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All posts by Kathleen Smith

• Keywords Get Your Resume Noticed

  We've all heard that one of the most important things in real estate is location, location, location. The job search equivalent is keywords, keywords, keywords. Keywords are the nouns ("programmer") or noun phrases ("java programmer") that employers and recruiters use when searc… more

• Military Transition: Organizing for Success

  Are you familiar with the "Six P Principle?" Find out by watching ClearedJobs.Net’s Patra Frame. In this video Patra talks about military to civilian transition and how organizing your job search plan -- and following that plan -- will make you much more successful. Do… more

• Your resume deserves more than spell check.

  Misspellings are the bane of everyone's existence. No matter how many times you read and re-read your resume, your mind will see what it wants to see rather than what is on the paper or computer screen in front of you. That's why it's good to have someone else proofread your resu… more

• Cyber Security and Telework, Training and Trust

  Those were two of the themes discussed at last week's YAFCEA Bethesda Senior Government Executive Dinner by Jack Holt, Sr. Strategist for Emerging Media with the Department of Defense. Each table was hosted by a senior government executive, and we were lucky enough to have Jack.… more

• Should recruiters use social media for background checks?

  A recruiter is trying to fill a job requisition and thinks she has found the perfect candidate. The recruiter is ready to make the job offer but decides to check some social media sites as a further background check on the applicant. On Facebook the candidate has posted that he o… more