A business thank you note is personalized, usually handwritten, short and to the point. The purpose of a business thank you note is to remind the interviewer of interest in a second interview, so use these tips from an experienced career adviser in this free video to write a great thank you note. Expert: Pat Goodwin Contact: www.PatGoodwinAssociates.com Bio: Pat Goodwin is a certified personnel consultant and a career transition consultant who has worked with hundreds of individuals over the past 20 years.…

Resumes should be geared towards the field of work for which they are submitted. Write a resumes for administrative assistant positions focusing largely on office work experience, and with an objective geared towards administrative desires using tips explained in this free video from a career adviser on resume writing. Expert: Pat Goodwin Contact: www.PatGoodwinAssociates.com Bio: Pat Goodwin is a certified personnel consultant and a career transition consultant who has worked with hundreds of individuals over the past 20 years. Filmmaker: Todd Green
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Cover letters makes a good and lasting impression on your prospective employer. It comes as an introduction to your resume. Although there are conflicting debates about the utility of a cover letter, it does no harm. Supporters ascribe importance of a cover letter. They insist that some employers like to read cover letters to get an idea of the contents of your resume. Some others just flip ahead of cover letters directly into your resume.

Ideally, cover letters highlight the important and interesting points in your resume. This letter…

The letter itself is too long to fit here, so I posted it in my journal. It can be found here:

http://immortalxrose.livejournal.com/2966.html?mode=reply

The internship I am interested in applying for is this:

http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=13#interny

(Internships, Research/Administrative — New York, N.Y.)

What changes could I make to enhance the quality of this cover letter? Did I make any grammatical errors that I missed when I proofread?

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When writing a resume, it is important to separate it from the many other resumes submitted for a job position, by paying attention to details such as font size and text alignment. Use a few of these creative resume writing tips to make a resume stand out in the crowd of applications with advice from a career adviser in this free video on job guidance. Expert: Pat Goodwin Contact: www.PatGoodwinAssociates.com Bio: Pat Goodwin is a certified personnel consultant and a career transition consultant…

It always pays to be able to stand out in the things we do. This ensures that you get the attention of the audience. At the same time, it helps in establishing how much effort you have poured out to the task. It is a sure way of achieving the objective, just ike in making a cover letter. It is a must to know what makes a good cover letter.

Your Cover Letter Must Stand Out above the Rest

There are many people out there looking for jobs, applying…

Employers look at a resume and they want to know what you’ve done, when you’ve done it and where. Write a great work resume by including the right information in a concise and easy to read way by using tips from a career adviser in this free video on resume writing. Expert: Pat Goodwin Contact: www.PatGoodwinAssociates.com Bio: Pat Goodwin is a certified personnel consultant and a career transition consultant who has worked with hundreds of individuals over the past 20 years. Filmmaker: Todd…

There are different stages in career planning that need to be carefully handled. One careless move can upset your whole plan. Resume writing is the most important aspect of career planning. Today’s job market is pretty tough and competitive. A well prepared resume can make a positive impression on your would-be employer. A professional resume is a properly structured document, written in simple and meaningful words. Its objective is to give a summarized preview of a person’s experiences and qualifications. A quality resume helps a potential employer to decide,…

There are basic components of every professional resume such as contact information, employment history and skills, that should always be included. Be sure to create a professional looking resume with current and accurate information using tips from this free video by a career adviser on resume writing. Expert: Pat Goodwin Contact: www.PatGoodwinAssociates.com Bio: Pat Goodwin is a certified personnel consultant and a career transition consultant who has worked with hundreds of individuals over the past 20 years. Filmmaker: Todd Green
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A dazzling cover will get your resume read – plain and simple. What do I mean by dazzling? I’m not talking about a clean, professional format – although that is definitely a component of a good cover letter. I’m also talking about a confident, intelligent cover letter that hooks your reader, shows your professionalism, and stops your reader dead in their tracks to finish it.

Your cover letter should be properly formatted and the first paragraph should explain the advertisement that you are responding to. Immediately following this information,…