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Research Shows the Best Resumes and Cover Letters Use These Words and Phrases
Research Shows the Best Resumes and Cover Letters Use These Words and Phrases (in Moderation) If you want to land an interview, create resumes and cover letters that are light on self-promotion and heavy on ingratiation. While your résumé won’t get you the job you really want, if you’re following a standard hiring process, a good cover letter and résumé are necessary to get you to the next stage, the interview (which is when you had better be ready for the most commonly asked job interview questions). Oddly enough, though, “good” doesn’t necessarily mean standing out from the crowd, taking a clever new approach, or simply making sure you don’t…
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I know about germs : Empowering little ones during the pandemic
I know about germs I can’t lie, I love fall most of all but wow, 2020 sure has been a whopper of a year, hasn’t it? It’s been the year of the unthinkable. We’ve never seen anything like this. With the changing of each season, I feel renewed hope though Hoping that a vaccine will come Hoping that we’ll get some real change in the political and cultural climate in our country Hoping that we’ll get some good treatments for this horrible virus. Hoping we can get people back to work in some way Hoping we can get out kids safely back learning in their schools. I never thought we’d…
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Haint Blue : What the Color ‘Haint Blue’ Means to the Descendants of Enslaved Africans
Haint Blue: In the Lowcountry, the unique shade is both a protective talisman and a source of unspeakable suffering. A lesson in lost US history. Things that aren’t taught in schools. Atlas Obscura- Shoshi Parks A haint blue porch ceiling. Photo by Lake Lou / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY. (Mama Pacifico is publishing this story on her blog in an effort to spread stories of black history , these are what I am calling “lost lessons” in US history that we were never taught in schools. I believe it’s important for all of us to learn about these things. This story is being re-blogged as part of the creative…
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Brittany Diego, Celebrity Stylist Seizes Opportunity opportunity to serve millennials in need of career development
Brittany Diego, Celebrity Stylist</font color> Brittany Diego is a fashion stylist based in Los Angeles with extensive experience working with a diverse range of A-list celebrities and companies including JustFab, MTV, Fox Studios, The CW, and more. However, it wasn’t until she established herself as a stylist, that she seized an opportunity to serve millennials in need of career development. Check out this fascinating podcast featuring Brittany and discover the instrumental steps she took which turned her career around in such a meaningful way with such positive success. The fascinating podcast is in the I amCEO podcast series, (Specifically, Season 3, Episode 7) If you’re not a subscriber, I…