Ok, so you think you're ready to get out there, start sending out your cover letters and resumes to employers. Congratulations. There are a few things you really should consider. Is my cover letter and resume up to snuff? Good questions. Thankfully, Yahoo! posted some great tips just the other day that you should check out, it's called '10 Resume Red Flags' and you should read it. Yes, you need to do the resume first. Why? Because it's going to go out to more people, and it will be modified less than a cover letter. For some real simple tips on writing a cover letter, I found Advanced Resume Concepts - and they include some real simple steps for cover letters (and more too). Not sure what should be in a cover letter? Well, Virginia Tech's Career Services Department posted some examples that might help you. Just about any college actually has similar information (ok, so it's meant to be available for their current and former students) that is ripe for the picking.
The next thing to ask yourself before you hit that send button is, 'Do I need a new job?' See, many people think the job is the issue and, let's be frank here, often it's the attitude and the expectations about the job that can be faulty. To make sure you're making the right decision, and since we're giving Yahoo! some love already, check out the story they recently ran called 'Loving Your Day Job and Your Life'.
And that about wraps it up for today, Happy Job Hunting!
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