Author Archives: Jessica Holbrook Hernandez

3 Steps for an Attention-Grabbing Resume

In a time when millions of workers are unemployed and competition for positions is higher than ever, you want to make sure that you’re able to stand out among your competition. But how can your resume make an impact when so many others are applying? Take a look at these three steps to creating an attention-grabbing resume:   

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Create a Resume that Gets You Interviewed

Many job seekers have the misconception that creating a great resume will help them score a job. But this is actually not the case. The great resume actually scores the interview—and if the interview is great, then you may score the job.

In other words, if you want a company to call you in for an interview, you need to create a resume that encourages a hiring manager to do so.   

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Job Seekers, Beware! 7 Mistakes to Dodge at All Costs

Are you in the process of searching for a new job but can’t seem to get the callbacks you want? It may be that you’re making some common yet avoidable mistakes along the way.

Don’t continue your job searching without being sure. Take a look at the following seven job-seeking mistakes that you should dodge at all costs:   

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Resume Branding 101: “Different” Gets You Noticed

If I were to say Tiger Woods you would immediately think what? Golf. If I were to say Tom Brady you would say football. What about McDonalds?

You know the difference. You know what makes each one of these people and places different and it provokes an image in your head. When you say your own name what comes to mind?   

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4 Goals Your Cover Letter Introduction Should Accomplish

It’s no secret that every element of your cover letter is important from top to bottom. But the cover letter introduction may be just a bit more significant simply because it works as the bait to lure in your readers, encouraging them to learn more about you. To make sure that your introduction does its job, take a look at four goals every cover letter introduction should accomplish.   

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Are You On Maturity Leave?

I cannot stress how imperative it is to send out a flawless resume. One little mistake can speak volumes to a hiring manager. It tells them: you’re lazy, you rush through things, you don’t value quality, the end product is not important to you and on and on! None of those things may be true but your resume is the first impression prospective employers have of you and like it or not they will judge you!   

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