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Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips Blog

Providing daily suggestions for making your resume, cover letter, and other career-marketing communi

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Author(s):	Kathy Hansen
Language:	English
Tags:	resumes, cover letters, job search
Description:	The Quintessential Resumes & Cover Letters Tips Blog provides daily suggestions for making your resume, cover letter, and other career-marketing communications as effective as they can be.
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Don't Ramble; Focus on Your USP

Avoid rambling on too long in your cover letter or telling the story of your life/career. Keep you letter as brief as possible. Never, never more than one page. Keeping to four or five paragraphs o...more

2009-11-08

Avoid Information Overload on Your Resume

Be careful not to overload your resume with too much information. When identifying employers, list your position/title, company name, city, state, and dates of employment. You do not need street ad...more

2009-11-07

Tailor Your Cover Letter Specifically

Be sure to specifically tailor your letter to the job you’re applying for. If you’re answering an ad or online job posting, the specifics of your cover letter should be tied as closely ...more

2009-11-06

In Your Cover Letter, Don't Rehash Your Resume

Don’t rehash your resume in your cover letter. You can use your cover letter to highlight the aspects of your resume that are relevant to the position, but you’re wasting precious space...more

2009-11-05

Transition from Maiden to Married Name on Resume

How to handle the reversion from a maiden name to a married name — or conversely, from a married name back to a maiden name — on your resume, especially if you’ve published work u...more

2009-11-04

Typos and Misspellings are the Kiss of Death

Typos, misspellings, and incorrect grammar/punctuation can be fatal in a cover letter (resume, too). Your letter reflects your ability to write and communicate. Be sure your document is letter-perf...more

2009-11-03

Job Action Day 09: His Resume Savvy Helped New Career Rise from Layoff Ashes

Today is Job Action Day 2009, a day for job-seekers to take action steps right now — today — to move forward in their careers. The Quintessential Careers family of blogs (including this...more

2009-11-02

Resumes from the HR Perspective

HR.com’s David Creelman compiled some helpful observations from HR managers on how they read resumes. While HR people may look at resumes slightly differently from the way hiring managers do,...more

2009-11-01

Avoid Being Boring and Formulaic

Avoid being boring and formulaic in your cover letters. Don't waste your first paragraph by writing a boring introduction. Use the first paragraph to grab the employer's attention. Tell the employe...more

2009-10-31

When a Former Employer Changes Names

What if a previous employer has changed its name? Should you use the new name on your resume or the old one? Both. A very simple protocol for handling company name changes on your resume is to simp...more

2009-10-30

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