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February 7th,  2018

Will my Job be Eliminated?

There are indicators ... know what they are, don't get caught off guard  ...

One of the biggest fears of employees at all levels is their job being eliminated.  The question is how can you tell if you position is vulnerable?  There are a number of indicators that you should look for.

  1. Outsourcing – Can your job be easily outsourced, or does the performance of your job rely upon a local presence and/or the relationship you have cultivated with customers?
  2. Consolidation – Can your job be consolidated and dispensed to other employees?  Can other employees be easily trained on your job duties, or is your job technical, complex or specialized?
  3. Pay – Are you paid over your market value, where the company will try to hire someone who can do it as a much lower rate?
  4. Mergers/Acquisitions – Is the company in the process of a merger or acquisition where your job may be a duplication of effort, or may be centralized or decentralized due to a corporate restructure?
  5. Technology – Will new and advanced technology eliminate some or most of your job functions?
  6. Job Complexity – Most of your job duties are routine and not very complex where replacement can be easy.
  7. Value-Added – Is there a direct correlation between your job and broader strategic objectives including cost efficiency, productivity and revenue growth, or is your position viewed as overhead without any certain value?

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March 6th,  2018

What are the 5 major interview mistakes...

If you know what the mistakes are, you can avoid them and crush your interview like a pro...

  1. An inability to back up the accomplishments on your resume.
  2. Giving a work related failure that had a major adverse impact.
  3. Giving a weakness that's a fatal flaw.
  4. Making negative statements about a present or past employer.
  5. Focusing your questions on salary and benefits vs how you can help an employer to achieve their goals.

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An inability to back up the accomplishments on your resume.

Inability to back up accomplishments on your resume. It's easy to list impressive accomplishments, but it's another matter to persuade a prospective employer that you actually achieved these accomplishments. Be prepared to provide the interviewer with information that describes a specific problem in detail, the strategy you put into place to solve the problem, the obstacles you faced, how you overcame them, and the net result of your efforts. Also include a mix of I's and We's when giving credit for accomplishments.

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Giving a work related failure that had a major adverse impact.

Never give a failure that had a dramatic negative impact on the operation. Use a failure that had limited impact and one that you responded to quickly to mitigate damage. Don't forget to mention any positive changes that were made to learn from the mistakes or failures to show growth and to ensure that there will not be repeat incidents.

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Giving a weakness that's a fatal flaw.

Whenever you provide a weakness, make certain that it's a weakness that an employer can live with, verses a weakness that can be very problematic. For example, if you state that you are a perfectionist, this could present a problem in a results driven environment causing planning to paralysis. However, in a different setting such as academia, this may be acceptable, so know your environment and think proactively before giving answers.

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Making negative statements about a present or past employer.

If you make any negative comment about a present or past employer, a prospective employer will assume that you will do the same to them. Always state the positives in the experience, that you appreciated the opportunity, and that you learned from that opportunity.

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Focusing your questions on salary and benefits vs how you can help an employer to achieve their goals.

Never ask self serving questions like salary,benefits,vacation etc. This information will be discussed once the hiring organization determines that they wish to make you a job offer. Your questions should focus on how you can help them achieve their vision and objectives. What is their vision? Where do they see themselves in 5 years? What obstacles do they anticipate? Who are their major competitors ? etc etc

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March 7th,  2018

What to do during a Nor' Easter Snow Storm...

Use the time wisely ...

Stay home, remain safe, put a log on the fire, and call Resumes Etc. to update your resume. We are here even during storms. It's a great time to focus on your career without any job related disturbances.

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March 14th,  2018

How do I land my dream job...

It's actually quite simple...

First, You work with a true expert who can package you in a way that maximizes your appeal to prospective employers. Second, you work with a highly effective and decorated career coach on targeting an occupation and industry that is experiencing growth. Third, You work with your career coach on interviewing strategies. Finally, you take an aggressive approach to your job search. At Resumes Etc, we have had substantial success in helping our clients land their dream job.

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March 20th,  2018

Should I have
"Take this job and shove it money"?

Yes but how much?...

Should I have " take this job and shove it money"? The worse thing imaginable is going to work each day when you're totally miserable, and it's affecting your health. The solution is to save up enough " take this job and shove it money". On average, it takes one month of job search time to land a job for each $30k you make. So, if you make $60k, you need 2 months of savings. If you make $120k, you need 4 months of savings ... and so on and so forth...

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March 26th,  2018

Why are so many people relocating from the northeast to the south...

It's a combination of being over taxed, long and cold winters, increasing energy costs, and the inability to save. At Resumes Etc we have been working with our clients to develop and implement relocation strategies to make the transition easy. We package you on paper in an impressive manner that makes you stand out, and we assist with obtaining job interviews in your areas of choice.

