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45 Quick Changes That Help Your Resume Get Noticed. There is certainly a time and a place for a resume overhaul. Taking a couple hours to really clean up your resume is worth doing before you start a job search, or even just once a year as a tune-up. But sometimes, you don’t have that kind of time. Sometimes, you just have a few minutes, and you want to spend them giving your resume a quick polishing-up. And for those times, we made you this list of resume updates that only take a few minutes, but that can make a big difference in making your resume shine.

Choose how much time you have, pick a (mini) project, and get ready for your resume to be that much more eye-catching. If You Have 2 Minutes If it’s not done already, switch the font of your resume to Helvetica, Arial, or Times New Roman—in other words, make sure it’s not hard to read (or stuck in Word’s standard Calibri). If You Have 5 Minutes If You Have 10-15 Minutes Look at your resume “above the fold.” Photo of person editing resume courtesy of Shutterstock. 37 Insanely Smart School Teacher Hacks. How to Give Yourself a Career Tune-Up. 17 Insanely Clever Hacks For Teachers, By Teachers. 33 Things Only Baristas Will Understand. 1. You’ve felt the sometimes painful, sometimes serene feeling of waking up before the rest of the world. It’s still dark and there’s a cold mist that muffles the anxious tempo of modern life. By the time other people wipe the crust from their eyes, you’re done with half your workday. 2. You know that before 9 AM the line is actually not humans but a mob of zombies whose minds are basically repeating their drink orders in the way that other zombies repeat “BRAINS!”

And that you, the bearer of their coveted life-source, are in a position of precarious power. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. How to Make Your Boss Love You. Wise Bread Picks When I started my first "real job," I didn't realize how many situations I'd find myself in that were utterly different from most of what I'd encountered before.

On top of learning the tasks specific to the job, I had to navigate office politics, figure out what it meant to be "professional," and make decisions about these things on the fly with only my intuition to guide me. I made a few mistakes while I figured it out, but eventually I learned to survie, thrive, and make my boss love me. While I'm still no expert, what I offer here are solutions to common problems that have worked for me. Note: These suggestions will be particularly relevant to entry-level positions, but could be useful at other times, as well. Make Your Boss Love You When You've Finished a Project Let him know you're thinking about the future. Make Your Boss Love You When She's Pointing Out Little Mistakes Make Your Boss Love You When You're Swamped and He Wants You to Do More. Starbucks Faster - A Guide for Starbucks Partners. I wrote on my other blog about what I noticed about “success” while working at Starbucks.

I’ve wasted so much time. I see people around me, younger than me, doing great things, being driven — doing perhaps, what I should have done when I was younger. Why did it take so long for me to reach this point? Why did I hide beneath the blanket of mediocrity for this long? I’ve noticed though, working in tech now, and being previously at Starbucks — that there is a great chasm between… I guess, of direction in life, or drive, between the two worlds. But it’s not like my old colleagues were stupid or anything. I was on the same boat. It’s a bit of a conundrum. Nah. I wasn’t one of the kids who “got it,” and I wasted a lot of damn time. People working service jobs who some might perceive as unmotivated, or uneducated, in my experience — they are not. Email Cover Letter Message. By Alison Doyle Updated January 06, 2015.

The following is an example of an email cover letter sent to apply for a job. Sample Email Cover Letter Message Subject Line of Email Message: Editorial Assistant Position - Jane Jones Email Message: Dear Hiring Manager, I would like to express my interest in a position as editorial assistant for your publishing company. As a recent graduate with writing, editing, and administrative experience, I believe I am a strong candidate for a position at the 123 Publishing Company.

You specify that you are looking for someone with strong writing skills. My maturity, practical experience, and eagerness to enter the publishing business will make me an excellent editorial assistant. Continue reading below our video Play Video I have enclosed my resume, and will call within the next week to see if we might arrange a time to speak together.

Thank you so much for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Jane Jones Please Note: This sample is provided for guidance only.