Software can check mistakes when you make resume.

* Comparisons and Cliches: Always avoid usage of cliches and obvious comparisons while making a cover letter, as it sounds someone else is writing the exact same thing.

* No Signature: Signature is acting as one of the important things which a employer is looking. When you send the cover letter without having signed, it makes an impression in the employer's mind that you are lacking with certain skills.

* Missing Resume: This mistake sound ridiculous, though it seems like to make. Many people send out a cover letter and forget to include the resume in it. This also makes a negative impression in the employers mind on lacking of skills.

Write the main tips covered above. The putting it on paper will help you remember how to make a resume by right way. Start self-made tutorial!

by Oleg Savchenko 

 

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Don't Sweat It

Sweating the small stuff may wreak havoc in your life. But actual sweating – out of control, problem sweating — can turn your professional life into a nightmare and maybe even wreck your career.

There you are, poised to give a big presentation to the top brass of your company. You’ve done all the backup preparation and set up all the equipment. You’re good to go. And then, as the managers enter the room and take their seats, you start perspiring — and it’s not the faulty air conditioning.

You’re running through “what-if” scenarios in your mind. What if they see I’m sweating? What will they think of me? You’re starting to sweat profusely.
Your hands turn gummy and you feel the beads of sweat on the back of your neck. You feel the flush of embarrassment rising up your face and you know that everyone can see it. You start to speak but your voice cracks. Embarrassed by your obvious state of embarrassment, you turn even redder. By now, the sweat is pouring off you. The audience members are shifting uneasily in their seats, drumming on the table, or staring fixedly into space. You’ve blown it.

You hate that you can’t seem to control sweating and turning red .Worse, there’s no way to hide it. It’s a vicious circle: your obvious discomfort in work and social settings manifested by heavy sweating and blushing feeds on itself — making you blush and sweat more. In fact, just the fear of blushing and sweating in social in-your-face situations makes you start to sweat. So maybe you’ll just start avoiding those situations. But that will be devastating to your career; you can’t get ahead by working in a vacuum. Getting ahead depends as much as on your ability to successfully interact with people in the workplace and after hours as it does on your professional expertise.

There’s no getting away from it: to succeed, you need to overcome the fears that are causing you to break out in uncontrollable sweating. But if just the thought of having to give a presentation in front of your peers or hang out with the guys after work and make small talk makes you break into a sweat, you’re in trouble.

Excessive sweating, also known as hyperhidrosis, is an involuntary condition. While any part of the body can be affected, active regions of perspiration are generally hands, feet, or armpits where sweat glands are more heavily concentrated. Heavy sweating, especially in stressful situations, is often accompanied by blushing. There you are, red-faced and perspiring, and totally frustrated with yourself because you think you can’t do anything to make it stop. You’re wrong. It can be stopped — and you don’t have to resort to medication or surgery either. You can solve your excessive sweating or blushing problems through working closely with trained professionals who’ve helped hundreds of people just like you conquer this problem — no drugs, no surgery.
Sounds too good to be true? The free seminar I've prepared offers you the opportunity to hear a successful 27-year-old businessman talk openly and honestly about his near-career bashing condition of blushing and severe sweating — and how he learned to control it without medication or any invasive treatment. Don’t let heavy sweating ruin your career. Take control and don’t sweat it.

by Jonathan Berent

 

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At the Crossroads of Life: Making the Right Career Decision

`You must study only maths and physics’, `Slog hard…u have to aim for IITs and AIIMS’, `Don’t’ idle away your time playing sports…focus only on studies’ ,`What ! You are interested in painting…will this fetch you a lifestyle?’……If you are in the age group of 14 to 18 years, all these phrases must be sounding familiar to you!! These are some of the remarks that will haunt you all your adolescence years.  You are always at the receiving end of criticism, suggestions and advices from parents, siblings, peer group, neighbours and just anyone who comes across you!! Due to the fact that the external world is becoming highly competitive, parent’s aspirations and expectations are rising. To add insult to injury, someone `well placed’ in the family is set as a benchmark and you are supposed to tread the path on which the `achiever’ had trailed. You have no other option but to idolize the `trend setter’ and follow his/her entire behavioral pattern to know how the lady fortune who had smiled upon this person might please you as well!!

At a time when almost everyone has imposed their aspirations on you by telling what you should become, have you ever sat down quietly and done some amount of introspection as to what YOU want from your life? Have you ever analysed your own strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes? If your answer is no then it’s a wake up call for you. Shut out the world for sometime, preferably in the morning when the mind is really fresh. Preferably sit in a place with lots of greenery around; being close to nature acts as a great stress buster and opens the channels of mind and then analyse the following:

1. Identify the areas in which you would like to make a career for yourself and accordingly the educational stream you should choose. Write this down without any inhibitions; if you wish to become a fashion designer then why study science?
2. Reflect on your likes and dislikes, needs and wants. Change is a way of life; everything around us changes, as do our likes and dislikes. Something you loved doing one year ago may now give you displeasure. Make sure you reflect on the things in life that you feel most strongly about. Make a two-column list of your major likes and dislikes. Then use this list to examine your career choice that you have mentioned. Then identify what you need or want from your life in terms of education and career…To be rich or to enjoy high power and status.
3. Examine your favorite pastime and hobbies. Many times your hobbies and leisurely pursuits can give you great insight into future career path. Never think that you can’t make a hobby into career. History has it that many great painters and chefs in the world nurtured their hobbies and made it their career.
4. It’s very important that you review the career and job trends. If you were always fascinated on the thought of flying an aircraft, review what scope a commercial or a defence pilot has.
5. Develop a roadmap for your educational and career success. Set short-term (one year) and long-term (beyond two years) career goals. For example, learning c++ may be your short-term goal and being a software engineer from a reputed institute a long term goal.
6. Analyse your personality or career anchors. Career anchors are certain attitudes formed early in life that guide people throughout their career. These attitudes `anchor’ an individual to one or a few related types of career. The following broad career anchors have been identified :
   
