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Steps to Making a Target List for Your Job Search, Washington Post, 9/8/19

This piece in today’s Washington Post and written by Kate Johanns is useful in thinking about steps in a job search. I cover some of the same ideas in this piece. steps-to-wp-9.8.19Download

Stop Sending the Same Generic Cover Letter, Washington Post, 8/25/19

I wouldn’t send the same generic resume or cover letter. For every job, they should be revised. This piece in today’s Washington Post and written by Kevin Dickinson reminds us on why is it important to personalize a cover letter. Remember: a resume shows someone “what” you’ve done, a cover letter tells someone “who” youContinueContinue reading “Stop Sending the Same Generic Cover Letter, Washington Post, 8/25/19”

Ace Your Next Phone Interview, Washington Post, 8/18/19

Increasingly phone interviews are becoming video conferences using Skype or Zoom. But there are still phone interviews. My son was recently interviewed for a job with a Federal agency and it was only by phone, and then he was offered the position (which he declined). So phone only is an option. This piece in theContinueContinue reading “Ace Your Next Phone Interview, Washington Post, 8/18/19”