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Time Management 101: Lessons Learned The Hard Way by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 As I sat down to write this article, I thought to myself, “How odd!” For years and years, I have struggled to better manage my time, but never felt as though I was very successful. I’m always juggling my time constantly sweating as I look at all the piles and papers scattered throughout my two offices, getting up earlier and earlier to get a jump on things, and telling my son to hold on one more minute. I haven’t had the feeli... |
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Best Practices in Resume Writing For Veterans by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 1. Write to the future. Resume writing is not about rehashing your past history and listing what you’ve done and where. Rather, resume writing is about writing to the future, to the job that you want or the career path that you wish to pursue. This is a critical consideration throughout every phase of writing your resume and conducting your job search. Clearly define your objectives, identify the skills and qualifications you’... |
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Executive Resume Strategies for Global Employment Opportunities by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 If you’re considering international employment opportunities, then you MUST know the following: 1. The words “resume” and “CV” (curriculum vitae) GENERALLY refer to the same thing - a document that highlights your professional and educational experience. The terms are often used interchangeably. When there is a difference, a CV is typically longer with more detail about publications, speaking engagements, affiliations, cont... |
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Executive Resume Strategies to Win! by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 This article is not about the ABC’s of resume writing. Rather, it’s about creating the "right" perception of who you are to support your current search objectives. If you’re an EVP of Sales looking for another sales management position, the resume writing process is reasonably straightforward. However, if you’re that same EVP of Sales who is now looking to transition into a general management role, your resume will be entirely... |
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Expert Resume Formats: Return-to-Work Job Seekers by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 This article is excerpted and edited from Expert Resumes for People Returning To Work (JIST Publishing). Every group of job seekers has their own unique requirements and challenges. College students have to write resumes that showcase their "potential" talents; career changers have to write resumes that highlight their transferable skills; IT professionals and web designers must be certain to prominently display their curre... |
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Exploring Your Options: Employee, Consultant or Entrepreneur by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 INTRODUCTION Never in the history of modern-day business have you - as a working adult - had so many different options for your career. Not only do you need to decide WHAT you want to do - finance, sales, IT, HR, general management, etc. - you have to decide HOW you want to do it. Do you want to be: * An employee, enjoying the safety, security (somewhat questionable these days!), and benefits of “corporate” employment.... |
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Interview Success Strategies That Work by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 Can you think of a more stressful situation than an interview? Companies want to hire competent, successful, articulate, and accomplished executives, yet their very first encounter often places the candidate in a particularly stressful and uncomfortable situation. You might find yourself in a “panel-style” interview where it’s you on one side and five company executives on the other side, each armed and ready to assault you wi... |
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Key Words That Work by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 WHAT ARE KEY WORDS? "My expertise is in process mapping, SAP technology, productivity improvement, operations redesign, team leadership, and supply chain management. Who am I?" If you guessed that I’m the Vice President of Operations (or something similar), you’re right! Those few words above communicated a very specific message about "who am I." That is precisely what key words are all about. Ten years ago, no one had even... |
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My 380+ Favorite Verbs by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 Accelerate Accentuate Accomplish Accommodate Achieve Acquire Adapt Address Adjudicate Advance Advise Advocate Align Alter Analyze Anchor Apply Appoint Appreciate Arbitrate Architect Arrange Articulate Ascertain Assemble Assess Assist Augment Authenticate Author Authorize Balance Believe Bestow Brainstorm Brief Budget Build Calculate Capitalize Capture Catalog Catapult Centralize Cham... |
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Showcasing Your Achievements To Make Your Resume Shine by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 Bottom line...the more accomplishment-driven your resume, the more effective it will be, the more interest it will generate, and the more interviews you will get. Always remember that resume writing is sales and that you’re the product. Showcase the product’s distinctive features and you’re bound to make a sale! Focus your resume on what you have done to improve operations, increase revenues, expand market share, strengthen... |
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