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Word Mercenary: Resume Vs. Cover Letter
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Resume Vs. Cover Letter. It's an old argument. What is really more important, a fantastic resume or an ear-grabbing cover letter? Signal vs. Noise thinks it has the answer. And while I will not debate the merits of a cover letter, I would not ignore in this day and age the very real possibility that your resume is being looked at first by a robot. Here's what this means:. Stay on message: make sure your resume speaks to the job for which you are applying. For the cover letter:.
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Word Mercenary: Writing, in Moderation
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Thursday, June 18, 2009. Writing, in Moderation. I recall in college (B.A. in Fiction Writing, go figure) listening to those writers in my class talk about their writing habits and feeling like a complete underachiever. One woman who was a single parent woke up at 5 am every morning and wrote for two hours. Another stayed up through the wee hours of the night cranking away pages of Joycean goodness while slurping coffee. Ah, hehe, yeah). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Word Mercenary: August 2009
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Thursday, August 20, 2009. 12 Billion in Med Grants. Today in Chicago, Joe Biden will announce. Nearly $1.2 billion in grants to help health care institutions convert to electronic records. And while gov grants can be tricky, they are well worth the time and effort. We can help save the planet and money at the same time ;). And make it that much easier to access our own medical records, thank gawd). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Word Mercenary: How to talk about the iPhone without being an advertisement for the iPhone
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Thursday, June 25, 2009. How to talk about the iPhone without being an advertisement for the iPhone. I haven't a clue how to do it. Up until last Friday I had never owned a cellphone. The gentleman at the counter was having trouble hearing me as he repeated his question: "What service do you have currently? True, I am (and have been) rather hypocritical. I spurned the cellphone, all along borrowing my wife's to make calls when away from home, and allowing friends to call her to learn of my whereabouts.
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Word Mercenary: $1.2 Billion in Med Grants
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Thursday, August 20, 2009. 12 Billion in Med Grants. Today in Chicago, Joe Biden will announce. Nearly $1.2 billion in grants to help health care institutions convert to electronic records. And while gov grants can be tricky, they are well worth the time and effort. We can help save the planet and money at the same time ;). And make it that much easier to access our own medical records, thank gawd). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Word Mercenary: July 2009
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Freelancing in the Sun. Ok So it's a ridiculously nice day outside. You've got work to do, right? Days like today make me glad to get an early start. Working your own hours can be tricky - you don't want to work too little and you don't want to work too much. Not having the mandatory 9 to 5 can mean a boon to some and a curse to others. On days like today it's good to know we are not alone out there, punching away at the keys and planning our escape. Image credit Ivan Andreevich.
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Word Mercenary: June 2009
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Thursday, June 25, 2009. How to talk about the iPhone without being an advertisement for the iPhone. I haven't a clue how to do it. Up until last Friday I had never owned a cellphone. The gentleman at the counter was having trouble hearing me as he repeated his question: "What service do you have currently? True, I am (and have been) rather hypocritical. I spurned the cellphone, all along borrowing my wife's to make calls when away from home, and allowing friends to call her to learn of my whereabouts.
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Word Mercenary: May 2009
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Sunday, May 31, 2009. Here's a good article. With resume tips clipped from the Tribune. I agree with most of the points in here, especially the following:. Include your successes (dollars raised, money saved, etc.). Thanks for the tip, dad! Friday, May 29, 2009. Again with the Spelling Bee. You've got to love the opening to this piece. In the Times of India. About the National Spelling Bee. An "air on inevitability." Gorgeous. Word 100 times before. Apparently, Indian-American parents. My wife and I desp...
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Word Mercenary: April 2009
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Friday, April 17, 2009. Has got to be the most terrifying and inappropriate distortion of a quote I have ever seen. Tuesday, April 14, 2009. A piece on Talk of the Nation this afternoon led me to this article. On farming out your high school or college papers to outside companies that will write them for you. Good deal, no? Do CSO's write their own speeches, their own letters? Do Executive Director's write their own acknowledgments? It almost sounds to me like good practice for the future. Will construct...
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