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  When You Design Your Resume Avoid These 6 Things

  Please don’t try to stand out by using graphics, tables, colorful type or pictures when you design your resume. Being straightforward and easy-to-read is what makes your resume stand out, along with accomplishments that are relevant to the position you’re applying for… more

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  Find Unique Careers You Didn’t Know Were Cleared

  In the cleared community we often see countless openings for engineers and analysts, but are you familiar with cleared opportunities for event planners or locksmiths? While jobs like these may not appear frequently across your radar, there are many unique cleared careers in … more

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  How to Expand Your Professional Network

  Our top 10 list of things you must do to expand your professional network for cleared job search success. Building a strong network is crucial to career success, as most job seekers land new jobs through some form of networking. Expand your network and reconnect with past… more

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  How to Recover From an Interview Gone Wrong

  You polished your resume, donned your best outfit, and arrived in-person or virtually right 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. Yo… more

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  Transitioning Military: Make Yourself a Great Candidate

  Every day my work mailbox includes pitches from people who want to place articles on my blogs or sell me products or services. Most clearly don’t know what I do, or they’ve never read the blog they say they want to write for. I give these emails maybe two seconds before … more