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All posts by Rob Riggins

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  How Descriptive Are the Key Skills on Your Profile

  When you search job postings looking for jobs that interest you, you enter a keyword, keyword phrase or Boolean search string. The search results you get are not the actual job postings, but a list of job titles with the associated company name, the required security clearance, … more

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  Detailed Success Stories Improve Your Resume and Interviewing Results

  You know why you’d be a great asset if you’re hired. The problem is that those that review your resume or interview you don’t have the time – or interest – in reading between the lines to uncover your talents. If you hide your professional triumphs in dense, off-poin… more

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  Always Tailor Your Resume When You Apply

  You crafted your resume, fine-tuned it, spellchecked it and are ready to hit send, confident the job is yours. STOP! If you haven’t tailored it for the specific job for which you’re applying you might as well hit delete instead of send. Recruiters spend an average of si… more

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  You Flubbed the Interview, Here’s How To Recover

  You polished your resume, donned your best outfit and arrived at the interview exactly on time – and then you said absolutely the wrong thing. You flubbed an answer. You used an inappropriate example. You forgot a basic fact. You bombed. You put your foot in it. You leave, p… more

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  How to Craft Your Success Stories for Interviews

  You dread job interviews. Surprise! So does the person interviewing you. The problem for most of us is that interviews seem to incorporate the worst parts of cocktail party chatter – superficial and staged – but have major consequences. The interview is a major factor i… more