How to Convey Your Unique Value to Employers

Do you know what sets you apart from other job seekers? Here’s how to define your unique value and impress employers with your potential.

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How to Use Keywords in Your Resume, Cover Letter, and More

Using specific keywords in your job search can help your resume reach employers. Use these tips to find the right terms, use them in your resume, and more.

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How to Get Your Job Application Noticed

How can you make your job application stands out? Use these strategies to grab the attention of recruiters, get noticed by the hiring team, and land a great new job.

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How to Follow Up on a Job Application

What happens after you’ve sent in a job application? Here’s when and how to follow up on your job application, and what to include in your message.

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The Complete Guide to Job Applications

If you are job searching for the first time, or it’s been a while, you’ll want to brush up on best practices for job applications. Learn how to organize your job applications, types of job applications, and more.

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10 Best Job Application Tips

Use this job application checklist to make sure your resume, cover letter and other items are complete, error-free, optimized, and ready to submit.

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Resume/Job Application Keyword Success Secrets

Be sure that your resumes and job applications contain the best keywords when you apply for a job. Here’s how…

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How Application Tracking Systems (ATS) Work

Jon Shields shares how 3 of the top applicant tracking systems — Taleo, iCIMS, and SilkRoad — analyze your resume to determine if you are are a match with job requirements.

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3 Smart Tips to Beat the ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems)

Jon Shields shares 3 great tips on how to beat the ATS systems employers use to screen job applicants.

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Guide to Successful Job Search for Job Seekers Over 50

Articles and information about job search for job seekers who are over 50 including the Baby Boomer generation.

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Fast Track to a New Job: Employee Referral Applications

Employee referral programs are the best way to get hired. This article explains how to leverage them effectively, including a sample email message to an employee of your target employer.

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Job Application vs. The Resume

Diane Hudson Burns offers strategies for responding appropriately when an employer request applicants complete a job application in stead of, or in addition to, submitting a resume.

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Understanding Keywords for Job Search

How to choose the right words to make your resume and your social media profiles appear in the right search results for you.

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Using USAJOBS.gov to Find a Government Job

USAjobs.gov is a centralized resource from the US Federal Government containing many Federal Government Job Postings.

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12 Common Federal Job Application (USAJobs.gov) Mistakes

Former federal government hiring manager Nancy Segal describes the 12 worst mistakes she has seen federal job applicants make most often — and how to avoid them.

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