   • Managerial Competence – If you have the capacity to take responsibility and have the ability to influence and control others you must think of taking up subjects of your choice and then pursue management related courses.
   • Technical-functional competence – If technology fascinates you then its better if you strive to be an expert in it; Take up science and engineering stream.
   • Creative and free-willed competence – If innovation and creativity energises you, then develop a list of your passions and work on to become an entrepreneur. If you are free-willed and do not love to take orders or be bound to one seat, one job, work upon being a free-lance writer, consultant.

It’s very important not to succumb to external pressures and identify one unique quality you have. The moment it has been identified, is the moment the career turmoil is over. While career planning is an important aspect of your life, do not put so much pressure on yourself that it paralysis you from making any real decisions. It is also important to know that career planning is an ever-changing and evolving journey – so take it slowly and easily…

by Rashmi Sharma

 

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getting best possible job

These days it is very difficult to support a family of 4 on any type of income in our world that is less than $2,000 a month per parent. Having a family is very expensive and that is just to survive. If you want to thrive, have fun, and do the things you want to do, then you need to know about the highest paid jobs and how to get them. This does not mean you have to climb to the top of the ladder and be a CEO to make money, but you will need to be willing to do some research to find the right top job for you.
Here are some key things you will need to consider when looking for a top paying job in this economy. First, you may have to go get more education or experience to step up to the level that you can have a job that pays you great. Those with master's degrees are more likely to make $100,000 a year or more than anybody that just has a bachelor's degree. This is very true and with a master's degree you have a real shot at moving into the higher paying jobs that are out there. This is not the only way to get there, but it is a very good road to follow if you are willing to put in the time in a classroom to get your master's degree.
Second, the majority of the wealthiest people are those that actually avoid the highest paid jobs and start their own companies. This is another great way to get yourself to a 6 figure income or more per year. You can start your own company and, then you do not need to search for any of the highest paid jobs because you will be in complete control of how much money you make. This is a great way to make money, be independent, and be in control.
Last, if starting a business is not for you and you really have no desire to go back to school, then you need to acquire experience and skills that can get you to a 6 figure income per year. This means you are going to have to research things that you love to do and start figuring out how you can gain some skills and experience that fit in with what you like to do. It is much easier to make a larger income if you actually enjoy your job than if you don't, so do not make it all about the money and put together a plan to get yourself to the highest paying jobs in the market.

by muhammad shoaib farooq

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How to Build a Successful Singing Career

Are you a young hopeful singer looking to make your mark in the music business?

Whether you are a solo singer/songwriter , rehearsing your first band, singing karaoke, or just wondering about how to get it all going here is some advice that you might find useful.

Let's start with the central issue. How good you sound is much more important than how good you look. This will sound like crazy talk to some but it's essentially true. Singing is an aural art form and your success as an artist will rest mostly on how well you communicate with your listener. The best visual presentation in the business will not help you if you sound like crap. Or put another way, a blind person will not think you are a great singer no matter how well you are dressed!

Many wonderful singers started out with only the very basics of a good singing voice, perhaps just the raw ability to sing confidently and more or less in tune. Along the way they learned to bring out the best in their voice and to create a kind of vocal charisma, a unique musical identity that is instantly recognizable to the listener.

Firstly, don't think of yourself as a singer. Think of yourself as a MUSICIAN. The human voice is merely an instrument like many others and it takes dedication and skill to use it effectively. If you want the kind of voice that will stop traffic, the kind of vocal range that lets you sing in almost any key, the sort of voice that most people would die for then you have to build it yourself. Lots of raw talent is not enough in most cases and it can sometimes be a disadvantage.

Why? Because it can make you a complacent low achiever and lead you to believe that the world revolves around you and the greatness you are destined to enjoy if only the world would listen. A great natural singing voice is one thing but it's what you DO with it that counts.

As a singer you must develop your musical judgment. You will need to make good musical decisions every time you open your mouth to sing. Deciding how to sing a phrase, whether to build up a particular section or to lay back your timing into the bridge or if you should sing out the end chorus an octave higher with lots of licks all takes musical taste and judgment that nobody is born with. If you think of yourself as a musician first then you will be able to recognize these judgment skills in other musicians and be able to learn from them.

Singers should always be looking to push themselves. Expand your horizons by learning other instruments like guitar and keyboards or bass, drums or saxophone. The mere act of learning to play a bit on another instrument will teach you much about singing. It will also help immensely with your songwriting, but that is another rave.

Expand your horizons in other musical directions. If you sing hip hop then try singing a bit of country or jazz. Force yourself out of your comfort zone into areas you know nothing about. Throw yourself into the deep end of the pool until you feel the water flow over your head! Most musical styles borrow on the same vocal techniques but differ in how they are applied. For example, listening to how Michael Buble sings can give you an insight into phrasing and how to create tension and release in a vocal performance. Your understanding of this can be applied to almost any contemporary musical style you wish.

