Have you ever been mistaken for someone else? Here’s how your personal brand reduces your risk of being a victim of mistaken identity.
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Jun 18
2009
How To Avoid Being the Victim of Mistaken Identity
May 27
2009
Job Search Mistakes I’ve Made
On the road to becoming a job search expert, here are some job search mistakes that I’ve made along the way.
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Tags: Bubble, france, hitech, mistakes, negotiating
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Nov 25
2007
150 Funniest Resume Mistakes, Bloopers and Blunders Ever
People write the strangest things on their resumes, sometimes downright hysterical. Why should only recruiting managers get to laugh at these? The Top 10 are at the bottom. Enjoy!
From Resume Hell:
1. “Career break in 1999 to renovate my horse”
2. “1990 – 1997: Stewardess – Royal Air Force”
3. Hobbies: “enjoy cooking Chinese and Italians”
4. “Service for old man to check they are still alive or not.”
5. Cleaning skills: “bleaching, pot washing, window cleaning, mopping, e.t.c”
6. “Job involved…counselling clientele on accidental insurance policies available”
7. “2001 summer Voluntary work for taking care of the elderly and vegetable people”
8. “I’m intrested to here more about that. I’m working today in a furniture factory as a drawer”
9. “I am about to enrol on a Business and Finance Degree with the Open University. I feel that this qualification will prove detrimental to me for future success.”
10. “Time is very valuable and it should be always used to achieve optimum results and I believe it should not be played around with”
11. “I belive that weakness is the first level of strength, given the right attitude and driving force. My school advised me to fix my punctuality…”
--Jacob Share
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Tags: Amy-Joyce, Ask-Annie, bloopers, blunders, CV, mistakes, resumes, writing
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Sep 18
2007
A Microsoft Word Resume Tip That You’ve Never Heard
Microsoft Word’s doc file is arguably the most requested format for resume submission. However, an item that most Word users overlook might be handicapping your CV too.
Continue reading >> A Microsoft Word Resume Tip That You’ve Never Heard--Jacob Share
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Tags: CV, group-writing-projects, human-resources, Microsoft, Microsoft-Word, mistakes, resumes
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