Tag: resume

Purge the generic crap from your cover letter

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Job applications and resumes often allow you to write a cover letter. If you write the same generic promises as everyone else, you won’t get the job. The purpose of the cover letter is make your application stand out. The recruiters and managers will be reading dozens or hundreds of similar letters. So why write … Continued

What I learned from every job I ever had

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I’ve been working for 45 years. Every one of those jobs — and they were pretty diverse — taught me something. Often it was something I never realized I’d be learning. I decided to look back and catalogue all those things I learned. If you know anything about my career, you can see a lot … Continued

How to write a short bio that’s not awful (Ask Dr. Wobs)

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Everybody needs a short bio, whether its at the top of your LinkedIn page or on the bookflap of your first book. But it’s hard to write about yourself succinctly and objectively. That’s why people writing their own bios so often end up sounding like an idiot. Dear Dr. Wobs Why are bios so bad? … Continued