Don't fall for the old lazy argument that you are an original artist and you don't want to dilute your 'sound' with outside influences. The truth is that influences are what make you the singer you are and the great singer you will become. You must absorb all the information you can, pick as many brains as you can find, listen to the old players and try to figure out how they did what they did. If you have a favorite singer then learn everything you can from that person and then move on. Do not try to sound like them even if you can. You must learn to move beyond mere copying and into forming your own sound.

Above all, make this journey your passion. Leave no stone unturned in your quest to be a better musician and a great singer.

So, should you rush out and get singing lessons I hear you ask...

Initially no. What you should be doing is hanging out with other musicians, preferably better ones than you. Don't spend all your time with friends who are hacks with no intentions of doing anything meaningful with their music after the school holidays. This can be difficult if you have strong relationships with people you enjoy making music with but it is a necessary step in your musical education and growth. You must find great players to learn from. Most accomplished musicians actually enjoy mentoring young hopefuls with ability and drive. Finding some good players to learn from is the single most important thing you will ever do for your musical career.

Then, when you are ready, look to improve your vocal technique with some singing lessons. We can always use better technique but remember this. Vocal technique is important but it is a relatively small part of becoming a great singer. Most singing teachers teach similar techniques. They can correct technical problems and get you to sing exercises that help expand your range, improve your vocal control and agility which ultimately helps increase your confidence to sing. In an ideal world you will be able to find an excellent singing teacher right around the corner from where you live and you will be able to easily afford the lessons. This, unfortunately is not always the case.

Finding a singing teacher can be a difficult and time consuming problem. Don't forget that you are the one who decides if that teacher is right for you. It's important to have a rapport with that teacher. They need to be someone you can learn more from than just technique. Remember that 'musical judgment' I mentioned earlier? Find a singing teacher who can not only guide your vocal technique but can give you some insights into improving your musicianship, some advice in making those musical decisions.

Remember to be humble and realize that singing is an art that you can master with patience and great guidance. It's critical that this process brings out your own unique voice, not what your singing teacher wants, but the voice that you have inside of you.

If you cannot find a good singing teacher then consider doing an online singing course. Online singing lessons are more abundant now and there are a some good ones and some poor ones. Just steer clear of things like singing review sites - they usually recommend only the products they get commission for selling and are not to be trusted.

Above all, set your sights high but your expectations low. You must strive always to be better and not be afraid of change. Test yourself with new challenges and concepts, meet lots of like minded people and don't waste time. It's a precious thing that you cant recover and your willingness to set goals and achieve them will help create that singing career that you desire.
by Michael Oliphant

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Top 10 Future Careers

It is not easy building a career which has to last for 20 to 30 years. But incidentally, much of your future depends on how well you prepare yourself now. And to give you an idea of how complicated this has become, practically nobody predicted 20 years ago that software engineering would become such a big employment generator; it all happened so fast!
The other notable point of importance is that many semi-skilled jobs that were either labor intensive or routine in nature have moved to countries like India. These were jobs that were draining corporations of their vital resources (read: money) and which, when moved to outsourcing mode, caught many Americans off-guard. Future jobs are such that they can't be easily outsourced. These are the jobs of the future. They are based on knowledge and skill and need to be onshore.
Top 10 Future Jobs
1. Tissue Engineering: For students of physiology, studying tissues and cell behavior can be made easy by making 3D functional models in-vitro. Functional models are made using cells, and devices which help cell growth. This is gaining popularity and MIT is the pioneer in this course.
2. Data Miners: As the name suggests, it is virtually digging thru tons of data of and for business transactions. The purpose of mining data is to reach a meaningful format dependable enough to make predictions; tracing trends of customer behavior, for example. Don't be misled; the future world is going to be data driven.
3. Gene Programmers: George Washington University predicts that lab technicians can customize medicines by scanning DNA and using gene therapy to block disease. This can and probably will be a reality in less than 10 years.
4. Neurotronic Engineers: The World Future Society says that human brains will be artificially extended by wiring microchips to the brain by these engineers by 2030. When this is possible, this opens a Pandora's Box of a host of careers.
5. Pharmers: No more pricks on your behind if ‘pharmers' grow sufficient genetically engineered therapeutic crops. Watch out, you may have to eat a tomato for vaccination!
6. Lawyers: The loyal warhorse. Don't want believe that lawyers will not have sufficient clients in the future.
7. Writers: Writers of all kinds, script writers, technical writers and content writers. All these professions are going to have an explosion.
8. Network Systems And Data Communications Analyst: Wow! What does this mean, anyway? The systems analyst dealing with the specialist field which requires data communications knowledge. This job, in fact, is predicted to be on top.
9. Actors: Reality and both virtual reality actors will be in great demand. Now, what is virtual reality actor? It is a virtual 3D model of an actor, which can be programmed to act just like him. We can hope to see Marlon Brando giving young actors a run for their money!
10.Police: Like their cousins (lawyers) law enforcement professionals will always be present in the very distant and conceivable future. They just may not have to run after gangsters then.
These are challenging, breathtaking future career options which made the top 10. Like it or not, some professions will never go out of style!

by Tony Jacowski

 

