If you have read any of the articles I have written prior to this, you will know I’m a proponent of spreading yourself around in order to secure a teaching position in an international school. This is the approach that I have used successfully and I still believe it is an excellent strategy for kicking […]
Is Your Resume Helping Or Hindering The Job Search?
How long have you been searching for a new job? What kind of feedback have you been receiving? If you’ve been submitting for multiple positions and getting little interest in return, the culprit may very well be your resume. In my experience as a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) who has worked with clients spanning […]
Hold Up! Are You Sure a New Label Approval Is Necessary?
Each year the TTB (Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau, the federal agency which regulates the alcoholic beverage industry) receives more and more applications for label approvals on alcoholic beverages that are sold in this country. A statistic from 2008 had the total of applications received at over 133,000, and somewhere around 85% of […]
How to Write an Email Interview Thank You Letter?
Do a quick follow up with the employer by learning how to write an email interview thank you letter. Typically, only about 5% of those looking for a job send out thank you letters. Be one of the few and get a second interview or land the job. The key to success is to send […]
Sample Letter of Interest As an Adjunct Professor
The initial letter of interest as an adjunct professor is an important document when applying for available positions. It is even more important when it is being sent “cold” to schools for which you would like to teach. There are certain elements in this letter that should be adhered to when it is prepared. In […]
Tips On Writing Great Application Letters for University
Are you looking forward to the excitement of varsity life but still have to cross the barrier of applying to study? Stress no further! Here’s all the information you’ll need to ace your application. Before you start filling out that application form, make sure you’ve given some thought as to what course you want to […]
Application Review Process – How to Speed It Up
We’ve all been there before. You have a stack of resumes or employment applications on your desk and a looming deadline to fill a specific job position. Whether they are paper applications, emails or electronic files, the task is just as daunting. Somewhere in this pile of paperwork is the perfect candidate, but to find […]
Do You Know How To Deal With People Who Mock And Ridicule You?
FACT: The Entrepreneur Is Without “Honour” Among Those Who “Know” Him One of the greatest realities you may have to face(there are exceptions, as is the case with everything in life), when you formally announce to the world that you have become an entrepreneur, is that you do NOT know many people you think you […]
Proofreading, Copy Editing, Virtual Translating: How To Tell the Difference
My mobile rang about 16:00 on a Friday afternoon. “Can you proofread 32,000 words by Sunday at 18:00?” Proofreading: subject-verb agreement, the occasional comma, typos, nothing major. “Yes.” Two hours later the document landed in my inbox with a note, “Actually there are 43,000 words. Hope that is okay.” What? A mere third of an […]
Are Your Resume Keywords Doing The Trick? Try This Tool To Find Out
What is Jobscan? Jobscan is an online resume analysis tool that works on two fronts. The tool both a) instantly measures how well your resume matches with a job description and b) recommends specific actions for improving that resume. The technology powering Jobscan’s engine is unique in that it recognizes thousands of skills across multiple […]