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Stop Sending Generic Resumes! How to Tailor Your Resume to Land the Interview
Picture a recruiter clicking or flipping through resumes hastily when one suddenly pops out and stops them in their tracks. They think, “Wow, this person looks like the perfect fit! Let’s set up an interview.” How do you make sure your cleared resume has the same ef… more
Resumes: Read Yours Out Loud for Proofreading Perfection
In an age of fast paced communications and grammatical error ridden text messages, we sadly come across typos all the time in our day-to-day lives. While a message sent to a friend containing a typo has few repercussions, one place these errors can make or break you is on your re… more
Resumes Then vs Resumes Now
In the battle to fill jobs, I am on the hiring line and I see a lot of senseless casualties. All too often qualified candidates are passed over, rejected, or simply never seen. It pains me to see the same errors kill candidates’ chances over and over. Across the decades I’… more
Canceling an Interview the Day Of: A Professional Message Template
Yes, it can be appropriate to cancel an interview the day of when an emergency prevents attendance or you have decided to withdraw. Notify the contact immediately, identify the appointment, and say whether you want another date. The employer decides whether to offer a replacement… more
Reporting a Foreign Contact After the Relationship Changes or Ends
For cleared industry under DoD cognizance, DCSA's NISPOM Rule guidance says an initially reported continuing unofficial association needs an update only if a significant change in the nature of the contact meets the SEAD 3 criteria as clarified in ISL 2021-02. Document a breakup,… more