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Resume Strategy 101: How To Get That Job

by John Chase

Resume Strategy 101: How To Get That Job

You think you've found your dream job. You spot the job posting, tweak your resume and e-mail it to the recruiter. Then the waiting game begins. After you've sent a resume, it's tempting to sit back and hope the recruiter will call. But -- make no mistake -- It's YOU that should follow up. You just need to figure out when and how to do it.
Wait a Week, Recruiters Say
The ideal amount of time to wait before following up on a resume you've sent: One week. The majority of recruiters say candidates should wait one week before following up. Some recruiters recommend you act sooner, less than one week after submitting your resume. Still other recruiters say that you should wait for them to call you.
Your best bet? Go with the majority opinion and wait a week.
Send a Short E-Mail Message
E-mail is a great follow-up tool because it not only lets you remind the recruiter that you've applied for a job, but it also lets you submit a resume again without seeming too pushy. A week after you've submitted a resume, send the recruiter an e-mail to follow up.
Follow these tips to write your follow-up e-mail:
Put your full name and the title of the position you've applied for in the subject line.
Write a professional note that reiterates your qualifications and interest in the job.
Attached your resume again. (Don't make the recruiter have to dig though old e-mails to look for it.)
Include your full name in the file name of your resume.
Proofread carefully before you hit "Send"!
A typo can kill your chances of getting your foot in the door.
Phone With a Friendly Reminder
If you decide to follow up on a resume over the phone, be sure to rehearse what you want to say to the recruiter.
Keep it short and sweet. Introduce yourself and remind the recruiter that you submitted a resume recently. Make sure you state exactly what job you're interested in. You can also ask if they received your resume and if they're still considering candidates for the position.
If you get a recorded message, you may want to call again later. Call a few times in hopes of speaking with a real, live recruiter before resorting to leaving a message. You also need to know even to put down the phone. Calling recruiters repeatedly isn't going to make them more likely to call you back. It's probably just going to irritate them. Almost half of recruiters claim that their biggest pet peeve is candidates who keep calling them.
Should You Just Resend Your Resume?
Have a few weeks passed since you sent a resume and you still haven't heard from the recruiter? Are you considering simply reapplying for the position? Don't. Recruiters usually keep resumes on file, and they'll likely discover that you've already sent one. Worse, they may think that you didn't even realize that you'd already applied for a position.
Only resend your resume to a recruiter when you want to apply for a different position at a company. Otherwise, you should e-mail or call to follow up. This should be your game plan for landing that job.

And by all means, if you haven't already done so, you may want to consider a debt relief program such as National Debt Relief Program.

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Real Work at Home Jobs - Are There Any Good Ones Left?

by Jeff Casmer

 

Here's the scary truth about real work at home jobs, they are few and far apart. Yes, you can find them; yes there are many legitimate work at home companies out there, but many of them have hundreds of candidates banging on their door. Its not that scams override real work at home jobs; its that the competition for every single one of these jobs is staggering.

Reality is not something many work at home job searchers want to deal with. But its time you do. When you're a novice looking on the internet for a real work at home job the last thing you want to admit is that you cant make millions of dollars from many of the jobs posted online. And this is one way your competition manages to get ahead of you.

While you're looking for the next big money maker your competition is tweaking their resume, sending out cover letters, attending industry meetings and making contacts, getting up to date on the latest job requirements via ezines and blogs and applying creativity as well as common sense to their job hunt.

This is why when real work at home jobs seem to turn up they're already full. Your competition is already positioning themselves to take the next available position.

Majority of searchers don't take the process of looking for work at home jobs seriously. They figure its the internet, there's money to be made and for some reason they're entitled to it, regardless of whether or not their qualified.

Qualification is the first thing companies look for. All real work at home job agencies require you to be proficient in the tasks you're asked to do.

People who hire work at home agents do so to save time and money. They don't want to use up time or money to train someone on how to do the job. They expect that you know what you're doing and that you're using the most current methods.

Even if you are qualified, landing the job isn't any easier. You may have a slight advantage over your inexperienced opposition but you're still competing with at least 20 people who are just as, or more, qualified than you are.

Setting yourself apart is the real name of the game, when it comes to getting real work at home jobs. How are you a better candidate than those who offer the same service? You're competing with hundreds of people online. You need to be able to prove that you are the best one for the job.

This is why looking for real work at home jobs is not easy for many. Once you manage to dodge the scams you then have the task of constantly marketing yourself. Most folks don't like marketing. They have trouble selling themselves and they get nervous when they are asked to step outside their comfort zone. But all real work at home jobs require you to do so.

Real work at home jobs do exist. Perhaps not in the quantity we would like, but they are available. You need to change your approach when looking for them, and you need to be fast because your competition isn't getting any smaller.

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Benefits of Outsourcing Engineering Recruitment

by Bryan Williamz

Perhaps the major benefits attached with recruitment outsourcing are the reduction in turnover, improved workforce and increased business productivity. Keeping this fact in mind, many companies are outsourcing engineering recruitment to different suppliers. Outsourcing engineering recruitment is a big step for any company, but once you have found the right firm and made the right decision, the benefits that follow with it are tremendous.
Imagine all the trouble that is associated with finding a resource. Now imaging finding the resource that completely fits your engineering jobs and fully meets your job criteria—in short, how hard it is to find a quality candidate! Outsourcing increases your hiring efficiency by picking out the most eligible candidates for you, without you having to go through the whole trial and test procedure. An outsourcing recruitment firms selects candidates, short lists CV’s, conducts interviews and then extracts out the best of talent for your company.
The cost effective benefit of outsourcing engineering recruitment is worth considering. It saves costs by contracting the amount you currently spend on salaries, overhead, and office space. You will see a marked difference between your current spending and your spending after acquiring the outsourcing services. Moreover, you can outsource recruiting whenever you are in need of additional resources, and you don’t have to pay unnecessarily to the in-house recruiting department at times you don’t require more employees – certainly saving you some extra bucks there!
You cannot be a good recruiter if you have several business tasks to look after all together. While you are planning and organizing strategies for your business model, the recruiting firm is passing out quality candidates to take your business model towards the road of practicality and growth. A win-win situation for your business! A sensible reason for organizations to outsource engineering recruitment is to keep them focused and avoid obstructions that interfere with achieving the core mission of the organization.
The advantages of outsourcing your engineering recruitment tasks are many, provided that you choose a company that does not put you at risk or fail to meet your goals. The best engineering recruitment agency should comprehend your company policies and recruitment outsourcing needs before proposing individuals with specialized skill sets to your company.

