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Resumes: Are you avoiding these “funny” mistakes?

May 3rd, 2012

When it comes to writing a RESUME or CVs, there are a number of common mistakes that people make and it doesn’t even matter who you are or what job you do; high flying business executive, retail assistant or a postman, you will still be guilty of the odd slipup.

Just take a look at the infographic below to see the amusing but very true blunders that people have been making on their RESUMEs over the years.

Recruiters are extremely used to receiving mistake riddled RESUME after mistake riddled RESUME so the trick is to learn what common mistakes you should be on the lookout for and correct them before submitting your RESUME to any job application.

The infographic identifies many of the typical mistakes that are seen on RESUMEs and has been designed to help people to be able to identify if their own RESUME contains any errors, after all it is vitally important and in your best interest to be able to spot these mistakes before a recruiter does! » Read more: Resumes: Are you avoiding these “funny” mistakes?

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Job Opportunities: Graduating? Check Out These 13 Jobs

May 1st, 2012

By J. Cheesman

The job market has been tough for everyone the last few years, but recent college graduates have had it worse than most. Luckily, this year 1.7 million graduates will still have plenty of opportunities to find work.

Two separate reports found that employers are planning to hire more college graduates this year. One report, from NACE, shows that companies will increase hiring of new graduates by 10 percent this spring.  However, that growth rate is slower than the 21 percent increase between 2010 and 2011.

The next report, from CERISU, found that hiring of 2011-2012 graduates with bachelor’s degrees will grow by 7 percent. That is also slightly slower than the previous year, when hiring rose by 10 percent. » Read more: Job Opportunities: Graduating? Check Out These 13 Jobs

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Career Transition: Self Employment – Getting Past the Negatives

April 24th, 2012

By Kirsten Hendrix

Many dream of being self employed. You can choose your own hours, you are your own boss, and you are not limited as such when you plan holidays around a work place calendar. Some see it as this golden lifestyle, but is it what it seems?

No Regular Income…..

In the early days of setting up and business in particular, the hours can be endless, late nights, early mornings, and weekends. To make ends meet at the beginning can be incredibly stressful, with new equipment or products to pay for, and that desperate stage where you are trying to establish yourself and find regular income. This is regular income is probably the top negativity for being self employed, you can never quite be sure if invoices will be paid on time, or whether you will have a steady trade from month to month. » Read more: Career Transition: Self Employment – Getting Past the Negatives

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