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65+ sample resumes: customer service, office, hospitality, trades, labor, warehouse, freelance work. Get good ideas for your resume by taking a look at sample resumes by other job seekers. Take note of what you like about these great resume examples; and use what you can learn to make your resume a winner! Resume Examples Grouped by Occupation 24 resume job groups Our resume examples are grouped by job objectives from A (administrative) to W (writing) and everything in between. Career levels include: Entry-level Mid-level management Executive Career types include: Administrative Support Consulting Creative Customer Service Education Administration Executive Management Finance Healthcare Human Resources Inventory Management Law Marketing Media Operations Management Project Management Sales Science Social Sciences Teaching Technical Writing Find your career resume sample.

Resume Samples Grouped by Resume Format 3 types of resume formats In this section you can view the same resume examples by resume format used. Find your resume format: resume format samples. 65 More Free Resume Samples. Creativity: The Case of Liz Lerman | The Vancouver Observer - News, Culture, Sports, Blogs in Vancouver, BC. I recently attended three events associated with the biennial Dance in Vancouver Conference, sponsored by the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Coming into art from a lifetime in the sciences, as I have, I was at the same time thrilled, inspired, and deeply moved personally by those experiences. The first event was the first public showing of a segment of Experiments. This is a dance production I’ve been working on with Gail Lotenberg, choreographer and artistic director of LINK Dance Foundation, to communicate the essence of science as a way of learning about the world, and about ourselves as curious beings who want to understand.

As explained earlier in this space, Experiments is the second collaboration between LINK and groups of scientists. A key element of the creative process in any field, from science to literature to the performing arts, is to produce finished products from rough ideas. Brilliant! Statements of meaning. A Close Shave With Your Resume | Career Trend. Posted by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Master Resume Writer in Career Savings, Career Services, executive resumes, Robert Poindexter on Oct 22nd, 2010 | 9 responses By Rob Poindexter photo: fashionablygeek.com I stood, unable to decipher the pricing structure, staring at a wall of disposable razor blades: $15.47 for a package of three, that guaranteed the smoothest shave ever; $18.96 for a package of two that promised no woman would be able to resist the smoothness of my face.

I’m not talking about the whole shaver, I mean just the blades that you replace for the handle you already own, or plan to purchase. I knew exactly which blades I needed, but for the right price I was definitely willing to switch. How on earth could that cost more than five dollars apiece? Each shaver had a two-bladed shaving surface, and the blades looked to be just as thin as the more expensive models. I was all over it. The following is an account of my experience with these new blades. “Are you kidding me?” 3 Top Concerns of Chief Human Resource Officers. IBM recently surveyed 700 human resource executives to find out the key challenges they expect to face in the near future and their degree of readiness to meet those challenges successfully. Nine different areas of concern were identified: Managing labor costsSourcing and recruiting from outside the organizationEvaluating workforce performanceEfficiently allocating the workforceRetaining valued talent within the organizationEnhancing workforce productivityDeveloping future leadersDeveloping workforce skills and capabilitiesFostering collaboration and knowledge sharing Next the researchers asked the human resource executives which of the nine challenges were the most important from their perspective and which did they feel least prepared to meet successfully.

Three of the nine challenges appeared on both lists Developing Future Leaders—HR executives say the ability to develop future leaders will have the greatest impact on their organizations’ future success. Via @leaderchat Share this: Staying Focused: Are Your Accomplishments Legendary? « ed muses upon. Staying Focused: Are Your Accomplishments Legendary? In Greek mythology, Hercules[1] was the son of the Greek god and chronic philanderer Zeus and Alcmene, a mortal woman.

More than mildly miffed by this dalliance, the goddess Hera sent serpents to kill Hercules when he was only an infant. Even from his earliest days, Hercules clearly demonstrated that he was destined for great things. Hercules is best known to modern audiences for his epic Labors, a series of tasks he was assigned as penance for a terrible crime—and again, thanks in part Hera. They have come down to us through legend from slaying the Nemean lion to capturing Cerberus, the three-headed guardian to the underworld. It may sometimes be tempting to view oneself as a latter-day Hercules, heroically striving against the mighty challenges an antagonistic figure sets in our way. Imagine what a résumé for Hercules might resemble. Hero at Large Examine the accomplishments, each drawn from one of the legendary Labors of Hercules. Smart Advice For Cover Letters and Resumes | Tim's Strategy. Featuring a guest post today by Rick Saia of Pongo Resume. Rick is an approved career expert here at Tim’s Strategy and a certified professional resume writer.

