Career Tips

Job Search Communications

• Follow These Steps and You Won’t Be Impaled By Your Own E-mail (eFinancialCareers)
  Easy strategies to reduce the chance your email messages will be misunderstood
• How to Write a Cover Letter in Ten Tweets (Man of the House)
  Shortcuts to write a better cover letter – one sound bite at a time
• The Perfect Cover Letter from World War II (Forbes)
  A college dropout writes a cover letter and lands a job as a spy on skis
• The Five Minute Secret to Landing A Job Interview (StartWire)
  Find and use the magic words employers want to see in your resume – fast!
• Seven Easy Ways to Rock Your Job Search on LinkedIn (StartWire)
  Quick tips – screen shots included – to optimize your profile and get found by employers.

Navigating Career Transitions

• 5 Ways to Renovate Your Career and Life (Man of the House)
  Exclusive Interview with Sarah Susanska, bestselling author of The Not So Big House and The Not So Big Life
• Weighing a New Industry for a New Job Outlook (Wall Street Journal)
  Strategies for career transitions

The Inside Scoop: What Recruiters Are Looking For

• In 2011, Chandlee interviewed over 25 senior recruiters at organizations ranging from Adidas and General Mills to Google, McGraw Hill, and Staples as part of her work for StartWire.com. (To get the inside scoop from these recruiters on what they look for when they hire, visit the blog at StartWire.com). Make sure StartWire is linked to StartWire.com/s/gethired