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COTJ's Poll of the Week

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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Poll Of The Week #4: Which job search website do you use most?

August 10, 2009 2 comments

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

First Place:  50% Other (listed below)
Second Place: 42%  Monster
Third Place: 8% CareerBuilder
Fourth Place: 0% Yahoo! HotJobs

Job Search Websites Listed in other:

Dice.com
idealist.org
Careercast.com
linkedin.com
Naukri.com

This survey fails to show it, but Monster and CareerBuilder are losing traffic to Yahoo! HotJobs.  As reported by John Zappe, from June [...]

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Poll Of The Week #3: When looking for a job, what’s MOST important to you?

August 3, 2009 0 comments

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

First Place:  42% Flexible Work Schedules/Company Culture
Second Place: 25%  Competitive Benefit Package
Third Place: 17% Competitive Salary
Tie for Fourth Place: 8% Short Commute and Financially Stable Company

Todays worker wants more than just a nice salary, and organizations are rapidly catching on to that fact. [...]

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Poll Of The Week #2: How many hours do you spend preparing for an interview?

July 27, 2009 2 comments

Thanks to those for voting in this weeks poll!  COTJ asked readers to share how many hours they spend preparing for an interview, here’s how it went:

First Place:  64%  0-1
Second Place: 27%  1-2
Third Place: 9% 2+

Candidates should always spend at least one hour preparing for an interview.  In my opinion, preparation builds confidence, and confidence creates [...]

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