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Build an Executive Portfolio: Next Generation Job Search Strategy
By Don Straits 10/07/08
While it's important to have an outstanding one or two-page resume, here is a supplementary credentials strategy for your job search. In addition to your resume, create a world-class executive portfolio.
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The Must-Have Features of a Winning Resume
By Jeanne Knight 09/30/08
The possibility – or necessity – for a career change can arise at any moment. New opportunities and new challenges could be around any corner. New priorities and new ambitions could also dawn within you! So whether it be to seize your suddenly available dream position or avoid being a casualty of a failing company, it’s important that you be prepared to take action. That means making sure your resume is current, compelling, and ready to market you powerfully.
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Top Five Resume Myths Exposed
By Nimish Thakkar 09/24/08
Hiring practices, from job screening to interview construction, have undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. Despite all the changes, common resume myths continue to plague job seekers’ strategies at all levels. This article attempts to debunk some of these myths.

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Transforming Your Resume Into an Interview Magnet
By Abby Locke 09/17/08
If your job search campaign keeps netting you zero responses and you have been faithfully trying all avenues, you might consider re-thinking your resume strategy.

Your executive resume must be a strategic marketing document, not a career obituary or a string of job descriptions. After all, the only way you can attract attention is to be unique and differentiate yourself from the competition.
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September 2008 - Does My Resume Stink?
By Alesia Benedict 09/10/08
Would you like resume advice from the experts? TheLadders.com Resume Service is here to help. Contact our experts directly or, if you’re feeling lucky, send us your resume for entry in our Does My Resume Stink contest. Each month, one winner will receive a full resume rewrite for free!

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August 2008 - Does My Resume Stink?
By Alesia Benedict 08/13/08
Would you like resume advice from the experts? TheLadders.com Resume Service is here to help. Contact our experts directly or, if you’re feeling lucky, send us your resume for entry in our Does My Resume Stink contest. Each month, one winner will receive a full resume rewrite for free!

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July 2008 - Does My Resume Stink?
By Alesia Benedict 07/16/08
Would you like resume advice from the experts? TheLadders.com Resume Service is here to help. Contact our experts directly or, if you’re feeling lucky, send us your resume for entry in our Does My Resume Stink contest. Each month, one winner will receive a full resume rewrite for free!

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Are You Employed? Update Your Resume
By Cheryl Harland 07/02/08
Yes, you read that right. Resumes are no longer just for job seekers. A professionally written resume is vital in today’s competitive marketplace and to those of you that have procrastinated in keeping your resume up to date – beware. Companies merge, consolidate, relocate, expand, close or get sold. Change is a constant, and it is important that you be proactive, not reactive, regarding your career.

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Is Your Resume Telling the Wrong Story?
By Abby Locke 06/18/08
There are still too many executive job seekers that lean heavily on “resume blasting” tools as the ultimate solution for their job search strategy. While getting your resume into the hands of key recruiters and decision makers is critical to your job search success, it is futile if your executive resume is telling the wrong story.

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June 2008 - Does My Resume Stink?
By Alesia Benedict 06/11/08
Would you like resume advice from the experts? TheLadders.com Resume Service is here to help. Contact our experts directly or, if you’re feeling lucky, send us your resume for entry in our Does My Resume Stink contest. Each month, one winner will receive a full resume rewrite for free!

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