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A Cover Letter is NOT Optional!

Job Advice Blog

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection A Cover Letter is NOT Optional! On June 14, 2010, In Resume Writing by Debra Wheatman , By CareersDoneWrite.com 0 What’s the value of writing a cover letter?

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What The CIA Can Teach HR Departments About Fixing Recruitment

Allwork

Millions of cover letters and resumes pass through AI-driven programs before they’re ever looked at by an HR professional. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the arbiter of some of the most vital information in the world, so it should be no surprise that this is one place to look for answers. What’s wrong with hiring?

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Want to Work at a Startup? Read This First

Success

If you want to stand out from the crowd , remember that you’re being evaluated on more than just your cover letter and résumé. Vinny Antonio, Victory Marketing Agency. Quick responses to messages and being early to interviews are at least as important as years of experience and strong interview skills. Long hours are expected.

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So you want to find a new assistant job?

Practically Perfect PA

Tailor your covering letter and CV. I’ve written posts on both covering letters and resumes so all I would add here is that you should tailor your CV and covering letter for each of the jobs you are applying for. Working with recruitment agencies. Dealing with agencies – hum, this is tricky.

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Answering Reader Mail: Finding Temp Agencies in Los Angeles

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JH recently wrote me and asked the following question, "With so many temp agencies out there, I don't know which is/isn't good. I was wondering if you could give me the name of the temp agency you worked with. The best strategy is to sign up with every single temp agency in town. Thanks so much in advance!"

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Beware of Career Marketing Firms

Job Advice Blog

He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm. He wanted my opinion because I’m a career coach–and because I myself had once been victimized by a similar firm.

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Resume Parsing 101: Top Benefits Of Using A Resume Parser

Recruit CRM

It helps in analysing a CV or data present in a cover letter and turns it into structured data. Paired up with Artificial Intelligence, they can bring about tonnes of benefits for your agency if utilised properly. This is much better than manually scanning each resume and searching for their qualifications.

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