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Happy new year! After the hectic holidays, January is that quiet time when everything resets: new calendar year, new fiscal year, new business goals, new personal goals… Life returns to normal, at least for a little while, and you’re determined to make this year different.
So, what are your new year’s resolutions? Hmm, let [...]

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Writing a Cover Letter

Writing a cover letter is like eating your vegetables when you were a kid. You know it’s good for you, but you just don’t want to do it. And you’re pretty sure no one reads cover letters anyway. Keep this in mind, though:

While many hiring managers don’t have time initially to read [...]

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Identifying the Hiring Manager (or how I learned to ditch “To whom it may concern,” “Dear Human Resources Director,” and other impersonal salutations)

Everyone says the same thing: Always address the hiring manager by name in your cover letter. But sometimes finding the name of the hiring manager is akin to unmasking a superhero (or superhero [...]

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Writing a Resume

Let me first warn you: be prepared to spend a lot of time perfecting your resume. When you throw your resume together, hiring managers can tell. When you haven’t thought about how your resume meets the job requirements, hiring managers can tell. When you don’t proofread your resume, hiring managers can tell. As [...]

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