One of the common mistakes I see a lot of candidates make when they go to an interview is that they think it is a question and answer session. They approach the interview with a mindset that their role is to be prepared to answer a bevy of questions thrown at them. This puts you in a passive role, playing defense. A much more effective approach is to go into the interview with the mindset that you are a salesperson, and the product you are selling is you. You…

I’m in a college class that helps you decide what career is right for you, and other things that help you in your life. For an assignment I have to write up a Resume and a Cover letter. What is a cover letter? lol I know what a resume is… And I have a book that tells me what to write and stuff, but its all typed out like in a list and I just fill in the blanks…
I have to type it up, here’s an example of…

Today’s economy has turned a lot of valuable employees into consultants. You have oodles of specific knowledge, you know there are companies that can use it, and you want to launch your own consulting business. Trouble is, you are an engineer, an operations manager, an financial analyst, a technical writer … not a marketer.

By now you’ve figured out that marketing yourself as a consultant requires specific action – it’s definitely not a case of, “If you build it, they will come.” Never fear, I have some ideas to…

The 30 Second Rule of Interviewing!

When you are searching for a job, the #1 thing on your mind is getting that interview. You have probably taken several steps to roducing your resume, coverletter, and online applications, to make sure you make the rankings. But when you are creating these document, and visiting the online applications, you have to keep a summary of all that you have accomplished. There is 1 min question that an interviewer ask you. That question is, “Tell me a little about yourself.” This…

What is business analysis?

One should not restrict the BA role to only being a link between Non-It and IT or only for development projects.
A BA is someone who is able to bring in improvements, changes(technology, process, people etc.) in an efficient manner. So a BA could be part of the marketing team who helps the marketing team in providing estimates/high level solutions for a said project which is under the process of procurement. Or he could be someone involved during the Requirement gathering/analysis once the project is…

I’ve written and rewritten resumes several times and now I have been asking people to read them. I’ve always gotten jobs way below my skill and intellect level. I don’t have strong self sales skills. I have a background in Education (with a degree) and customer service. I’m taking paralegal classes now and want a job as a legal secretary or similar position by summer time.
My friend is a hiring manager and said “you need to prove points of difference” aka sell your self on a resume. …

I want to get a resume together for this job. but i dont fully know what to put. I heard i can get free resume help or guidelines and templates. Anyone know where i can find those at for free?
This job im applying for is for a customer service position

Hey i’m applying to an amusement park. I need a real basic resume template for microsoft word 2003. can someone paste a link to download one for free. i am 14 so i didnt have any other previous jobs so i need a real basic template. thanks.