You finally made it through nursing school and are ready to put what you have learned into practice. The first step in getting the nursing job of your dreams is to compose a viable, nursing cover letter to introduce yourself to the potential employer and let them know exactly what you can do. A good cover letter gives your job search the punch it needs to be fruitful and successful. Nurse your cover letter with tender, loving care and you are sure to be satisfied with the end result.…

I’ve read a lot of resumes in my day. Coming from the Information Technology sector I have seen some pretty crazy ones filled with a lot of gobbledygook involving technical acronyms and programming jargon. Here’s an example, “Proficient in the following languages and operating platforms: C, C++, DOS, MVS, CICS, ISPF/VS, DB2, OS/2, OS/400, AIX, UNIX, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Basic, HTML, DHTML, XHTML, XML, PHP, PDP, JCL, SQL, George 3, Win95/98/Me/XP/VISTA, etc.” Sounds pretty impressive doesn’t it? The problem is verifying that the person does, in fact, know these…

If you are wondering how much your webcam job will pay you, you should put yourself at ease, because these jobs do not pay you any less than $30 – $60hr once you have got yourself started. The reason being these jobs will pay you exactly how much you work for. However, in your initial stages you may not get expected payment.

$30 to $60hr is substantial payment. If you work for a couple of hours a day and 5 days a week you can end up with $300…

In today’s competitive job market, it’s important to stand out from the crowd and including a well-written career profile can help you do just that. Your career profile should appear immediately after the objective. This section highlights the most important information included on your resume – work experience and achievements, educational background, and other items that may be relevant to the position. A career profile is only a few lines long but a well-written one can encourage hiring managers to keep reading so they can find out more.

Let’s…

is should I list the names of client sites I’ve done temp work for, or leave this info out, and just leave my title, and the description of the work done at these places. I think I have an uphill battle in getting a position because some hiring managers frown on candidates who are temping and have been doing that for almost a decade. I think they think (when they see the names of companies I’ve temped at) why he couldn’t get a job offer at one of these organizations.…

Depending on how your resume looks, hiring managers will either be turned off or want to meet you. A resume is usually their first contact with you. A great resume will give a strong first impression.

1. Having a three to five sentence summary at the top of your resume is much more effective than having an objective. You can use the career summary to sum up your skills and experiences. For example: “Supply chain manager with global experience in leadership, implementation, and project management. Skilled in…” Let them…

Job hunting? You must consider workplace security these days. It’s just one of the many things a 21st Century job search has to look at–especially since 9/11 The last thing you feel you should have to worry about is on-the-job-violence or any kind of workplace security threat.

Nonetheless, the statistics are disheartening. For many corporations workplace security has become the number one concern.

For example, it was recently reported that at least 30 percent of human resources officers at 100 of the nation’s largest companies reported…

i returned to the country for my father funeral. company has policy of person leave of absence. i passed the 30 days and got approval “by words” from my manager, who was fired from his job. Then my company told me a different story that i quit due to no-show no-contact at work. it is not a layoff according to them. so i showed up at work this week and i lost my job. can i file for unemployment or should i sue my company for this? i did not…

I went to monster and typed in “preschool teacher” and it only came with one result in my area. am i typing in the wrong thing?? any tips or advice? where can i find a preschool teaching job?

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