A Short Guide to Creating a Great Covering Letter

“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing.” – Benjamin Franklin This article was provided courtesy of Mildround.com We’re often told how important it is to make sure our CV is up to scratch but it’s also incredibly important to make an effort [...] [...]

10 Cover Letter Tips You Don’t Want To Miss

“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.” – E. L. Doctorow Author: MyEasy Resume Here are 10 Cover Letter Tips that will help you create a powerful and effective cover letter. Tip #1 – Play Detective With a bit of persistence you should be able to locate the name of the contact that [...] [...]

Jobs May Appear Closer than they Actually Are

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” – Bill Cosby How many times have you felt as if you were so close to getting a job and then it just doesn’t happen? Sometimes it’s a recruiter leading you on, sometimes you go on a few interviews [...] [...]

6 Tips to Improve your Cover Letters

There are a bunch of tools you need for your job search (Job Search Marketing Toolkit), one of which is the Cover Letter. If you don’t know what this is take a look at the link listed below. Your cover letter is most likely the first correspondence a potential employer will see, so it pays [...] [...]

On the Road Again – Job Search – Vol 1

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.“  – Lao Tzu It’s 6am and the car is waiting outside your house to take you to the airport. Bag and briefcase in hand, you head out to the car for the beginning of yet another tiring business trip. You think back to [...] [...]

Incredibly Obvious Job Search

“Each one of you has something no one else has, or has ever had: your fingerprints, your brain, your heart. Be an individual. Be unique. Stand out. Make noise. Make someone notice. That’s the power of individuals.” – Jon Bon Jovi A few months back I was doing some recruiting. My company’s HR department subscribes to [...] [...]

Resumes, Cover Letters and Interviews, Oh My!

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Your Ticket to Job Search

“She’s got a ticket to ride, but she don’t care.” – John Lennon I went to a concert the other night to see a band that I grew up on (like 30 years ago). And you know the deal, at the end of the concert everyone claps, chants and holds up their lit cellphones until the [...] [...]

Job Bound College Grad Your Job is Waiting – Resources Revisited Vol 1

“Graduation is a tough day for parents. They go to the ceremony as parents. They go home as contemporaries. After twenty-two years, they are unemployed.” – Erma Bombeck The real world. You’ve spent 16 years of your 22 years in school (depending on pre-school, pre-pre-school and if you were on the 4 year or 4+ [...] [...]

Looking for Jobs One Job at a Time

“I like to think that the moon is there even if I am not looking at it” – Albert Einstein A rather uninspiring title today, but it was actually suggested by a friend. Not overtly suggested, but he was frustrated in his search and was looking for advice. And, like today’s quote, your job is out [...] [...]