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There are telltale indications of what constitutes a negative work environment.  Listed below are key indicators that should help you determine if you need to move on.

  1. Employee Turnover Rate – It should be 10% or less.  The more above 10%, the worse the culture.
  2. Average Employee Tenure – In a positive culture, the average tenure per employee should be at least five years.
  3. Promotions From Within – A positive culture will have employee training programs and succession planning to promote largely from within.  Companies with a negative culture have no dedicated programs to address the career growth needs of employees.
  4. Benefits – A positive culture provides many employee perks including stock options, 401(k), medical/dental with low deductibles, and tuition aide tied to succession planning.  Negative cultures cut benefits to a minimum.
  5. Physical Environment – In a positive culture, employees are provided with offices and/or very professional cubicles and workstations.  In a negative culture, everyone is thrown into an open space with little or no privacy.
  6. Work Life Balance – A positive culture promotes and encourages family time and does not expect employees to become workaholics.  In a negative culture, the company owns you and controls many aspects of your life.
  7. Diversity – A positive culture is a diverse culture and does not favor any specific category of employees.  A negative culture many not celebrate diversity.
  8. Job Security – No company can guarantee you a job and will often link security to performance.  However, a positive culture will make ever attempt to avoid layoffs including expense reductions, wage freezes and early retirement packages.  Negative cultures will often do what is expedient without concern for families of employees.
  9. Salary – A negative culture will pay below market value because they are not concerned about employee turnover.
  10. Nature of Your Job – In a positive culture, you are challenges and you are empowered with input into the decision making process.  In a negative culture, your job is routine, you are micro-managed and your opinions are not valued.

The objective is to never bad mouth a fellow co-worker.  Your goal is to always project an image of cooperation and collaboration.  Always assume that there are enough co-workers that will get the word to the right people about difficult co-workers, just make certain it’s not you.  Remember, the cream always rises to the top.

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A positive culture will have employee training programs and succession planning to promote largely from within...

How does a company market a product?
It begins with knowing your target audience, followed by market penetration, branding and packaging to maximize product awareness.

The same principles apply to job seekers. You are a product and need to look great on paper (branding and packaging), create brand/product awareness (social media networking, recruiters etc), and saturate the market vs a piecemeal approach. Anything less will result in mediocre results.

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How do so many job searches come up short...

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April 3rd,  2018

Many are impatient and anxious to find any source of income. The problem is weak personal marketing and failure to work with a professional career coach. At Resumes Etc. we work on getting you started in a career vs a job. Each position you get out of college should be a building block to a higher position. If you grab any job that comes along, you may start out in a hole that you can't get out of.

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Why do so many recent college graduates settle for $13 per hour jobs?...

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April 10th,  2018

Resumes Etc. has real credentials like MBA's, fortune 500 executive experience, numerous publications, experience as a graduate school professor, writes up in Forbes, Fox Business and the CT post, the most 5 star Google and BBB reviews, Over 500 of testimonials on our website and the list goes on. We offer services including career counseling, resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn® Profiles, interviewing techniques, online job searches and broadcasts of resumes to our 30,000 contacts.

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What makes Resumes Etc. the very best in the resume writing industry...

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April 16th,  2018

There are many employers who have very high turn over rates. Example:  commission based jobs. Their employees experience high fail rates, and as a result, employers need to fill vacancies at a fast pace. So, when you receive an offer very quickly, do your research carefully.

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Is getting a job offer on your first interview a good thing?...

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April 24th,  2018

My grandfather was a mason who would take me to work with him.  I would build a stone wall and look at it with pride, and he would come along with his tool box and reshape that wall like a Michael Angelo.  He would look at me and say “strive for perfection”.  My mother would always force me to look things up if I didn’t know the meaning.  She would say “people are impressed with knowledge”.  So the two lessons I wish to share are, strive for perfection and always acquire knowledge.

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Words to live by ...

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May 15th,  2018

While pursuing my MBA years ago, I had a professor who stated that we control 99% of what goes on in our lives. Many students doubted his claim, so he decided to prove it. Each student had to come to the front of the class and sit in his interrogation chair. They were required to reveal 3 bad things that happen in their lives, that they believed were beyond their control. After he peeled back the onion layers piece by piece in each case, he proved that decisions they made led to the final outcomes. We all became converts. The moral of the story is to make goals no matter how big or small and think through every decision and analyze potential outcomes for each. Plan for life... don't let life dictate the plan.

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Are you in control of your life or a Victim of circumstance ...

