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5 Ways to Include Soft Skills on Your Resume

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For example, if you’re interested in a project management role, highlighting your time management and analytical thinking skills may be more important than focusing on customer service or creativity. Identify the soft skill keywords in a job posting and include the relevant ones in your resume and cover letter.

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4 Keys for a Recommendation Letter

On The Job

As I sifted through dozens of cover letters and online applications, I noticed that only a few included letters of recommendations. As I read the letters, I wondered why more of the job prospects didn't offer something similar. For example, one applicant said that she had experience with project management.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Hiring an Executive Assistant

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Additionally, certifications in project management, administrative support, or relevant software proficiency can be advantageous, showcasing a dedication to ongoing professional growth and mastery of essential skills. This direct approach can significantly increase the number of quality applications you receive.

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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

Be upfront in your cover letter. Now I’ve said it a hundred times before in my blogs, that the cover letter is the opportunity to sell yourself. The key to writing a cover letter and resume is to imagine you are never going to get the opportunity to talk to them (which sometimes is the case).

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8 Tips On How To Get A Promotion

Productivity Bits

Update your CV and create a cover letter for the position. Talk with your manager or director before applying for the position, so that they know that you wish to apply for the position and they can have time to think about your proposal. Don’t presume you’re going to get the job. Discuss With Your Boss.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. Your resume & cover letter have done their jobs, and have piqued the employers interest - now your job is to make it as easy as possible for them to decide to offer you the job. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Guest Blogger: David B.

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Announcement: The Shrink for Entrepreneurs is hiring

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

As my assistant, you will also be tasked with project management tasks and responsibility for those initiatives I launch with the time you created. But that’s not all. A great example? Last year we built a company from scratch that now employees a globally dispersed team of coaches and is waging a war on procrastination.