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  Your Resume Needs a Short, Relevant Summary, Not an Objective

  Every time I review resumes at Cleared Job Fairs, I see a lot of resumes with professional summaries and objectives and skills lists that take up most of page one. Don’t be this self-focused! A resume needs to show how you can help the potential employer, now. You need a me… more

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  Be a Project Manager to Find a Better Job, Faster

  Ever been a project manager? Or, have you ever managed a project or a program from inception to fruition? If you answer Yes, then you’ll find that a job search is nothing more, and nothing less, than a project to be managed. That’s it! If you’ve been working hard at your … more

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  Target Employers for a Successful Job Search

  Whether you feel blocked at work or fear a contract loss, you’ve decided it’s time to start looking for a new job. As part of the process of marketing yourself successfully you know you need to update your resume your elevator pitch. But it’s also critical to develop a li… more

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  Bury These Resume Strategies

  This Halloween season let’s put these resume strategies in the resume graveyard. Remember that your resume is an ad to get you an interview and ultimately a job, so stay focused on the items that sell you the best. Highlight your achievements and demonstrate how you meet an emp… more

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  Over 40 Career and Job Search Tips

  Many people who are in their 40s and up look forward to working into their 70s or later. Yet the latter years of a career can pose challenges. Start thinking now about how you want to grow and maintain your career in your 40s-50s-60s. Career loss hits for many reasons. Some ar… more