Have you been sending cover letters and resumes but getting no bites? Maybe you weren’t exactly what they were looking for. Maybe you had more than they were looking for. How, you might ask, can a resume be loud? Simply by providing three elements – what I like to call the Three A’s – that can transform it into a bullhorn that shouts your value: Assertiveness, Accomplishments, and Aesthetics. 1. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.Consistently leaps tall buildings in a single bound to deliver strong, effective business results without failure. Both are assertive, but the second (with apologies to the creator of “Superman”) makes the clearer connection between what the person can do and what it could mean for the employer. 2.

Compare these pairs of typical statements: 3. Featured Photo Credit. What do dates say about you on your resume? | Solutions from Design Resumes & Thoughts from Julie Walraven. Photo by Liz (perspicious.org) How to list your dates on resumes is a source of questions from job seekers. A conversation on Twitter with Lisa McCallister, @MyJobScope sparked different opinions about dates. Lisa asked Kris Plantrich, from Resume Wonders, and me if we had a best practice for listing dates on resumes.

Lisa’s Twitter bio: Chief Enthusiast at MyJobScope|Medical Device Sales|Marketing|Recruiter| Sharing info on career planning, success & the medical device world. Lisa has the recruiter perspective, sometimes different from both resume writers and hiring managers. Recruiters screen for specifics on resumes and can want preferred style for resumes. I told Lisa I lean toward only years on resumes rather than months and years. Kris’ Twitter bio: Certified Career Coach / Resume Writer. Resume Writer Rationale A difficult dilemma, Kris and I are taught to list “only years” by leaders in the resume writing industry.

Example: Recruiter Rationale The Economy Effect I say, no! Candidate A: Www.bestfitforward.com. AvidCareerist. Why Behavioral Assessments help in career marketing | Solutions from Design Resumes & Thoughts from Julie Walraven. I offer DISC profile assessments for my clients to help them better understand themselves, their strengths and weaknesses, and develop strategies to meet the demands of their environment. Assessments are used by employers and career coaches throughout the world. I use DISC assessments because my provider, Profiling Pro, offers excellent customer service and educational resources to help me better understand how to interpret the results. What can a DISC behavioral assessment tell you? The Executive assessment is for leaders who aspire to Vice President, Director, CEO, or other C-level positions.

Of particular interest to the executive is how the Executive Profile identifies his/her communication preferences. For individuals struggling with the perennial quest, “I don’t know what I want to do when I grow up,” heard as often from 40 and 50 year old clients as 20-something clients, the Career Planning Insight report suggests potential career targets.

Is Your Resume Starving For Attention? In this day of fast-food, social media attention deficit disorder-based communications, I must raise my hand and object. Not every business professional prefers these drive-through communications. Instead, they prefer a resume entrée with which they can linger and digest. In a recent blog post, “Resumes Are Not Dead!” By Glen Cathey in SourceCon News, Cathey refers to “the limitations inherent with using Twitter, blogs, Internet articles, LinkedIn profiles and similar sources for talent identification” and refers to them as “shallow” sources of candidate information. It is my firm belief (through my day-to-day career communications service to job seekers and interactions with hiring decision makers) that hiring leaders, board members, executives, supervisors and front-line managers are not conclusively ravaging the social media buffet to fulfill candidate recruitment initiatives.

Why Meaty Is In and Emaciated Is Out Communicating a deeper, more introspective career message is imperative. 10 million use Europass CV for job-search. Fun Ways to Update Your Resume. The word "fun" isn't usually associated with looking for a job. Even in the best of circumstances, being unemployed or underemployed can be scary and stressful. But in any job search, keeping a positive attitude is important.

