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What Recruiters Look at On Your Resume

The article, “What Recruiters Look at During the 6 Seconds They Spend on Your Resume,” from LinkedIn’s Business Insider writer, Vivian Giang (4/9/12)reports on a fascinating study. Eye tracking, which examines eye movements to analyze the time someone spends on… Continue reading

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The Phone Is Your Friend

“I only use the phone to order take out and call my mom,” the job seeking student responded to me when I asked her if she had called the potential employer to get answers to questions she had about the… Continue reading

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Too Antsy for My Pants

Dear Del, I am scheduled for an interview in the coming weeks. I have already been given an internship offer, but I still want to feel out any other possible offers. Is there an appropriate way to bring up this… Continue reading

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Getting the Perfect Tone for Your 30 Second Pitch

You’re in an elevator. Serendipity! You find yourself riding to the next floor with the head of the company you’ve identified as your first choice for employment. Do you stand there mute, or do you introduce yourself and give your… Continue reading

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YIKES! I’ve got a PHONE interview. What now?

Congrats! You worked hard on your employment search, and now you’ve secured a phone interview. But what does this mean, and how should you proceed? Many companies use phone interviews because it saves them time and money. Instead of bringing… Continue reading

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A Question About Interviewee Questions

Dear Del,I have an upcoming interview with the government concerning a full time position as well as a temporary position. I was wondering if you had any tips for questions I could prepare for the interviewees. The interviews are being… Continue reading

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Necessary Notes: The THANK YOU

After the holidays, many of us have to sit down and write thank you notes to our friends and family for all the gifts we got. But writing thank you notes is also an important aspect to the job search… Continue reading

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Help, I Have an Interview This Week!

This week, a student wrote the following e-mail to me: The polishing of my résumé that you helped with back before the career fair may be about to pay off! It looks like I will be having two, one-hour interviews… Continue reading

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The Art of the Career Fair Meet and Greet

Many of you are following up with the contacts you made at the Career Fair. After the Fair, I spoke with recruiters and asked them to share their observations about their interactions with EMS students. Overwhelmingly they were favorable, but… Continue reading

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Avoiding the Circular File

Knowing the conventions of business communications is crucial to having your letters avoid the circular file. With so many of you heading to Career Fairs this week, many of you asked questions about letters and their proper formats. One of… Continue reading

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