10 Interview Questions
June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Secrets of the Job Hunt has a great blog post up right now about the top 10 interview questions. If you’d like to be a bit more prepared for your interview check out this post and get familiar with the possible questions you’d be asked. Click here to read.
Scheduling Tips
June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I’ve gotten off track from keeping a really good schedule and organizational system as of late and it shows. Finally, after many headaches from riffling through pages of unorganized notes I decided to purchase some new home office equipment to keep me on top of things.
I have to say so far so good. I bought a large 30 day calendar that I can use month after month with a dry erase maker. In addition I purchased a dry erase board/cork board and a few spiral bound notebooks to keep track of detailed notes on certain projects.
I’ve found the system to be most helpful in keeping me on a schedule and keep me accountable. Along with being more productive because of the schedule I also feel better about my day because I can now see how much I actually did accomplish.
I preach it often that you need to stay organized and keep a schedule, but I know first hand how difficult it can be when you work at home. It is difficult, but very necessary and I’m now back on track!
Words to Avoid in Your Resume
June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
- Avoid negative words such as hate, dislike, unhappy. Bah hum bug – who wants to hear negativity. Accentuate the positive!
- Self love is good; but personal pronouns (I, we, my, me) in resumes are bad. While you do need to highlight your accomplishments, they will be overshadowed if your text reads that it is all about me…me…me…meeeeeeee!
- If you’ve ever worked for the government you are aware of their fondness for abbreviations and acronyms. However, IMHO, IYKWIM the general public is not hip to that jargon (in my humble opinion, if you know what I mean!). So unless it is specific to the job you are applying for use real words - e.g. IT abbreviations for an IT job is ok but IT abbreviations when applying for a non IT job is not… because they probably won’t know what you’re talking about.
- Your school English teacher loved to see the use of prepositions and adjectives (an, also, the, because, very, highly).
- Watch for run-on sentences. Do not confuse job hunting with creative writing! Use sparingly; remember write tight, factual text.
Google News Alerts
June 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Keep on top of the companies who hire telecommuters by setting up google alerts! Simply go to google.com, click on the news tabs, then news alerts, then type in the appropriate keywords. You can choose from “news, blogs, webs, groups or comprehensive” and then how often you’d like to be alerted.
Google news alerts are simple to set up and a good source to keep on top of any news about telecommuting. I’ve used this method for keeping on top of telecommuting stories for quite some time and have read many stories featuring companies who hire telecommuters and stories about telecommuters. You’ve got nothing to lose…head over to google.com and set up your alerts.
Keywords to consider: “telecommuting”, “work from home”, “work at home jobs”, “independent contractors”, “outsourcing”…etc
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Emailed Cover Letter and Resume Tips
June 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Tips for Keeping Your Resume & Cover Letter Looking Great When Sending Via Email
According to recent World Internet Usage and Population Statistics there are approximately 233,188,086 internet users in North America. With 70% of the population using the internet it’s no wonder that more and more employers are utilizing electronic resume and cover letter submissions.
We like to use email because it’s faster and easier, right? Such convenience may come at a price if your resume and cover letter don’t travel well (electronically!) Follow these four tips to ensure your electronic personal representation bodes well when sending via email.
While Word .docs may be your word process or choice, make sure you save both your resume and cover letter as a txt file. Not everyone uses words and depending on a number of variables it may not arrive in the same format as it was originally sent. Also replace all formatted items that mess up (like bullets) with dashes (-), asterisks (*) or arrows (>) – those are more universal symbols.
Again, it may look like a masterpiece on your end. That does not mean the receiver will view that same Pièce de résistance! Use a simple divider to designate where the cover letter ends and the resume begins. This will alleviate confusing the recipient. (=== Begin Resume ===)
Keep the width of your cover letter to about 65-70 characters wide. As a point of reference – a standard page with 1.25 left and right margins, font size 12, typically holds 75 characters without spaces included and 90 with spaces.
Address the hiring person by name. Make every effort to find out the name of the person reviewing the document. It will show that you’ve done your homework and may give you an extra edge. Many people just say Dear Employer… too impersonal! Dear Mr. Boyd – is much better. By all means, avoid using To Whom It May Concern. That just screams Form Letter!
Putting together a winning cover letter and resume takes quite an investment of time, creativity and in some cases financial resources. If you’re investing time preparing these important documents – and you should put substantial effort into this step – follow the above tips to ensure it gets read by the reviewing official.
Hot Seminar Series 2007
June 7, 2007 | 2 Comments
Kelly McCausey of WAHMTalkRadio.com brings another Hot Seminar Series to the WAHM community…for the third year!
This year the line up is impressive and exciting:
Lynn Terry
Kerry Beck
Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero
Alice Seba
Shannon Cherry
Nicole Dean
Lynette Chandler
Nell Taliercio (wink wink)
Lynn Klippel
And the topics of this years series are:
Working From Home
Blogging For Pay
Affiliate Marketing
Writing a Book
Creating Information Products
Proposing Telecommuting
Getting Free Publicity
Making Cash on Ebay
Writing To Sell
Learning About Your Market
The hot seminar series begins next Wednesday, June 13th at 9pm eastern.
Click here to read more & join Kelly’s list so you can attend it for free!
See you there!
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