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Write a Cover Letter for a Job You Want Without Sounding Desperate

You want this job more than anything. Here's how to show confidence, not neediness.

You found a job for which you absolutely must apply. Whether it's the role you've always wanted or the one you need to keep the lights on, you want this like you've never wanted anything…

Jenell Talley

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The Keys to Writing a Cover Letter That Gets You Hired

A resume can be thought of as a summation of your professional life on a page—cold, hard facts about your education; start and end dates of various jobs; lists of software programs you've mastered along…

Dana Robinson

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4 Surefire Ways to Write a Killer Cover Letter

When you’re in media, everything you write, post or create is like an audition. Your Tweets prove you know how to work Twitter. Your website shows you’re not tone-deaf when it comes to branding. And…

Amanda Layman Low

While hard skills are learned, soft skills are the things you bring to a job naturally. Things like your personality, natural talents, personal attributes, and insights. They shape how a person interacts with others effectively and cooperatively as well as how they go about solving new problems.

What Are Soft Skills and Why Are They Important?

More and more companies are weighing soft skills heavily in the job interview process. While one candidate may have looked great on paper with all the right education and work experience, a company may have…

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Whether you’ve been working in your industry for a number of years or you just graduated college and you're thinking to yourself, “I actually don’t want to do what I just got a degree in...” - Don’t panic.

How to Make a Career Change With the Right Cover Letter

Whether you’ve been working in your industry for a number of years or you just graduated college and you're thinking to yourself, “I actually don’t want to do what I just got a degree in...”…

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You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Everything’s an interview.” It may sound oversimplified, but it’s true. Every interaction you have during the interview process can affect whether or not you progress to the next stage. Things that may not seem like a big deal at the time, like how you format your resume or how well you communicate during scheduling, can actually say a lot about you. Your interview doesn’t start once you sit down in front of a hiring manager - it starts as soon as you submit your application. Let’s break down the basics to make sure you set yourself up for success.

Job Search Etiquette 101

You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Everything’s an interview.” It may sound oversimplified, but it’s true. Every interaction you have during the interview process can affect whether or not you progress to the next stage. Things…

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