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Please do not listen to the opinions of friends, or your cousin Mary or Uncle Chuck. They may have noble intentions, but they end up doing more harm than good. Always go to the experts who do this for a living every day of their lives. They don't just dabble in it, or perhaps they have decent writing skills. Resume Etc. has credentials and testimonials of thousands of satisfied customers. Stellar resumes and career coaching are the end result of very careful individual assessment and knowledge of the market, industry and economic analysis. Experts get you the interview and ultimately the job you deserve. Don't compromise when your future and career are at stake.

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The biggest mistake people make with their resume and career ...

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Let's suppose that a company came out with the most high level, tech savvy phone ever created. Theoretically, they would need hours to describe all of the product features. But, they only have 1 minute. So, they use their most creative writers to tell a very persuasive story in just 60 seconds. When you're preparing your life story on 1-2 pages, you would love to have 2 hours of reader time to sell your prospective employer that you are the person for the job and there is no reason to look further. But, a hiring manager will give you just 1 minute. This is indeed, a very difficult task. So, let Resumes Etc. write your 60 second commercial, because it's what we do exceptionally well.

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There are many scam services out there that make all kinds of false guarantees and promises. Our stats and credentials are real ... almost 30 years in business... real credentials... hundreds of success stories and testimonials... At Resumes Etc, we developed a resume checklist that you should always use to compare each writing service using key criteria. Go to our resume checklist page. [ RESUME CHECKLIST ] it's a great tool to use and one that you can also pass on to friends and family members.

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October 16th,  2018

You invested a fortune in a college degree. This investment is a total waste of your time and hard earned money if your child ends up in a menial job. Parents should make one final investment in a career coach that will help your child secure a career vs a job. At Resumes Etc we have helped many recent graduates secure great opportunities and parents have been thrilled with their investment.

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What's the best way a parent can help their recent college graduate children ...

Resumes Etc. doesn't just write great cover letter and resumes. We are here to help shape careers and build success stories...

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Never pick a resume service without using a " resume service checklist". There are many professionals that will pick a resume service without the benefit of a check list that provides clear guidance and criteria, allowing you to select the best service available. look at the top of this page, click to "resume checklist". When evaluating resume services, go line by line and you will discover that it is an extremely useful tool.

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  1. Overspecialization, where the job you perform is very industry specific and not transferable to other industries.
  2. Job hopping, or staying with one employer and industry for a long time.
  3. Remaining with an occupation and/or industry in decline.
  4. Being in your position long enough to exceed market value for your position.
  5. Failure to maintain and update your skills.

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What are the 5 most common career killers ...

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  1. Consistently demonstrate value that you can bring to a prospective employer.
  2. Highlight quantitative accomplishments, and combine I's with We's when assigning credit.
  3. Incorporate your personal values into your comments and insure that your values are consistent with the employers values.
  4. Convey confidence, not cockiness.
  5. When closing quickly summarize why you are an ideal fit for the position.

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How do I turn a job interview into a job offer...

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There are 5 tips that can help you to achieve this goal. ...

Companies market highly innovative products that would normally require hours of discussion to highlight their many features. Yet, they have to sell the product with just 1 minute of commercial time. To achieve this goal, they hire marketing gurus who know how to tell a compelling story in 60 seconds. A resume is your 60 second commercial, because a hiring manager will spend 1 minute reading it. So, how can you sell yourself, and all of your experience  and accomplishments in 1 minute? Simple, you hire Resumes Etc., because we are marketing gurus specializing in people as products, and we sell you in a persuasive way in just 60 seconds.

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How can you sell yourself in one minute to an employer and impress them enough to offer you a job ...

1)  Job specialization where your skills are specific to one industry.

2)  Job hopping and averaging 1-2 years per job.

3) Few if any promotions showing a fear of additional responsibilities.

4)  Remaining with one employer for a long time, indicating fear of change.

5)  Constantly changing career focus where you are defined as a Jack of all trades and master of none.

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What are the 5 biggest career killers ...

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Knowing what damages a career is more important then knowing what can help your career prosper ...

What exactly is a painful resume? It's a resume that begins with a summary or profile that is vague, unclear and ambiguous, where the reader has to figure out who you are. It's language throughout the body of the resume that's all over the place with no clear area of expertise. It's a resume where your skills sets are not clearly defined, or spread out in multiple directions. When employers receive painful resumes, they will usually toss them in the circular file (garbage) about a quarter to halfway down the first page. Scroll down and read some more of our Bulletin/Blog articles to understand what a well written resume should deliver.

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How to ensure your resume is easy to read and precisely describes you to the person giving you a chance on a possible interview ...

There are 7 key factors that a job must have in order to be defined as a perfect job.

