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Marc Cenedella How do you prevent yourself from making the type of mistakes I just made in the headline? My advice is to not trust the computer and to keep it simple.
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Attorney’s Resume Makes Case for a Better Job

Trial attorney Eunice Napolitano introduced evidence of her accomplishments in her resume to raise the bar on her personal brand.

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How to Explain Employment Gaps, Sabbaticals and Negatives on Your Resume
Hiring professionals share common negatives on resumes and how job seekers can turn them into positives while maintaining integrity.
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When Your Reputation Stops Working
When Jon B. Roberts decided to switch from medical-device sales to other industries, word of mouth and reputation no longer applied. He found himself 12 years overdue for a resume update.
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Human Resources Thinks Your Salary Should Be …

Knowing what HR managers are thinking and the process they go through when you request a raise in salary or benefits can help you decide when to ask and how to negotiate.

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Can Recruiters Find YOU? 5 Online Methods to Borrow

To make it easy for recruiters to find you, borrow the online tools they use. These five methods can help you fast-track from unknown to the top of the list. 

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9 Questions to Ask Before You Accept a Job Offer

Think carefully about how a job would contribute to your career before accepting.

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Searching While Employed: Play It Safe

Are you selfish or savvy? As an employed job seeker, it's your responsibility to maintain your work performance while searching and to do it responsibly without your employer noticing.

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Disarming a Bullet-Riddled Resume

After winning our resume-rewrite contest, Kevin Kennedy came away with a new, gratis resume uncluttered by bullets, organized with subheads and trimmed of 200 excess words.

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‘Why Did You Leave?’ How to Address Past Employment

Use professionalism and these strategies in your resume, cover letter and interviews when answering this tough question about past employment: "Why did you leave?"

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‘My Cover Letter was Out of Shape’

After this job seeker discovered that physical activity motivated him to slim down at the gym and shape up his job search, his company-to-be found him on OpsLadder.

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