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Tidying Up the Resume - Marie Kondo KonMari Method

3 Ways to Tidying Up Your Resume Using Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method

Whether you’re into organization or not, it’s something the resume needs. Without organization, you leave many who are reviewing your resume lost and confused.  But don’t worry, there’s help available. You may have come across the name Marie Kondo. She’s known for her talents on organization and “tidying up” spaces at home and work to…
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How Important Are Job Titles on Your Resume?

How Important Are Job Titles on Your Resume? How often do you really think about your job title? Given how various titles can often describe the same role across different organizations, many job seekers do not stop to think about how important their job title truly is in the grand scheme of things. What you…
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Protect Your LinkedIn Profile from Being Plagiarized with This Privacy Setting Change

Your LinkedIn profile is unique to you and it should be kept that way. There may be specific selling points that put you ahead of competitors. You may have also invested a lot of time in crafting content to build your professional presence on LinkedIn. So why have all of that taken away from you?…
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4 Ways to Spot Employers Using Applicant Tracking Systems to Screen Resumes

In an earlier post we provided tips to producing a well-written resume with a resume checklist, and we indicated the importance of having an applicant tracking system-ready, or ATS-ready, resume. As more employers are inundated with resumes, it becomes harder to find the right talent. So, many employers have resorted to ATS software to help…
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Words to Avoid on the Resume & Job Interview

One moment things are looking good, but that can quickly change with a bad choice of words on the resume or at the job interview. Your choice of words, both written and spoken, can impact your job search results. The goal of your resume is to help inform employers about who you are as a…
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