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Writing a Cover Letter

by Kath Finney

 

As with CV writing, there are few firm rules for producing a cover letter, only suggestions and guidelines. Despite a range of different suggestions and advice for composing one, one thing that is agreed upon universally is that without a good quality cover letter as an accompaniment to your CV, the impact of your application can be severely limited.

It is important that you spend a sufficient amount of time writing your cover letter. This will allow you to highlight the most relevant parts of your CV – those that make you most suitable for the role and entice potential employers to read on. Remember that your cover letter should answer the question, “What can this person do for us?” This doesn’t relate only to posted applications; if you are emailing your CV it is still crucial that you compose a cover letter that grasps the attention of its recipient. The style of an emailed covering letter should mirror that of a posted application (avoid the temptation to adopt a casual tone when emailing your CV) this will ensure that you create a professional impression from the outset.

Wherever possible, address your cover letter to a specific person. Even if you are sending your CV out on a speculative basis, you should try to find out the name of the head of department or the HR manager at the company that you are applying to – a simple phone call to the company’s reception should be all that is required to obtain this type of information. Letters addressed to ‘Sir/Madam’ will create a similar level of interest to those you receive that are entitled ‘Occupier’ – highly impersonal and much less likely to engage the reader of your application.

Cover letters should be no longer than a few paragraphs – three or four ideally – as their purpose is to provide a short summary of how you meet the requirements of the role and highlight the most relevant parts of your CV. Limit your cover letter to a side of A4 and, if issuing a hard copy, print it onto the same type of good quality paper as your CV.

In your first sentence, state who you are and why you are writing and, if you are applying for a specific job posting, cite the title of the vacancy plus any reference number provided by the company. If someone else has referred you to the organisation, include this in your opening paragraph too. Be clear about why you are applying for that particular role at that particular company.

Following on from your introduction, take up to three points of particular relevance from your CV and provide further details. Do not simply copy what you have already written in your CV - pick out the main highlights and re-phrase them, expanding where necessary, but try to keep this section to just one or two paragraphs.

In your closing paragraph, reiterate your enthusiasm for discussing how you meet the requirements of the role during an interview and thank the recipient for their time. To finish, you have two options; you can either make a commitment to contacting them at a specified time and date for feedback about your application or you can state that you will await their response. If you do commit to contacting them again, ensure you do so. As with your CV, check (and double check) for spelling and grammatical errors. Your cover letter should be as flawless as your CV.

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7 Steps to Achieving Your Goals

by Krissy Jackson - Career Coach

Makeovers on television shows and in magazines are enticing for women the world over. Of course the reason they are so popular, is because the idea of getting a fresh start in life is a golden key we have all dream about at one time or another. No matter what their lives are like, everyone has something they wish could be different – their home, their body, their friends, and even their career.

Career makeovers are not a new concept and if you think about it, making over your career will automatically set a chain reaction in motion that will affect all aspects of your life, particularly those that are unsatisfactory. If you’ve ever changed jobs or industries, worked with a recruiter, drafted a new resume or pursued additional education to increase your job prospects or opportunities, you’ve already taken steps to improve or “make over” your career.

Here are some ideas which can take your career makeover to a whole new level!

1. Look inside yourself. How do you perceive yourself? Are you confident? Do you like yourself? Are you proud of your accomplishments? What is your attitude to life, on working, on the value that you bring to your job? How do you feel about your career? Do you feel in control of your future? Working on your “inner self” is of critical importance when it comes to creating a career makeover. If your internal thoughts are not consistent with the actions that you need to take, you’ll continually feel a sense of disconnect. Others will feel it too. All change starts on the inside. If you need support in this area, consider counseling or coaching, whichever is most appropriate for your situation. Until the inner issues are resolved or healed, it can be very challenging to take the necessary steps that lead to a fulfilling career.

2. Get balanced. A key component of effectively managing your career starts with managing your time efficiently. Do you keep your work life separate from your home life? Do you take work home in the evenings or weekends? Do you talk about work ALL THE TIME? Do you take time to recharge your batteries so that you feel refreshed? This is probably one of the most difficult areas when it comes to career makeovers. It takes a lot of courage to “draw the line” when it comes to balancing your life. Many women feel that if they don’t give everything to their job, then they won’t have a job, yet, the opposite is actually true. If you’re working for a company which does not allow you to set boundaries around your time, you WILL burn out. Before this happens it is probably best that you start looking for a new position. It’s a difficult choice to make, but ultimately it’s up to you to set boundaries around what types of treatment you will accept from others – including your employer. If you can’t achieve work/life balance in your current job, you will never be able to give it your best, simply because you will not be at your best which in turn will affect your future career prospects.