So in addition to refining your resume and assiduously applying for jobs, consider these pursuits that are lots of fun and can make just about any candidate more attractive to hiring managers. Even better, most can be done for free or on the cheap. What's more, many of these activities involve meeting new people -- and therefore put you in the path of new networking opportunities. Study a Language Even knowing only the basics of a second language can be a boon in many jobs -- for instance, greeting foreign clients in their own tongue makes a great first impression. Enroll in an Acting or Improvisation Workshop"I definitely advocate taking an improv class," says Seiden.

These types of workshops can also be very beneficial for people who fear public speaking. A Surprising Time When You Must Have a Current Resume. That executive has not asked to see his new team members’ resumes. My client wants this person to understand his experience, credentials, and accomplishments. Why? He wants to keep his job.There will be some talent shifting. He wants to be in contention for new opportunities.While he has a good relationship with his boss, he doesn’t want to rely on that person 100% to protect and promote his career. Smart guy. Be sure to secure your position by understanding and embracing the new leader’s goals and by making sure they understand how you can contribute.

Your Resume: What Information Do Employers Verify? You Sent Your Resume and Cover Letter. No Response. Oh Joy. Now What? If you don’t meet at least 75% of the job’s selection criteria, don’t put any more effort into going after this job. Invest your very valuable time in finding and pursuing jobs that are better matches for your knowledge, skills, and abilities. BTW, don’t send this letter. They make recruiters do an eye roll because they’re pretty contrived. Nice idea, but hard to execute well. They are, however, excellent tools for job seekers to use in analyzing whether or not they should apply to a job. If you do meet the selection criteria, be sure that you apply exactly as specified in the directions. If you are applying to a computer, and you probably are, be sure that your resume (not your cover letter) contains each key word that the computer will search for to produce a list of applicants for human eyes.

Done with that one to two-hour process? Ask yourself why you are corresponding with a computer instead of a human being. The Process and Pitfalls of Education Verification. This is a guest post was generously provided by Gordon Basichis, Co-Founder of Corra Group ( which specializes in pre-employment background checks, business research, and corporate investigation. Corra Group services companies throughout the United States and around the world. Thanks, Gordon, for providing a very insightful post from a recruiter point of view on education! *************************************************************************** While employers have long conducted education verification checks on their employment candidates, it appears that increasingly more staffing and recruiting groups are being made responsible for conducting this and other background checks as part of the employment screening process. Education history, of course, outside of criminal records, is one of the more significant searches.

Most notable, if a candidate lies, chances are he is lying about his education. There are exceptions. Be aware of diploma mills. Too rare. Resumes. Tribr. Grooming Leaders to Handle Ambiguity - Scott Anthony - Harvard B. By Scott Anthony | 4:00 PM July 6, 2010 How would you identify the up-and-coming leaders in a company about which you knew nothing? You’d likely start by pinpointing the executives who control the most employees or revenues.

You might give bonus points to relatively young mangers. If you had consulting DNA you might create a sophisticated ratio combining the span of control and age to identify the leader in the horse race to be the next big boss. You are working off a simple hypothesis that’s right in almost every company — that size matters. Power flows from financial contributions and legions of employees. You groom leaders by giving them progressively larger, more challenging opportunities. This approach seems logical. But I wonder if companies might be approaching leadership development the wrong way. A related challenge is that size-matters-grooming companies can find it hard to convince talented managers to work on new growth initiatives. Resume Critique Checklist. Resumes normally get less than a 15-second glance at the first screening.

If someone has asked you to review his resume and you want to help him ensure it gets read -- or want to know if your own is up to par -- be sure you can answer yes to the following questions: First Impression Does the resume look original and not based on a template? Is the resume inviting to read, with clear sections and ample white space? Appearance Does the resume provide a visually pleasing, polished presentation? Resume Sections Are all resume sections clearly labeled?

Career Goal Is the career objective included toward the top of the resume in a headline, objective or qualifications summary? Accomplishments Does the resume include a solid listing of career accomplishments? Relevance Is the information relevant to hiring managers' needs? Writing Style Is the resume written in an implied first-person voice with personal pronouns, such as I, me and my, avoided?

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