Monthly Archives December 2013

THE MAKING OF A RESUME: BUILDING YOUR FIRST PROFESSIONAL RESUME

Part I: The Equine Industry THE SCHOLARSHIP ‘Professional Equine Grooms’, http://www.proequinegrooms.com/, is an online community with the goal to create a platform for Professional Equine Grooms in support of their short and long term career needs with a special focus on resumes. In step with her mission, Liv Gude, Owner of ‘Professional Equine Grooms’, sponsored a Resume Scholarship for aspiring professional equine grooms.  In collaboration with The Job Search Advisor, Liv solicited applicants via social
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‘THE JOB SEARCH ADVISOR’ IS NOW A REGISTERED TRADEMARK NAME IN FIVE STEPS

  ‘The Job Search Advisor’ is now a registered Trademark name with the United States Patent and Trademark office. ‘TJSA’ is now one of 4,400,000+ registered Trademark names within the US. What is a Trademark? A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of the two that identifies and distinguishes the source of the products and services of one business from those of others. ‘(US Patent Office) Why do you need
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LINKEDIN TOP TEN OVERUSED WORDS FOR 2013

Hot off the presses!  LinkedIn has just released the 2013 Top Ten Overused Words in LinkedIn Profiles. The Winners are: #10.   Analytical #9.     Innovative #8.     Driven #7.     Organized #6.     Expert #5.     Patient #4.     Effective #3.     Creative #2.     Strategic The Winner for the Most Overused Word in 2013 is: Responsible Remembering Overused Words we lost from 2012, we say goodbye to: Motivated Multinational Specialized Experimental And we welcome New Overused Words into 2014: Strategic Patient Expert
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STYLE OR SUBSTANCE: WHICH IS BEST FOR YOUR RESUME?

Which is more important for your resume, style or substance?  You might be surprised with the answer. ‘Style’ or ‘presentation’ is as if not more important to your landing an interview than substance.  If your resume is eye-catching and unique in presentation, you are well ahead of the competition in being noticed. Recruiters and hiring managers will naturally gravitate to a creative, out-of-the ordinary formatted resume ahead of more traditional resume submissions. The ‘style’ and
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