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| Salary History | 12/1/2008 | Michelle Penn |
Q: Ms. Penn. First of all, thank you for your time to help with my question. My question is regarding ...
A: Edward, Thank you for your question. Salary expectations / requirements should go in the cover ...
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| Interview Question, how to answer why I got dismissed/fired | 11/21/2008 | Ruth Butler |
Q: How are you doing? I have a question regarding an interview question. I do not know exactly how ...
A: I apologize for the delay in answering your question. For some reason this landed in my spam file ...
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| dead end | 11/17/2008 | Barry Saunders |
Q: I am having trouble finding employment at the moment. I took a year off after being fired from my ...
A: It will show up on a background check? Believe it or not there is NO permanent record kept ...
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| A Resume Dilemma | 11/17/2008 | Ruth Butler |
Q: I am an older baby boomer. Due to many circumstances such as job eliminations, career change, ...
A: I never received this question until today. So, I apologize so much for the extreme delay. You ...
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| listing a degree program I am enrolling in | 11/12/2008 | Michelle Penn |
Q: I am enrolling in a program to get a MLIS, starting in January. I feel confident that I will be ...
A: Anna, This is a tough one. On one hand, you want potential employers to know that you are pursuing ...
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| no calls in five weeks | 11/8/2008 | Torski Dobson-Arnold |
Q: I've gone five weeks without a call from my resumes. I am sending out 20-40 a week. I've been told ...
A: Debra: LInkedIn.com is a very valuable tool to do exactly what its name implies - link in to other ...
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| How to handle why I was fired | 11/5/2008 | Barry Saunders |
Q: I worked at an investment company for 3 years and was fired in May. I had a disagreement with a ...
A: How would another company know what your boss is saying about you unless you told them? Has he ...
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| what to put on a resume | 11/5/2008 | Michelle Penn |
Q: I have been out of the workforce since may of 2005, I moved to Florida with husband and children and ...
A: Liz, Great question! This is a very common problem for professionals returning to the workforce. ...
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| no calls in five weeks | 11/4/2008 | Ruth Butler |
Q: I've gone five weeks without a call from my resumes. I am sending out 20-40 a week. I've been told ...
A: I am not Lisa Parker, but Ruth Butler. Your question came to me, and I hope it is ok if I answer ...
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| no calls in five weeks | 11/4/2008 | Lisa Parker, CPRW |
Q: I've gone five weeks without a call from my resumes. I am sending out 20-40 a week. I've been told ...
A: You have been very busy! Without seeing your resume, it is difficult to determine the reason you ...
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| no calls in five weeks | 11/4/2008 | Torski Dobson-Arnold |
Q: I've gone five weeks without a call from my resumes. I am sending out 20-40 a week. I've been told ...
A: Deb: Unemployment hit an all-time high today for the first time since 1994. We are living in a ...
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| Career Transition Help | 10/30/2008 | Torski Dobson-Arnold |
Q: I am trying to make a drastic career change into the field of research and have been unable to do ...
A: Dolly: Without actually reviewing the resume for a critique specifically, I will attempt to provide ...
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| Nine jobs in 18 years | 10/29/2008 | Torski Dobson-Arnold |
Q: Since graduating from college in 1989, I have worked at a variety of positions in sales, account ...
A: Karen: First of all, congratulations for stepping up and having your resume professionally done by ...
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| Looking for jobs | 10/28/2008 | Barry Saunders |
Q: Okay, i hope this doen't bother you but i actually have two questions. first, i am going to ...
A: Can i apply for them already? Of course, put on your resume when you expect to graduate. I ...
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| Salary History | 10/28/2008 | Torski Dobson-Arnold |
Q: My husband recently interviewed for a position with a company in another state. The interview went ...
A: Jo: As a former HR professional, this is very common and I have even requested this information ...
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| The school section of an application. | 10/27/2008 | Kathleen MacNaughton |
Q: I'm having trouble figuring out what to put in the box on a application where it says, "School ...
A: I don't know enough about your background to answer this question accurately, but I'll take a stab. ...
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| how to get into helthcare industry? | 10/26/2008 | Kathleen MacNaughton |
Q: kathleen. i m frm india, i hav completed my M.Sc,in PHYSIOLOGY. now i wanna join in helthcare ...
A: Saonli, If you have your diploma in physiotherapy, then I should think you would be able to work at ...
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| how to get into helthcare industry? | 10/24/2008 | Kathleen MacNaughton |
Q: kathleen. i m frm india, i hav completed my M.Sc,in PHYSIOLOGY. now i wanna join in helthcare ...
A: I think the first step is to figure out what you would enjoy doing in the healthcare field, and then ...
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| Different periods of employment with the same company | 10/24/2008 | Lisa Parker, CPRW |
Q: I have recently been hired by a company I interned for 5 months ago. The job description for the ...
A: I think you have the right idea! Consider the following option(s) as well: Company A ...
