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Add You - The Art-Science of Writing A Winning Resume
So to help start the ball rolling, here are ten top ways to get your people motivated. Ten small steps for you to start with. Recognise themRecognise your people as people, by saying 'Good Morning', checking that they're OK and taking a little time with them. Challenge themPeople need stimulation at work, so to encourage growth, build on their achievement of one skill, with the introduction of another. Instruct, coach and then delegate the new task. Encourage funWhilst it is a fine line between having fun and anarchy, it is worthwhile spending the time to understand, define and explore that bo
Job-seekers don't need to spend a fortune; a box of simple letterhead and envelopes from the local stationery store will do just fine. Keep your envelopes stamped in advance - this way it's harder to procrastinate about not having gone to the post office! Unless an interview was a complete disaster or you're definitely not interested in the job, taking this extra measure can help a great deal.
In the sender's info area of your e-mail message, your name and the word "resume" in the subject is sufficient.
If possible, s
The conventional employee mindset could be holding you back, keeping you from climbing the ladder as fast as you could with a different outlook.If you’re like most employees, you think of yourself as a pawn. You think it is up to ‘’them’’ to promote you. Being honest, you don’t want to ingratiate yourself with your boss, flatter him or butter him up. You might also hate selling yourself if that means talking a lot about how great you are. So, you keep your head down and work hard, waiting for your boss to come along and tap you on the shoulder. When it doesn’t happen, what do you do? Again, if you’re like most employees, you start showing your resentment. You start complai
Computers and the Internet have made it a lot easier for the erstwhile job-seeker to craft and distribute a resume.
However, easier doesn't always mean better. In fact, resumes have gotten longer - in some cases, three pages and beyond.
Do PR people have more responsibilities? Or, are word processing programs making it easier, faster and cheaper to write and distribute lengthy resumes? Or, are long-resume writers likely to be long-winded in person?
Good press releases Follow the basic principles of journalism - who, what, when, where and why. That means, short, substantive sentences that actually convey facts.
The two-page rule still applies.
"Chronological" format (titles, company names, job descriptions listed in date order) is the preferred format. However, people with many years of experience often opt for the more abbreviated "functional" version.
Arial and Times Roman are the recommended fonts. Exotic fonts are distracting and hard to read. Be font consistent throughout.
Keep bolding, italicizing and underscoring to a minimum. They are generally reserved for sub-headings which include company names, titles and dates. Use underscores for references to publication titles, quotations and such.
Use one-inch margins top and bottom, and at least half-inch margins left and right. It's better to have more white space than too many words.
Job and/or career objectives are okay when career direction is not obvious from reading the resume. Career summaries and highlights are also OK.
Avoid the "cutesy" approach. No gifts (like a chunk of Brie with a note inscribed to "The Big Cheese"), stunts (balloon/flower deliveries), teasers (telegrams delivered, saying on it: "I have a great idea for a campaign. Hire me today and I'll tell you what it is").
Resumes on tapes, CDs, disks and high-content rag pages are a nice touch, but expensive to produce and distribute. Keep it simple.
Word processing template resumes are certainly acceptable and useful at keeping the writer within basic format guidelines.
Letters
Keep to one page.
Don't start your letter by saying "If you are looking for a person with, etc. etc. "Well, look no further." Chances are our clients will definitely look further.
As your high school typing teacher warned you - don't sound too chummy when writing a business letter. Maintain professionalism at all times.
And remember, just about all correspondence software has a spell-checker and, in some cases, a grammar-checker. Use them.
If you're sending your letter and resume via fax or the U.S. mail, be sure to sign it. It's a nice personal touch in an otherwise impersonal, digital world. When sending an e-mail letter, close the letter with your name typed out.
Thank-you notes
Nothing in the computerized world can replace a handwritten thank-you note. It's polite, it's personalized, it's professional. Given the overabundance of e-mails that everyone, least of all employers receive, an e-mailed thank-you note can get lost, deleted or overlooked. By sending yours the old-fashioned way, you'll be remembered for your good manners in addition to all you'll bring to their table, should you be hired.
Job-seekers don't need to spend a fortune; a box of simple letterhead and envelopes from the local stationery store will do just fine. Keep your envelopes stamped in advance - this way it's harder to procrastinate about not having gone to the post office! Unless an interview was a complete disaster or you're definitely not interested in the job, taking this extra measure can help a great deal.
In the sender's info area of your e-mail message, your name and the word "resume" in the subject is sufficient.