3. Get your relationships in check. They say birds of a feather flock together. Are your friends dragging you down? ( I was told my friends were holding me back by a naturopath when I was in my early 20’s I was VERY angry with him and protective of my friends – but a year later when I had taken a grip of my life and moved on, I realized he had been completely right!) Is your network of friends and associates supportive of you and your goals, or are they constantly telling you that your dreams are too lofty? Do they drag you into their gossip or do they inspire you with thoughtful conversation? In essence your ambition can be affected by the people around you and because of this your personal and professional relationships will have a tremendous influence on your career success. Therefore, to get your relationships in check, evaluate your friendships and acquaintances. It might be time to start gently letting go of some of the relationships that aren’t serving you, which will allow you to fill the empty spaces with new friends who will support you. Make sure you’re forging relationships with the people who see your value, and surround yourself with mentors who are helpful in assisting you to move forward.

4. Begin with a vision. Having an idea of where you want to go is one of the most important steps in your career makeover. Until you know where you want to be or what you want to have, it’s impossible to decide on the correct steps to get you there. How do you envision your ideal life? What type of job would make you happy? What brings you the most joy? What type of position would you like to see yourself working in 5 years time? Give yourself permission to think about what you really want, dare to dream a little. Remember what seems impossible today is only so because you haven’t had the opportunity to break the journey from here to there down into manageable chunks – now you are ready to start working on your career makeover.

5. Be the change. Once you have a vision of what you think you might want. It’s now time to assess where you are now. What are your strengths and your weaknesses? What skills do you have? Which ones will you need in order to achieve your career vision? You need to know where you are now versus where you want to be in the future. The rest is about managing the “gap” in between. Here is where the career makeover really takes place and this is the secret to making it possible…

6. Start at the end and work backwards. Imagine you have your dream job and are living your dream life. What was the final step you had to take to make this all possible, now what was the step before that? Work this process through until you arrive back at where you are today. Now you are aware of these steps, you know what you have to do to achieve your goals in manageable chunks. Your next course of action is to develop a plan for achieving these goals thereby giving each part of the process a timeline.

7. Now hone your skills. One of the most obvious ways to create a career makeover is to work on your skills. Whether you go back to school to earn an advanced degree or take training classes here and there, anything that you can do to improve yourself can benefit your career. Learn more about your industry; attend conferences where you can keep abreast of the latest trends. Network with possible mentors. Buy books written by leaders in your field. Read industry periodicals and other materials that deep your knowledge. Check with your human resources department to find out what types of internal training opportunities are available. Take advantage of your company’s tuition reimbursement programs. Continuing your education is essential no matter how you do it. Studying will not be a chore. If you are doing work you love you will be passionate about absorbing as much information about your field as you can!

And finally plan for the future.
No matter who you are or whom you know, you career will have its ups and downs. These days it’s unrealistic to think you’ll have a job for life. You might be transferred, demoted, or get a new boss that you don’t enjoy. You could even lose your job because of a downturn in your industry. These are realities of work life today. To lessen the possibility of your becoming an economic statistic it’s always a good idea to have options. This means you need to think about your exit plan. What would you do if you wanted to leave, or lost your job for whatever reason? Even the people who are happy in their jobs today should have an exit strategy, so take my advice and start working on it now. Don’t wait until it’s too late and you’re in panic mode.

In conclusion, always remember, no matter what career or life choices you make, ALL women need a strategic career plan. Your career makeover is ultimately your responsibility. You are the master of your life and it’s up to you to make a plan. Once you have a clear plan, take the steps that lead you to fulfilling your ultimate vision. One powerful way of helping you stay on track is by working with a coach who can help you make the transition more quickly. A good coach gives you support you need, helps you to stay focused and on track. With proper guidance, you will quickly find yourself achieving your career goals.

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Top 5 Tips for Improving your Cv

by Kath Finney

 

Your CV is an invaluable mechanism for creating a positive impression to organisations that you are interested in

by Kath Finney

 

Your CV is an invaluable mechanism for creating a positive impression to organisations that you are interested in working for: it is the foundation on which their perceptions will be based, so it is important to take the time to make sure your CV contains everything that is needed in order for the recipient to decide that they would like to invite you for an interview.

Your CV serves as a special kind of autobiography, offering a short written account of your achievements and experience. To make it as effective as possible, imagine yourself in your potential manager’s place and think about the skills and qualities they may wish to invest in and why. You can then organise and present the information in your CV in a way that is most likely to interest potential employers.

Easily avoidable errors are common among the CVs put forward by engineering personnel, according to the results of a recent survey by specialist technical and engineering recruitment firm, NES. The company, which places technical, engineering and IT personnel, has issued five top tips for maximising the impact of a CV, based on the errors identified:

Pay attention to the layout of your CV:

The way in which you present your CV requires careful consideration. Over 70% of the recruitment consultants questioned in the survey by NES cited a poor layout as one of the most commonly occurring errors made by candidates when composing their CVs.

Uniformity, clarity and flow of information are particularly important when you bear in mind that an employer only needs to look at a CV for a few seconds before deciding whether or not to continue reading it.

Information should be presented under clearly labelled sections, with education and employment history documented in reverse chronological order – with the most recent position first. Contact details should always be clearly visible at the top of the CV. The most effective way to present your CV is with bullet points, bold headings and underlining. These simple methods can achieve a clear and structured style.

Check (and double-check!) for spelling and grammatical errors:

The importance of checking over your CV for spelling and grammatical errors cannot be stressed enough. Despite wide agreement that spelling, punctuation and grammar must be perfect when writing a CV, almost half of the survey respondents regularly encounter this type of error.

This suggests that applicants are either over-familiar with their own CVs having spent a lot of time compiling them, or are over-reliant on spell-checkers. The simplest way to avoid submitting a CV containing these types of mistakes is to ask someone else to read over it.