1) The nature of the job must be challenging and  enjoyable

2) The position must be a career vs a job, with a clearly defined career path.

3) The position should instill skills that increase your market value.

4) The job should be in a growth industry vs an industry in decline.

5) The position should pay a competitive salary.

6) The job should offer good benefits including medical, dental, disability,vacation, 401(k) etc.

7) It should be a positive work culture with a work life balance. To prove my point, eliminate any one of these factors and ask yourself if it's still a perfect job.

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Do you know how to recognize the perfect career ...

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Years ago, employees would have life time job security as long as they performed their job. However, many factors have changed the life time job security relationship including global competition, mergers, buy outs, re-locations, running leaner operations, outsourcing etc. Given these factors, job security now relies on one's ability to maintain marketable skills. I like baseball so the best way to get my point across is to use a sports analogy. If you're a shortstop batting 320, with 20 HR's and 80 RBI's, you will always have a buyer for your skills and services. The same applies to working professionals. Job security is up to an individuals ability to add value to a prospective employer. Simple equation ... add value and stay at or near the top of your game and you will always have a place that will take you.


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How can you evaluate a good vs. bad college internship?

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I have seen far too many college graduate resumes describing internships that sound like they were glorified clerks. The purpose of an internship is to walk away with real skills that increase your odds of being hired. Before accepting an internship, ask the hiring manager the following questions: What will be my specific job duties? How will these duties increase my knowledge in my major field of study? Will I be an integral part of  meaningful projects? What skills will I walk away with?


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How do you avoid being over qualified for a job?

Many people operate under the myth that companies are afraid of super talent. Quite the contrary is true, especially when competing in a global market. What concerns employers is whether or not a highly talented professional will be bored in a position that does not take full advantage of their skills. Job applicants should state that this is an excellent opportunity to update the job description with additional responsibilities that take complete advantage of their skills and experience, and even include some recommendations.


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Don't Over Talk in a Job Interview...

The best approach is to give 30-60 second responses or slightly less. Try to recall political debates where each answer is 30 to 60 seconds. The candidates are trained to provide good information in short sound bites and not to elaborate. Elaborating can get you into trouble. Just practice what you wish to convey in a succinct manner.

For example:

Q: How do you get your employees to embrace change?

A: By empowering them to be a part of the change process, and incorporating their ideas into change strategies. This encourages ownership and support of the change process.


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What are the 5 Key Characteristics of a Good Leader......

1) Highly intelligent, creative, can think outside of the box.

2) Motivates and inspires the team to exceed expectations.

3) Identifies and capitalizes on opportunities for positive change.

4) Builds an organization with the talent, resources and technology to achieve goals.

5) Highly respected for fairness, honesty, and objectivity.  


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How to avoid Anger Decisions ...

Decisions that are a quick reaction to an incident that causes anger, usually result in bad decisions that complicate rather than solve problems. The best approach is to wait 24 hours before making a decision. If you're under a time constraint, wait at least 1-2 hours before making a decision. You will be surprised at how different your decision will be. To prove my point, right down the decision you wanted to make at the time of the incident, followed by the decision you actually made. You will be quite surprised.


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How important are college essays ...

College essays can either make or break a successful application. At Resumes Etc we have had great success helping our clients to gain acceptance into schools of choice, including Ivy League colleges/Universities. Our unique approach addresses key areas that schools look for. These include the ability to meet academic challenges, the ability to add value to other students and the community as a whole, a desire to give back to local communities, the potential to serve as a mentor and role model, participation in extra-curricula activities, insights into your character, your value system, and how you plan to benefit society post graduation.


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Why are November and December the best time to job search ...

The economy is booming and companies have completed their 2019 budget process with substantial hiring for new jobs in January. This means that they will be advertising open jobs throughout the holiday season, so that they can have people in place by the first of the year. Since far too many people think that searching during the holidays is a bad idea, those who do search will have less competition and a greater likelihood of securing job offers. Remember, the early bird gets the worm.


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Avoid Hiring Cubiloids: What is a Cubiloid ...

They're all around you. They love the routine. They arrive at work the same time every day. They take the same train, same car and same seat every day. They go to lunch the same time each day, order the same meal, and leave at the same time. They take their breaks at the same time and eat the same pastry each day. They hate any kind of change and will resist anything new. They work approx 3 hours a day, but make it look like 8 hours. They exist solely to collect a pay check and hopefully a pension. If you eliminated most of your cubiloids you wouldn't even notice the difference.


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Resume Etc. has creatd the "360 Resume" ...

