How to List Salary Requirements in your Cover Letter
You’ve found a great position to apply for, your résumé is all set and you’ve customized your cover letter to fit the position. You double-check the job listing to make sure you’ve covered all of your bases and there it is, the dreaded “Please list your salary requirements in your cover letter.” Do you list your current (or most recent) salary, what you think you’re worth, or what you think the company is able to offer? Read on for advice on how to answer one of the trickiest requests out there.
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What’s in a Name?
Keep your professional name consistent across all business channels.
With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, TheLadders conducted a study that will give soon-to-be moms and dads something to think about when naming their children. The study showed that on average, the shorter your first name, the more you will earn. In fact, every letter added to your first name accounted for a $3,600 drop in annual salary. There’s no rule of thumb about using your nickname versus your proper name, but if the results of this study are any indication, ‘Roberts’ may want to consider going by ‘Bob’ or ‘Rob’ professionally.
However you choose to represent your name, make it consistent across every business channel, including your professional online profiles, résumé, business cards, and email signature. Read more…
LinkedIn is an excellent tool for keeping in touch with professional contacts, getting advice, and finding a job. If you’re unemployed, you might be worried that not having a current position listed will lead to rejection by a hiring manager. However, your employment status can give you an advantage that currently employed job seekers don’t have. To find out how to capitalize on your lack of employment, read on.
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Are Your Career Blinders On?
Learn when to wear your blinders to benefit your career.
This coming weekend, all eyes will turn to Louisville, Kentucky for the 139th renewal of “The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports,” the Kentucky Derby. Nearly twenty Thoroughbreds will race down one-and–a-quarter miles of track, each vying for a piece of the $2.18 million purse and a shot at becoming the next Triple Crown winner. As you can imagine, many measures are taken to prepare each horse for its top performance. Read more…
Secrets to Acing the Phone Interview
Ahh the dreaded phone interview, one of our favorites. Pros: you don’t have to worry about traffic or getting caught in the rain/snow/sweltering heat. Cons: you have to worry about not being able to read body language or missing the call/forgetting to call.
Either way, many companies use phone interviews to pre-screen candidates before inviting them to an in-person interview.
Read on to find out how to impress the person on the other end of the phone so you can land that in-person interview.
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So, you’ve applied for job after job, and aren’t getting a response. 
Do you find yourself questioning if anyone is even reading your résumé or cover letter? It’s possible they aren’t, but not for the reasons you may think. Most hiring managers receive a large volume of responses to their job postings, and it would be impossible to carefully read through each one while still completing their day-to-day tasks. Chances are, they scan through the responses, and contact only those candidates whose submission has caught their eye. So how can you survive the 5-second scan? Read on.
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Networking Anytime, Anywhere
Incorporate networking into your regular routine to boost your career.
Experts agree that networking is an important aspect of every professional’s career advancement, whether they’re looking for that next promotion or wanting to make a transition. In fact, studies show that you are 10 times more likely to land a role when your application is accompanied by an employee referral. But referrals don’t just fall in your lap; you have to get out there and build your network. Read more…
