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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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  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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  Do You Apply for Jobs but Not Get Interviews

  There may be a number of reasons you aren't getting interviews for the jobs you apply for. You may not be qualified. You may have talented and plentiful competition. Or your applications might need some work. Check your strategy to see if the following issues may be keeping you … more

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  Will I Score a Job at a Cleared Job Fair

  It depends. From the truly non-scientific canvassing we’ve done of the employers who attend our events, 6-7% of the attendees at an all clearance Cleared Job Fair will receive a job offer. That’s about a 1-in-15 chance of getting an offer. Those are pretty good odds. It’s… more