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From Marc Cenedella
Marc Cenedella

Now, there's no doubt that things have gotten tougher, but even when the economy is rough, most hires are replacement hires.

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Start Working Before You're Hired

Present yourself as an expert by building a business plan for the company and present yourself as the one to execute it.

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9 Resume Tips Hiring Managers Wished Creative Pros Knew

Recruiters from advertising and Web marketing agencies share their advice for would-be job seekers applying for positions in creative fields.

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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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Marketing Consultant Back in Someone Else’s Boat

Scot French, a marketing consultant, enjoyed the flexibility and money of working for himself but wanted to contribute to a team as part of a larger company.

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Marketing the Marketing Executive
Amy Chernoff, an advertising and marketing executive, was good at marketing the companies she worked for, but she needed help writing a resume that would match her to the right position.
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Sell Yourself the Steve Jobs Way
The Apple CEO is a master of marketing. Use his techniques to polish your personal brand.
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Government Resume Gets Hotwired
This MktgLadder member is used to working literally under the gun in some of the world’s hottest combat zones. But how could he aim the bullet points in his resume so corporate employers would take notice?
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Tech-Savvy Marketer Lands Job in Two Weeks
Marketer’s in-demand skills make for a brief search. Co-founder of Colorado-based branding firm finds director position with greater growth possibilities in Dallas, Texas.
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A Whole New City, A Whole New Industry
When creative professional Shannon Owen felt the job market slow down in Phoenix, she and her fiancé headed to Columbus, Ohio for more fertile marketing grounds.
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Resume Lands TV Marketing VP New Job
A vice president of entertainment and television had the people skills to make any situation a ‘win-win’ but needed help to make her resume shine as brightly as her tenured career.
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