Job Seeker's Story With a bachelor's degree in psychology and master's degree in clinical psychology, Carrie had initially gotten a job as a mental health counselor with a large, residential treatment facility for teenagers. She had been there a few years, but was really beginning to miss being back in the Midwest where she grew up, and she was getting bored. As Carrie broaden…
Job Seeker's Story Darryl had been with the same company for 18 years as an Electrical Engineer when he was laid off. After he got over the initial shock, he began to send out résumés and cover letters in response to online job postings he discovered on Monster and CareerBuilder. Darryl felt fortunate that he lived in a big metropolitan area where the demand for electrical eng…
Job Seeker's Story George was 42, had suffered a mild heart attack, retired early from his high-stress career, and spent two years finishing his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He had his old résumé that focused on his former career and really did not know how to play up his new engineering skills in the document. So, he knew he really needed to make the mo…
Job Seeker's Story Jasmine was an exceptional consumer-goods and membership-services Salesperson. She had a real talent for persuasion, relationship-building, and customer service. Her sales track record was stellar, and her enthusiasm was genuine and infectious. When Jasmine decided to move back to her hometown of Richmond (Virginia), she sent out hundreds of cover letters and résum…
Job Seeker's Story When Tasha, a Recruiter for Horizon Ventures, would advertise for a position, she was always shocked by the poor quality of applications that were received. Tasha had come to expect she would be throwing away more than half of the submissions due to issues such as glaring typographical errors, unrelated experience, and missing information, but there was one applicant whos…
Job Seeker's Story After moving from Boston to the small town of Mims (Florida), Marshall was thrilled to find a local opportunity for a Project Administrator at one of the few large companies in the area. He was careful to tailor his résumé and cover letter to match the job requirements, right down to the request to include salary history. He felt a little twinge of concern a…
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