If possible, se
Combine traditional business marketing and Internet marketing strategies and increase your business revenues.Business Marketing Works.Without marketing your business has no revenues. This marketing may be from word of mouth of clients you’ve served already. Or it may be intentional marketing you create your self. Either way business marketing works. Marketing is the only way to your business success.Traditional Business Marketing Techniques that Work Traditionally, we know that ads in magazines, direct-mail postcards, direct-mail sales letters, business networking, telephone calls, and building business relationshi
The two-page rule still applies.
"Chronological" format (titles, company names, job descriptions listed in date order) is the preferred format. However, people with many years of experience often opt for the more abbreviated "functional" version.
Arial and Times Roman are the recommended fonts. Exotic fonts are distracting and hard to read. Be font consistent throughout.
Keep bolding, italicizing and underscoring to a minimum. They are generally reserved for sub-headings which include company names, titles and dates. Use underscores for references to publication titles, quotations and such.
Use one-inch margins top and bottom, and at least half-inch margins left and right. It's better to have more white space than too many words.
Job and/or career objectives are okay when career direction is not obvious from reading the resume. Career summaries and highlights are also OK.
Avoid the "cutesy" approach. No gifts (like a chunk of Brie with a note inscribed to "The Big Cheese"), stunts (balloon/flower deliveries), teasers (telegrams delivered, saying on it: "I have a great idea for a campaign. Hire me today and I'll tell you what it is").
Resumes on tapes, CDs, disks and high-content rag pages are a nice touch, but expensive to produce and distribute. Keep it simple.
Word processing template resumes are certainly acceptable and useful at keeping the writer within basic format guidelines.
Letters
Keep to one page.
Don't start your letter by saying "If you are looking for a person with, etc. etc. "Well, look no further." Chances are our clients will definitely look further.
As your high school typing teacher warned you - don't sound too chummy when writing a business letter. Maintain professionalism at all times.
And remember, just about all correspondence software has a spell-checker and, in some cases, a grammar-checker. Use them.
If you're sending your letter and resume via fax or the U.S. mail, be sure to sign it. It's a nice personal touch in an otherwise impersonal, digital world. When sending an e-mail letter, close the letter with your name typed out.
Thank-you notes
Nothing in the computerized world can replace a handwritten thank-you note. It's polite, it's personalized, it's professional. Given the overabundance of e-mails that everyone, least of all employers receive, an e-mailed thank-you note can get lost, deleted or overlooked. By sending yours the old-fashioned way, you'll be remembered for your good manners in addition to all you'll bring to their table, should you be hired.
Job-seekers don't need to spend a fortune; a box of simple letterhead and envelopes from the local stationery store will do just fine. Keep your envelopes stamped in advance - this way it's harder to procrastinate about not having gone to the post office! Unless an interview was a complete disaster or you're definitely not interested in the job, taking this extra measure can help a great deal.
In the sender's info area of your e-mail message, your name and the word "resume" in the subject is sufficient.
If possible, s
Great leaders lead by example, not just talk or orders. Leading by example will garner respect and admiration from the troops as well as compliance. In a network marketing company, recruits join voluntarily so it's up to them whether they will follow you or quit. You can't use force or order them around like a boss does in a traditional job.The best way to get recruits to do things is to motivate them with their goals dangling in front of them like a carrot by remind them why they joined. Praise a good recruit generously in front of others, with hold praise to others who don’t perform or try. Reward good recruits with plagues, certificates, trophies, awards etc. in fr
Avoid the "cutesy" approach. No gifts (like a chunk of Brie with a note inscribed to "The Big Cheese"), stunts (balloon/flower deliveries), teasers (telegrams delivered, saying on it: "I have a great idea for a campaign. Hire me today and I'll tell you what it is").
Resumes on tapes, CDs, disks and high-content rag pages are a nice touch, but expensive to produce and distribute. Keep it simple.
Word processing template resumes are certainly acceptable and useful at keeping the writer within basic format guidelines.
Letters
Keep to one page.
Don't start your letter by saying "If you are looking for a person with, etc. etc. "Well, look no further." Chances are our clients will definitely look further.
As your high school typing teacher warned you - don't sound too chummy when writing a business letter. Maintain professionalism at all times.
And remember, just about all correspondence software has a spell-checker and, in some cases, a grammar-checker. Use them.
If you're sending your letter and resume via fax or the U.S. mail, be sure to sign it. It's a nice personal touch in an otherwise impersonal, digital world. When sending an e-mail letter, close the letter with your name typed out.