Tailor your CV to a specific role:

Tailoring your CV to a particular role will generate a much more positive response from employers than mass-mailing a standard CV to a large volume of recipients, according to NES recruitment consultants. In the survey, 50% of consultants cited failure to tailor a CV to a specific role as something they most frequently came across. While this relates primarily to permanent or long-term expatriate positions, contractors should tailor their CVs according to the specialist area of the organisation for which they would like to work.

Explain gaps in work history:

According to the same survey by NES, large gaps in work history were also cited as frequently encountered among technical and engineering CVs. Almost half of NES recruitment consultants said that this acted as a deterrent to hiring managers.

People who leave gaps in their work history leave employers with no alternative but to question why they have done so. By explaining that you spent time travelling or had a career break, you will eliminate the need for this: seemingly fragmented careers are unlikely to create a positive impression; although with contract roles, greater potential for career gaps means that it is only necessary to explain significant breaks in continuity.

Document the responsibilities of previous positions:

The fifth most frequently encountered CV error, according to over a third of respondents, was failure to list the responsibilities of a role. NES advises candidates to be specific and, wherever possible, tie in responsibilities to achievements. The company insists that, when composing your CV, there is no time for modesty: self-promotion is imperative.

To ensure that you secure interviews, read over the above tips and apply them to your own CV. Is it the CV of the perfect candidate? Give yourself a head start by paying attention to detail at this crucial stage of your job search.

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working for: it is the foundation on which their perceptions will be based, so it is important to take the time to make sure your CV contains everything that is needed in order for the recipient to decide that they would like to invite you for an interview.

Your CV serves as a special kind of autobiography, offering a short written account of your achievements and experience. To make it as effective as possible, imagine yourself in your potential manager’s place and think about the skills and qualities they may wish to invest in and why. You can then organise and present the information in your CV in a way that is most likely to interest potential employers.

Easily avoidable errors are common among the CVs put forward by engineering personnel, according to the results of a recent survey by specialist technical and engineering recruitment firm, NES. The company, which places technical, engineering and IT personnel, has issued five top tips for maximising the impact of a CV, based on the errors identified:

Pay attention to the layout of your CV:

The way in which you present your CV requires careful consideration. Over 70% of the recruitment consultants questioned in the survey by NES cited a poor layout as one of the most commonly occurring errors made by candidates when composing their CVs.

Uniformity, clarity and flow of information are particularly important when you bear in mind that an employer only needs to look at a CV for a few seconds before deciding whether or not to continue reading it.

Information should be presented under clearly labelled sections, with education and employment history documented in reverse chronological order – with the most recent position first. Contact details should always be clearly visible at the top of the CV. The most effective way to present your CV is with bullet points, bold headings and underlining. These simple methods can achieve a clear and structured style.

Check (and double-check!) for spelling and grammatical errors:

The importance of checking over your CV for spelling and grammatical errors cannot be stressed enough. Despite wide agreement that spelling, punctuation and grammar must be perfect when writing a CV, almost half of the survey respondents regularly encounter this type of error.

This suggests that applicants are either over-familiar with their own CVs having spent a lot of time compiling them, or are over-reliant on spell-checkers. The simplest way to avoid submitting a CV containing these types of mistakes is to ask someone else to read over it.

Tailor your CV to a specific role:

Tailoring your CV to a particular role will generate a much more positive response from employers than mass-mailing a standard CV to a large volume of recipients, according to NES recruitment consultants. In the survey, 50% of consultants cited failure to tailor a CV to a specific role as something they most frequently came across. While this relates primarily to permanent or long-term expatriate positions, contractors should tailor their CVs according to the specialist area of the organisation for which they would like to work.

Explain gaps in work history:

According to the same survey by NES, large gaps in work history were also cited as frequently encountered among technical and engineering CVs. Almost half of NES recruitment consultants said that this acted as a deterrent to hiring managers.

People who leave gaps in their work history leave employers with no alternative but to question why they have done so. By explaining that you spent time travelling or had a career break, you will eliminate the need for this: seemingly fragmented careers are unlikely to create a positive impression; although with contract roles, greater potential for career gaps means that it is only necessary to explain significant breaks in continuity.

Document the responsibilities of previous positions:

The fifth most frequently encountered CV error, according to over a third of respondents, was failure to list the responsibilities of a role. NES advises candidates to be specific and, wherever possible, tie in responsibilities to achievements. The company insists that, when composing your CV, there is no time for modesty: self-promotion is imperative.

To ensure that you secure interviews, read over the above tips and apply them to your own CV. Is it the CV of the perfect candidate? Give yourself a head start by paying attention to detail at this crucial stage of your job search.

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Need a New Career? How to Become a Welder

