Archive for November, 2007

Change the Font from Times Roman on Your Resume

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Change the Font from Times Roman on Your Resume

: Your Resume and the Results will Stand Out

The default typeface in Microsoft Word is Times New Roman, and thus it’s the default for most résumés. It’s a tragedy, because Time’s letter spacing and word spacing is wretched in Word. The result is an unharmonious mess.

To repent: Choose a different typeface. I won’t go into explaining x-heights or the difference between Humanist Sans and Geometric Sans. If you’ve got money to spare, pick any of the typefaces in Font Shop’s professional collection, and you’ll be a step above Times New Roman. If you’re cheap, use Matthew Carter’s Georgia. It’s free and already installed on your computer. If you send your résumé electronically as a PDF, it also looks quite good on-screen. If you need more guidance, check out Before & After’s tutorial on picking typefaces.

In addition do not use small fonts. People have to read. Often the job screener or senior person vetting the resumes will be older and have less than perfect eyesight.

It is easy in most word processing programs or even the free wordpad or notepad in Windows. Simple highlight. format >font size. Change the font size

 

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What Not to Do When Preparing a Resume - Use Fancy Paper - Keep it Simple

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

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What Not to Do When Preparing a Resume - Use Fancy Paper - Keep it Simple

Take a tour of any office supply store and you’ll see shelves of extravagant “résumé” papers featuring special “linen” and “parchment” finishes. Avoid these like dog poop on a New York summer sidewalk. They’re too expensive and don’t make you look extra special.

To repent: Save your money and get paper with a plain smooth finish. It can be slightly heavier than regular copy paper, but not stiff as a board. An ever so slight hint of cream is fine. It’ll make your resume easier on the eyes than the super-ultra-pure-snow-driven white paper many designers are fond of. I prefer Neenah Classic Crest in Natural White with a Super Smooth finish. Never ever use pink paper with strawberry scent

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The Proper and Best Attitude in Job Seeking

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Having the right and correct mindset is very important when embarking on your job hunt. The attributes and mindset that make you a good employee - dedicated hardworking, industrious and positive - will also make your job hunt a success. Treat your job hunt as a job in itself and you will be well on your way.

You have to be prepared to work at finding a job. Some people find a job immediately - for one reason or another. Perhaps they are well known in their field or career fields, or perhaps they are just lucky. In any case this is rarely the way things happen when you are seriously looking for a job or employment. You need to have staying power - the need to stay focused.

Job hunters need to have a strong sense of what they have to do and how they are going to go about getting it. You need to know your end goal - keep your mind on the finish line. On top of that you need to have a positive attitude. This comes through on every part of your job hunt - from the way you write your cover letters to how you follow up on a cold call. You need to stay positive , focused and not take rejection or lack of acknowledgment personally.

Your success on the way you look at things - just as it does with every experience in life. You can either see the glass as half full or half empty. Each task in a job hunt can either drain your energy or enhance it depending on your attitude.

Another reason to keep an upbeat attitude is that you avoid one of the worst traps a job hunter can fall into - desperation. Recruiters are looking and interested in people with self confidence and a positive attitude - not the applicant who cannot even spell the word career properly. You need to have that attitude not ” I need a job so bad. I do don’t know what I will if you do not give me one or hire me”.

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Mistakes to Avoid On Job Interviews

Friday, November 9th, 2007

If you are wrong admit you are wrong. It is never a good idea to deny you were wrong or try to blame someone else.

Only idiots or stupid people do this . To some people admitting mistake is a major sin. It is not that you did something wrong which can be corrected and hopefully even something can be learnt. Somehow it is seen in a pathological manner. Its like the Romans they perceive. If I admit I am wrong they somehow perceive my workers , workmates or whoever else will move in like sharks and either remove me from my position , I will lose face in front of them or worse. To these people the worst possible insult or on the other side = the best possible negotiating position is to ask “And what if you are wrong ?”

As an example of this foolish mentality in terms of job interview is an explanation of why you are late to attend a job interview. Punctuality is everything. To be late is to show that you are not responsible , or cannot plan ahead or both.

If such an event occurs. Simply admit you are wrong , aplologize to the interviewer and promise to you best abilities it will not happen again. There may be a very valid reason that you are late. A very exceptional situation . Point out if you tried to contact and leave a message . If you were unable to leave a message - why not.

Honesty is always the best policy.

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Common Mistakes on Job Interviews

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

If it all sounds too familiar and too simple there is one main point to remember concerning job interviews- that is the interviewer has never met you before, knows nothing about you and in essence “does not know you”.

First impressions are more than anything. Next you have to build from there. To begin with ” Why would anyone shell out good money and time to hire you ?”

You have to think and prepare ahead . What do you wear to the interview ? What research should you do on the company and to what level do you admit to your knowledge and detail of the firm or organization ?

Yet there are tiny gaffes that can ruin it all. Remember the whole point of the exercise is to get the job - not to beat the interviewer , no matter how foolish or downright stupid they are. It is not unlike the story of the proud stereo / car / insurance / financial planner salesman who spent his time impressing his potential customers ” so and so came here …. he did not think so … and in the end I SOL HIM”. The question that begs is - did anyone buy anything they wanted or even needed or were they bulldozed by sheer might into things that they really did not want ?

Its the same with job interview as well as job interview , skills and followthrough.

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Job and Career Employment Search Research Skills for the Internet

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

It has been said at the end of the day that you know more than you started with then that is a “good day”.

So it is with learning and research for your job employment. You may run across people in your travels - even in positions of authority that can never admit that they are wrong. You would think that if they encounter a procedure or a set of words that they did not understand or comprehend that they would simply ask. After all if mankind had not learnt to make fire - we would be living in cold caves with cold food. Mankind would never have progressed in any manner shape or form.

So is it with reading and general research for your job employment career research and research skills.

Thanks to the internet and modern communications - phone ,fax and emails , never before have people had so much information available . The information can be broad or specific, it can be older or downright instant. With products available for free, no cost or very little cost - products such as google news, rss feeds , email subscription lists and even social bookmarking services such as Magnolia, Furl or delicious can do the work for you while you sleep as well as create valuable contacts of industry news, information , contacts and even gossip.

You are now in a tremendous vantage point to do your research, conduct research , make contacts and in general be in a most advantageous program to conduct your job search and career honing skills once hired.

Its amazing both that very few people take advantage of these resources that are readily available. Maybe its just that high tech is too new , people ( your competitors) lack knowledge , skills and imagination or that people are just downright lazy.

If you have a computer - good. You can avail yourself of the services available. If you do not have research skills then inquire at your public library. Most public library now provide free instructional courses on computer research skills. Its in their interest. If the librarian can teach 5 people at once basic research skills it means that those people are unlikely to pester her with basic research and the librarians advanced skills can be used to better purpose and time.

If you do not have a computer , it is not working , or at this time cannot afford a computer - then that same library will have computers with internet ,and even Word Processing programs ( Microsoft Office / Open Office) for you to prepare your resumes and documents and even print them with a higher quality professional laser printer.

At the end of the day if you know more than you started with - then that is a good day. You can only be ahead of the game and the job employment or career research process.

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