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Entries from August 2008

10 Tips to Get Your Resume Read

August 15th, 2008 · 8 Comments

You spend hours perfecting your resume, but how can you ensure that all that work culminates in your potential employer thoroughly reading it? Here is a good starting list of ten tips to get your resume read and not casually thrown in the garbage.
1. Make it believable.
If someone is reading your resume and they see [...]

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Tags: How To · Resume

5 Tips to Rank Highly on Google and Increase Your Visibility Online

August 11th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Question: When you type “piano” into Google, why does www.frontiernet.net come up as a result before www.piano.com?
Answer: Because FrontierNet has stronger Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in place than www.piano.com.
Say what?
Search Engine Optimization is the process of making certain pages rank higher in Google for specific search terms. When I type “piano” into Google, the page [...]

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Tags: Brand-Yourself.com · College · Google PageRank · How To · Personal Branding · Web Identity

Top 10 Reasons to Work for a Startup

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

This is a guest post from Ben Yoskovitz: CEO & Co-Founder of Standout Jobs, blogger at Instigator Blog, and blog and social media consultant. Thanks, Ben!
Joining a startup company is a no-brainer. The pros far outweigh the cons. Whether you’re just graduating, or you’ve done your time “working for the man” now is the perfect [...]

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Free Resume Resources - You Asked, We Supplied

August 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Functional Resume Examples
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What’s a functional resume? A functional resume lists your achievements in clusters, based on the skills they demonstrate. This is handy if your career path doesn’t show a clear-cut direction toward the job you’re applying for, if you have large gaps [...]

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