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Resumes and Cover Letters

Sorry, I probably won’t read your cover letter

January 27, 2010 51 comments

Like many recruiters, I rarely read cover letters.  Most of us zoom right into the resume for a quick scan of the candidate and avoid the cover letter whenever possible.  Why should we read two different documents that are basically trying to say the same thing?  When we have 100 resumes to read, why read [...]

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If you’ve got it, flaunt it

January 7, 2010 104 comments

Welcome to my post about resume length.  If you came in from a search engine expecting pictures of busty women, well, I’m sorry to disappoint.  You can leave now if you wish, but stick around and you might learn a thing or two.  Oh, and if you actually are new to COTJ, please click here [...]

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Why Do Long Interview Processes Fail? (win a professional resume edit, contest details at bottom)

November 1, 2009 28 comments

Want to win an absolutely FREE Professional Resume Edit complete by Vertical Media Solutions (www.vmsolu.com)?  Read contest details at the bottom! All participants win!
Top talent moves fast, so why do companies insist on interview/hiring processes that take forever?  Most of us have been part of an incredibly awful interview process before, or at [...]

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Poll Of The Week #6: Which resume writing/interview preparation service would help you most?

September 21, 2009 0 comments

Thanks to those for voting in this weeks poll!  Here are the results:

First Place:  60% – Resume Editing (using existing resume)
Second Place: 13% –  Cover Letter Creation AND Interview Preparation
Third Place: 7% – Full Resume Writing (from scratch) AND Accomplishment Creation
Fourth Place: 0% – Reference Verification

Resumes are important, don’t let anyone tell you differently.

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Poll Of The Week #5: Do you send a cover letter with your resume? 7 Cover Letter Writing Tips!

August 31, 2009 6 comments

Thanks to those for voting in this weeks poll!  Here are the results:
First Place:  71% YesSecond Place: 29%  No
Not sure how smart it is, but I’ve known hiring managers who make hiring decisions based on cover letters.  I also know hiring managers/recruiters who when tremendously busy will pass on reading the cover letter and go [...]

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