By: Charles Kassotis

Anyone looking for a blue-collar career using their hands might be interested in learning more about welding. Many apprenticeship programs will accept candidates who have completed tenth grade or higher at the high school level, although a high school diploma or GED is preferred. The most important physical skill is manual dexterity, physical health, and ability, along with analytical skills and technological savvy needed for operating a computer. So if this description doesn't fit you, it might be better to consider another occupation.
Key welding skills expected of those who complete advanced skills training include the ability to weld a variety of alloys in many kinds of positions. Additional skills include those who can weld ferrous and non-ferrous materials on pipe and on plate. Many programs build within a three-tier system of training that begins with basics and moves on to specialized welding capabilities for a variety of worksite situations. Ongoing training may be expected, depending on the employer's need and job market conditions.
Those who want to become welders often begin by enrolling in an educational program. These programs featuring welding certificates are offered at many community colleges or regional campuses of state or private universities. The academic program provides preparation for welding by explaining theories and applications before putting equipment in the hands of beginners. To apply, you may need to provide your high school transcripts, a driver's license for identification, and possibly a birth certificate. Each institution's requirements may differ, so find out in advance what type of documentation you will need to bring with you to enroll. Upon completion of the program, you will receive a diploma or other type of skills certification document. Hold on to this, as you may need to show it to your employer later. Many companies frame and mount their employees' certifications and subsequent awards.
After successfully completing a program of instruction, you will be able to look for a company that sponsors an apprenticeship program. If you get hired, you can work with professional welders to learn how to actually perform welding jobs, working with many kinds of projects, materials, and positions. You may need to work a certain amount of time, like so many months, in order to complete your training and become a certified welder (CW). When you earn your credentials, you may choose to stay with your present company or search for employment with other firms.
As your skills increase, so will your pay and the opportunity for full-time employment. Some companies will pay for welders to participate in training seminars or workshops in town or out of state. These can take anywhere from part of a day to a week or longer, and the company usually pays all the expenses for an employee to attend, including registration, motel, and travel costs. As you earn more certifications, you will become even more employable, which can lead to increased pay and benefits in the future.
If you are looking for an exciting career with potential to grow, consider welding for your long-term job choice.

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Why Bad Breath Could Be Ruining Your Job Prospects

by Tomas O Caomhanach

 

If you have ever failed to get a job or promotion you wanted, even though you had a great resume and had all the right qualifications and experience, it may be because the interviewer thought you were disgusting, and he felt physically sick just talking to you.

Yes, really! Does that shock you? No doubt you're a very nice person, so it probably does but, if you have bad breath, it may well be true. The interviewer may not know it (in fact, he might even have thought you were very suitable for the position) but an ancient brain system, originally designed to identify rotten food, literally FORCED him to reject you! The moment it detected your bad breath, the decision not to hire you was made without him even realizing it.

You see, bad breath contains a number of extremely smelly chemical compounds, including hydrogen sulfide, which smells like rotten eggs. It also contains methyl mercaptan and skatole, which smell like feces, as well as cadaverine, which smells like corpses, and putrescine, which smells like rotten meat!

All of these smells have something in common: they evoke disgust, an extreme emotion designed to protect us from things that are unclean, inedible, or infectious. When we feel disgust, our brain tenses muscles in our face called the levator labii. This produces the facial characteristics everybody recognizes as disgust (i.e. a scrunched nose and raised upper lip), which prevents foul odors or stray particles (from whatever caused the disgust) from entering the nose and mouth. Additionally, the brain creates an overwhelming urge to recoil or turn away from the source of disgust in an effort to further isolate the body from any possible contamination.

If you have bad breath, that reaction probably sounds familiar! That's why people turn away... step back... or cover their nose and mouth when you're near them. They can't help it; it doesn't matter if they think you're the greatest person they ever met because, once their brain detects any of these smells, it recognizes them as a potential source of infection and literally FORCES their body to automatically recoil in disgust. In other words: Their brain recognizes your bad breath as a DANGEROUS THREAT to their health and well-being!

While the interviewer is looking through your resume and asking you questions, his brain is screaming at him that you are a source of possible harm and that he should get away from you as quickly as possible. Even if he's not consciously aware of it, the feeling of unease it causes gets transferred onto you, and you can bet it's going to greatly influence his decision. The end result is still the same though: somebody ELSE gets the job!

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Why Bad Breath Could Be Ruining Your Job Prospects

by Tomas O Caomhanach

If you have ever failed to get a job or promotion you wanted, even though you had a great resume and had all the right qualifications and experience, it may be because the interviewer thought you were disgusting, and he felt physically sick just talking to you.

Yes, really! Does that shock you? No doubt you're a very nice person, so it probably does but, if you have bad breath, it may well be true. The interviewer may not know it (in fact, he might even have thought you were very suitable for the position) but an ancient brain system, originally designed to identify rotten food, literally FORCED him to reject you! The moment it detected your bad breath, the decision not to hire you was made without him even realizing it.

You see, bad breath contains a number of extremely smelly chemical compounds, including hydrogen sulfide, which smells like rotten eggs. It also contains methyl mercaptan and skatole, which smell like feces, as well as cadaverine, which smells like corpses, and putrescine, which smells like rotten meat!

All of these smells have something in common: they evoke disgust, an extreme emotion designed to protect us from things that are unclean, inedible, or infectious. When we feel disgust, our brain tenses muscles in our face called the levator labii. This produces the facial characteristics everybody recognizes as disgust (i.e. a scrunched nose and raised upper lip), which prevents foul odors or stray particles (from whatever caused the disgust) from entering the nose and mouth. Additionally, the brain creates an overwhelming urge to recoil or turn away from the source of disgust in an effort to further isolate the body from any possible contamination.

If you have bad breath, that reaction probably sounds familiar! That's why people turn away... step back... or cover their nose and mouth when you're near them. They can't help it; it doesn't matter if they think you're the greatest person they ever met because, once their brain detects any of these smells, it recognizes them as a potential source of infection and literally FORCES their body to automatically recoil in disgust. In other words: Their brain recognizes your bad breath as a DANGEROUS THREAT to their health and well-being!

While the interviewer is looking through your resume and asking you questions, his brain is screaming at him that you are a source of possible harm and that he should get away from you as quickly as possible. Even if he's not consciously aware of it, the feeling of unease it causes gets transferred onto you, and you can bet it's going to greatly influence his decision. The end result is still the same though: somebody ELSE gets the job!

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