Today's employers want to know everything about a job candidate. They want the traditional information like education, experience, accomplishments and skills. But, now they want much more. They want to know about your personal values, character, energy level, leadership abilities, team orientation, personal attributes and a myriad of other key factors. Resumes Etc's 360 resume markets the total person which maximizes your appeal and sets you apart from other job candidates.


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When it comes to Resumes, Words Really Matter ...

There are a lot of ways that a job candidate can communicate what they do. Unfortunately, most people describe their duties using plain and ordinary language. For example: a school teacher may say " develop lesson plans", or she can say" develop innovative lesson plans to stimulate creativity and critical thinking".  A salesperson can say " conduct cold calls and presentation", or he can say " use effective market penetration strategies to gain access to key decision makers". Words really do matter, and at Resumes Etc, we use the power of words to help our clients to achieve their career goals.


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Why is Writing a Resume like Baking a Pie ...

There was a time when job security was guaranteed, as long as your performance was satisfactory. It was a paternalistic relationship with your employer. Job security today has been redefined. It's not up to your employer, it's up to you. As long as you maintain state of the art skills, certifications and education, there will always be a buyer for your services. It's like a short stop batting 320, with 100 RBI's and 25 home runs, that's job security.


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How do you achieve Lifetime Job Security ...

1) It must always include the right ingredients.

2) It has to offer something special and unique.

3) It's success relies heavily on creativity.

4) Any mistakes will be noticed.

5) It has to leave people wanting more.


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How I receive a near 100% job offer rate with interviews ...

I conduct extensive research on the company. I want to know everything about their products, services, competition, market and industry, as well as their financials, strengths, weaknesses, and lost opportunities. I then frame each answer in a manner that demonstrates my ability to add value by addressing each of these topics.


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Why is December the best month to search for a job ...

This December, employers are on a hiring binge to have job candidates in place by the new year. Given this fact, they will be interviewing throughout the holiday season. Most people believe that this is a bad time of year to search, so those that do, will have limited competition and a much higher job offer rate.


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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs this holiday season ...

Unlike holiday seasons over the past 10 years, this one features a lot of job postings. Employers are capitalizing on a great economy and trying to get new hires on board by the first of the year. This means they will be interviewing and hiring throughout the holiday season. This is a very good time to search, because many people are convinced that it is not a good time for a job search. Therefore, if you are one of the smart ones looking for your dream job, you will have limited competition and a higher rate of job offers.


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Give yourself the greatest gift of all this holiday season... your dream job.

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Are there Value Statements in your resume ...

Whenever your resume ends up in the sea of resumes on the desk of a hiring manager, he/she will always ask, why do I want to meet this person? Lets say you are a school teacher and your resume states that you develop lesson plans, that doesn't exactly WOW the reader. But, if it states that you develop innovative lesson plans with a focus on creativity and critical thinking, it communicates value. If a nurse states that he/she provides direct patient care, you're simply stating the obvious. If it states that you provide patient care with a focus on quality care and improved patient outcomes, you are once again, communicating value. Communicating value is a specialized skill, and we at Resumes Etc. have the skills to communicate these values to bring your resume to the top of the pile.

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Adding Value Statements to your resume is a must, and it's a specialized skill that not all resume writers possess...

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Job Growth Estimates for 2019 are on the rise...

Great job growth forecast for 2019: All indicators point to great job growth in 2019 due to less regulation and lower business taxes. New trade deals with Mexico and Canada will increase demand for American goods, adding even more jobs. If, as expected, a new trade deal is negotiated with China, expect a boom for American exports, which will drive job growth to levels not seen in decades. So, get that resume updated and ready to apply to new career opportunities.

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Demand for American goods are rising...

Employers are looking for the resume of the total person they are hiring...

There was a time when employers were satisfied with a resume that detailed responsibilities, skills, education and accomplishments. Now, employers want insights on the total person. They want insights into your personality, energy level, creativity, leadership style, personal value system, openness to positive change and new ideas etc. In other words, they want a complete 360 description of the job candidate. Given this fact, Resumes Etc. created the " 360 Resume" that sells you on a multi-dimensional level. We use language throughout the body of the resume that conveys your personal attributes. The end result has been a very high interview rate for all of our clients.

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The demand for a 360 degree look at the person applying is the new standard in hiring.

How do you maintain job security in an era where change is a constant?...

There are so many factors impacting job security. These include, outsourcing, running leaner operations, mergers and acquisitions, re-locations, automation, artificial intelligence and global competition. Given these facts, your job status can change at any point regardless of your position level. That's why smart professionals work with career coaches who stay on top of trends, remain proactive vs reactive, and create resumes that maximize job interviews.

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Change is inevitable... plan wisely for it and you won't have to worry about it...

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