Thank-you notes
Nothing in the computerized world can replace a handwritten thank-you note. It's polite, it's personalized, it's professional. Given the overabundance of e-mails that everyone, least of all employers receive, an e-mailed thank-you note can get lost, deleted or overlooked. By sending yours the old-fashioned way, you'll be remembered for your good manners in addition to all you'll bring to their table, should you be hired.
Job-seekers don't need to spend a fortune; a box of simple letterhead and envelopes from the local stationery store will do just fine. Keep your envelopes stamped in advance - this way it's harder to procrastinate about not having gone to the post office! Unless an interview was a complete disaster or you're definitely not interested in the job, taking this extra measure can help a great deal.
In the sender's info area of your e-mail message, your name and the word "resume" in the subject is sufficient.
If possible, s
For all our interest in networking, following up is just as important. Many one-person business owners find they either don't follow up because they don't know what to do, or develop such an elaborate system for keeping in touch that it quickly breaks down and becomes unworkable. Typical downfalls include:--Using the same personally intensive strategy and activities for everyone they meet, finding they have no time for service delivery--Flooding new contacts with electronic information, but don't check in to see if there is a real fit--Letting months go between contacts and then being dismayed with few responses to offersNetworking Maven Kristy Roger
As your high school typing teacher warned you - don't sound too chummy when writing a business letter. Maintain professionalism at all times.
And remember, just about all correspondence software has a spell-checker and, in some cases, a grammar-checker. Use them.
If you're sending your letter and resume via fax or the U.S. mail, be sure to sign it. It's a nice personal touch in an otherwise impersonal, digital world. When sending an e-mail letter, close the letter with your name typed out.
Thank-you notes
Nothing in the computerized world can replace a handwritten thank-you note. It's polite, it's personalized, it's professional. Given the overabundance of e-mails that everyone, least of all employers receive, an e-mailed thank-you note can get lost, deleted or overlooked. By sending yours the old-fashioned way, you'll be remembered for your good manners in addition to all you'll bring to their table, should you be hired.
Job-seekers don't need to spend a fortune; a box of simple letterhead and envelopes from the local stationery store will do just fine. Keep your envelopes stamped in advance - this way it's harder to procrastinate about not having gone to the post office! Unless an interview was a complete disaster or you're definitely not interested in the job, taking this extra measure can help a great deal.
In the sender's info area of your e-mail message, your name and the word "resume" in the subject is sufficient.
If possible, s
Medical billing is hard enough. Throw into the mix enteral billing, which requires all kinds of calculations and conversions and it's enough to make anybody crazy. In this installment we're going to continue our review of the GE0 CMN, which needs to be sent with each enteral claim, picking up with field number 15.GE0 field 15, position 63, is the ambulatory indicator. This indicator tells the carrier if the patient is able to move or not. There are only two valid responses to this field. The letter A is entered if the patient is ambulatory. The letter N is entered if the patient is non-ambulatory. The field is mandatory and must be filled in with something.GE
Job-seekers don't need to spend a fortune; a box of simple letterhead and envelopes from the local stationery store will do just fine. Keep your envelopes stamped in advance - this way it's harder to procrastinate about not having gone to the post office! Unless an interview was a complete disaster or you're definitely not interested in the job, taking this extra measure can help a great deal.
In the sender's info area of your e-mail message, your name and the word "resume" in the subject is sufficient.
If possible, send both your letter and resume in the body of the email and also send them as an attachment.
Avoid email "priority" indicators. They are an alarmist tactic and should only be used in an emergency or when conveying classified information.
The beginning of a job search is a good time to change that "really cool" e-mail address to a more professional-sounding identifier. We've received materials from people with e-mail addresses with the words dudes, studs, vixens, gals, buddies, chicks, love machines and the like.
Unless you're auditioning for the next Bond movie or ghost-writing the next Jackie Collins book, leave the personal stuff on a second, personal e-mail address.
For obvious reasons, home or private e-mail addresses are always preferable to that of your employer.
Requesting a "return receipt" is OK; still, follow up within a decent interval.
When in doubt, use a PC platform. Macs are fine, but can display some quirks when being read by a PC.
After putting the finishing touches on your letter and resume, send it to a friend to make sure it can be read and doesn't have any viruses. Have a trusted associate double-proofread it to ensure it reads smoothly.
Lastly, computer address books are very handy. But it is easy to click on the wrong name and send your resume to THAT person - thus risking some serious embarrassment, or worse.
There you have it. When it comes to letter and resume writing, remember the old adage, "The more things change..."
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