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Helpful Web Tool Tells You What Your Resume Is Saying

September 23rd, 2009
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Resume Cloud

Here is a free helpful job hunting tool that you can find on the web site Better Jobs Faster It helps tell you what your resume is saying.

According to the site:  “Recruiters do not read resumes, they scan them. It’s been said that a recruiter spends less than 30 seconds looking at each resume before they reach a conclusion. Recruiters are also actively looking for reasons to reject your resume. Resumes are not, however, written for scanning. They are written to convey a complex summary of what value you offer.  Here’s a way cool thing you can do right now to see what your resume is saying:  Create a Resume Word Cloud. ”

For more information:  Resume Cloud

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House Votes To Extend Jobless Benefits

September 22nd, 2009

According to the Associated Press jobless workers in imminent danger of losing their unemployment benefits would get a 13-week reprieve under legislation approved by the House on Tuesday.

The House bill, which applies to 27 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico with unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher, would add to the already-record levels of benefits that have been available to the jobless as the country struggles to recover from its prolonged economic malaise.

Read More:  Jobless Benefits

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Greater Nashua YMCA Offering Free Membership

September 14th, 2009

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The Greater Nashua, New Hampshire YMCA is currently offering  free fall memberships to individuals who are unemployed.   Membership in such an organization is one way to help reduce stress and it might even present itself as a networking opportunity.  The Nashua  YMCA is located at 17 Prospect Street and you can reach them by calling 603-882-2011 or by visting their web site by clicking here.

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