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The Myths of Career Change l EducationChances are you already have many ideas about what it takes to successfully transition into a new career, even if you have never done it before. Some of those ideas might be useful – most probably are not. In this article I would like to expose The Myths of Career Change, which might actually be holding you back.MYTH #1: PASSION AND WORK ARE NOT COMPATIBLEIn If you have higher education, you don’t have to include the high school you attended on your resume. Most employers assume you graduated from high school. If you just graduated from high school or you do not have higher education, then include the hig Career Transitions: Creating Complementary Careers in a Day Do you have a difficult time determining what does not go in your job resume? The rule of thumb is to only put enough information about your qualifications in your resume in order to get the employer interested enough to contact you about an interview.Down-sized? Outsourced? Burned-out? Wizened up? That's what I said. Wizened up! Now is not the time to be depressed. Now, is the perfect time to assess your life and what you want to do with the rest of it. One easy way is to explore career options that are complementary to you. Whether you are leaving by choice or have been asked to leave, you probably have more co If the information doesn’t highlight your qualifications, keep it out. Many people make the mistake of putting the word "Resume" on their resume. This isn’t necessary, since the employer will only have to look at your resume to know what it is. Any personal information should be left out also. For example: Never put your salary requirement or salary history on your job resume. The salary for the job you’re seeking should be used as a negotiation tool. Salary discussions usually take place during the end of the job interview. If you have higher education, you don’t have to include the high school you attended on your resume. Most employers assume you graduated from high school. If you just graduated from high school or you do not have higher education, then include the high Commoditizing Recruitment n’t highlight your qualifications, keep it out. Many people make the mistake of putting the word "Resume" on their resume. This isn’t necessary, since the employer will only have to look at your resume to know what it is.Few industries are poised to feel the winds of change as strongly as the Personnel Recruitment industry. A significant factor that will be a major influence on the change will be the commoditization of service brought by new technology.Compressions of service deliver time, peeling of recruitment process and industry standardization are three other chief factors with m Any personal information should be left out also. For example: Never put your salary requirement or salary history on your job resume. The salary for the job you’re seeking should be used as a negotiation tool. Salary discussions usually take place during the end of the job interview. If you have higher education, you don’t have to include the high school you attended on your resume. Most employers assume you graduated from high school. If you just graduated from high school or you do not have higher education, then include the hig Beware of Job Hunting Scams personal information should be left out also. For example:Job search techniques have changed dramatically in the last decade, spurred on by not only the internet itself, but also by the digital economy. We all know of people who rarely see the inside of an office. Those same people might be sending in their weekly reports via blackberry, let alone a regular email account.Whenever society changes like this, the scam artists a Never put your salary requirement or salary history on your job resume. The salary for the job you’re seeking should be used as a negotiation tool. Salary discussions usually take place during the end of the job interview. If you have higher education, you don’t have to include the high school you attended on your resume. Most employers assume you graduated from high school. If you just graduated from high school or you do not have higher education, then include the hig Advertising Brochure Designs alary HistorySo often, new business people will print custom designed threefold advertising brochures to give to new customers. I have seen new business owners spend two or $3000 doing this and defend only using half of them because they had changed their business or their prices.It seems like an incredible waste of money and it may be smart to not print custom designed free fold Never put your salary requirement or salary history on your job resume. The salary for the job you’re seeking should be used as a negotiation tool. Salary discussions usually take place during the end of the job interview. If you have higher education, you don’t have to include the high school you attended on your resume. Most employers assume you graduated from high school. If you just graduated from high school or you do not have higher education, then include the hig Job Search Tip for College Students l EducationToday everyone is looking for that special job that will suit their exact needs. In this day and age we all have circumstances, situations, obligations, etc. that make demands on our time and energy. In most cases students will get a job that will give them enough money to pay for the fuel for their car and a few nights out, assuming they even have a night off.Why sho If you have higher education, you don’t have to include the high school you attended on your resume. Most employers assume you graduated from high school. If you just graduated from high school or you do not have higher education, then include the high school you graduated from. If you have had several jobs during the course of 10 or more years, you don’t have to include every job you ever held on your resume. It is best to go back no more than 10 to 15 years. Include the jobs that best demonstrate your skills and qualifications for the job you are seeking now. If you held jobs 20 or more years ago that enhance your qualifications, you can include those jobs on your resume as well. Remember, the employer is looking at your past performance in your previous jobs as an indicator of your future performance with their company. When writing your past work history, focus on your achievements. That’s what the employer wants to see in your resume. Try to avoid including past jobs that are not useful in communicating your skills and achievements. Do not include references on your resume. Add a line at the bottom of the resume stating, "References Available Upon Request". Bring your references with you to the job interview. You will also want to contact the people you
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