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“If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favor.” – Henry Kissinger
Article Title: 3 Reasons Why Your Resume Is Missing A Competitive Advantage
Author Byline: Jessica Holbrook is an expert resume writer, career and personal branding strategist, author, and presenter.
Author Website: http://www.greatresumesfast.com
If you find you’re sending out resume after resume [...]

“What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.” – Helen Keller
I’d like to think that the vast majority of us set out to do the best we can in our jobs. Yes, I know there are the ever present “slackers” in every organization (you know, the people that excel [...]

“All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable, and those that move” – Arabic Proverb
So which are you? Successful job search is all about putting in the time to get your resume out there and cultivating your contacts. Networking is a key component, but you need to have [...]

“Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.” – Rich Cook
The vast majority of companies have some form of technology, but not may companies are drive technology. There are the usual [...]

“Oh, my friend, it’s not what they take away from you that counts. It’s what you do with what you have left.” – Hubert Humphrey, 38th Vice President of the United States
Job loss is not easy to deal with. Whether you knew it was going to happen or you were surprised. My post “I Lost [...]

“We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” – Carl Sagan
Most (if not all) job searches must leverage technology to be successful these days. Even the “low tech” methods require that you have a resume in Word, pdf or some other electronic [...]

“New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can’t be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it’s not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!” – Arthur C. Clarke
If it helps you get a job, it must be a good idea. Now I won’t go as far as [...]

“Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.” – Andrew Grove
This statement is so true when it comes to business. If you look at some of the Fortune 500 companies that have stumbled big time  in recent years (like GM) and compare them to those companies that continue to be successful through the [...]

“It’s a jungle out there kiddies. Have a very fruitful day.” – Jimmy Buffett
It is a jungle out there, whether you have a job or are out of work and looking to find new employment. But this is about more than just surviving in the jungle, it’s about being successful in the jungle (like the [...]