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| Different periods of employment with the same company | 10/22/2008 | Lisa Parker, CPRW |
Q: I have recently been hired by a company I interned for 5 months ago. The job description for the ...
A: You can document this history in two ways. The strategy you use will be based on the content you ...
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| Bartender needs help with resume | 10/19/2008 | Torski Dobson-Arnold |
Q: I am in college and and since the day I started I have been bartending, while going to school full ...
A: Jackie: What you may want to do is market your transferable skills that you have acquired as a ...
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| resume | 10/18/2008 | Kathleen MacNaughton |
Q: I just passed my lpn exam and am trying to write a resume,how do I go about this.I have experience ...
A: First of all, congrats on becoming an LPN! Good for you. You can find advice on writing resumes, as ...
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| job for six months | 10/16/2008 | Kathleen MacNaughton |
Q: I hope you can help me. My last company went out of business. I was only there six months. Should I ...
A: I see no reason to leave your last job off your resume. Deleting it leaves at least a 6-month gap ...
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| last job only six months | 10/16/2008 | Lisa Parker, CPRW |
Q: I hope you can help me. My last company went out of business. I was only there six months. Should I ...
A: It sounds like you have incorporated a smart strategy in your job search efforts by using both the ...
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| last job only six months | 10/16/2008 | Ruth Butler |
Q: I hope you can help me. My last company went out of business. I was only there six months. Should I ...
A: I apologize in the extreme delay in answering your question. it landed in my spam file. If the job ...
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| last job only six months | 10/16/2008 | Torski Dobson-Arnold |
Q: I hope you can help me. My last company went out of business. I was only there six months. Should I ...
A: Debra: Because you had no control over the company remaining in business, I think this job should ...
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| Employment Gap | 10/9/2008 | Ruth Butler |
Q: I had left an administrative assistant position 7 years ago to take full time care for my ...
A: You just explained your gap perfectly! You left your administrative assistant position to care for ...
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| Resume Writing | 10/9/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: How should being rehired read on my resume? I left my current company for about five years to do ...
A: Steven, Since you are working in an entirely different capacity, treat it as two entirely different ...
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| Return to Previous Employer | 10/9/2008 | Lisa Parker, CPRW |
Q: How should being rehired read on my resume?
A: Just following up to make sure you have enough information to revise your resume. I hope the answers ...
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| Is there anything wrong with my resume? | 10/8/2008 | Lisa Parker, CPRW |
Q: I have been applying for several jobs over the past three weeks mainly involving answering Ads on ...
A: At first glance, your résumé sports a great deal of information which will support your value to a ...
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| Resume "career objective" | 10/7/2008 | Lisa Parker, CPRW |
Q: I've always had a difficult time thinking of a phrasing the career objective part of my resume. I'm ...
A: Your question is one that résumé writers are asked quite often. Most job seekers apply a standard, ...
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| Resume | 10/6/2008 | Michelle Penn |
Q: I have a question regarding resume building, the thing is I'm very much interested in participating ...
A: Albina, That absolutely makes sense, and it's great that you're thinking of your professional career ...
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| Back to school and planning on working full time | 10/6/2008 | Kathleen MacNaughton |
Q: I currently have a career in Clinical Research (looking for a new job right now), but I decided on a ...
A: Congratulations on your ambitions and for pursuing your goals! Employers do not expect the same sort ...
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| Resume Building | 10/5/2008 | Torski Dobson-Arnold |
Q: I have a quick question about resume building, the thing is there are some college clubs that I'm ...
A: Albina: Listing these clubs on the resume is fine, but let me ask you a question. What have you ...
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| Resume Building | 10/5/2008 | Lisa Parker, CPRW |
Q: I have a question regarding my resume, the thing is there are many different types of college ...
A: The questions you pose are valid concerns for putting together a resume. Your activities indicate ...
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| Resume Building | 10/5/2008 | Ruth Butler |
Q: my concern and question is that I wanted to participate some of the college activities, and wanted ...
A: You should not place the activities on the resume until you are currently taking them or have ...
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| Resume Building | 10/5/2008 | Kathleen MacNaughton |
Q: my question is, is that I wanted to participate in about 6 of the clubs at my college and was just ...
A: I'm not sure I completely understand your question. Did you already participate in these clubs? If ...
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| Resume | 10/5/2008 | Michelle Penn |
Q: I have a question regarding resume building, the thing is I'm very much interested in participating ...
A: Albina, Thank you for your question. Participating in school associations and events can add a lot ...
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| resume | 10/2/2008 | Ruth Butler |
Q: I had a course on multimedia from Brainware in India. placement officer of Brainware sent me to give ...
A: Hobbies are ok if they are job related. However, surfing the internet is a bit of a stretch. Most ...
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| resume help | 10/2/2008 | Kathleen MacNaughton |
Q: I had a course on multimedia from Brainware in India. placement officer of Brainware sent me to give ...
A: I wouldn't include #2 or #3 in your resume; this is irrelevant to your work abilities. In the US, it ...
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