What Is an Applicant Tracking System? Your Questions Answered!

You’ve probably seen the stats that say a majority of resumes are screened out by applicant tracking systems (ATS) and never seen by a human. Or you’ve heard that if you don’t use enough of the right keywords, your application …

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How to Stand Out at Virtual Career Fairs

It isn’t easy to stand out at in-person job fairs, and leaving a lasting impression with employers at virtual job fairs can be just as challenging. However, if you follow the eight tips below, you’ll have no difficulty making meaningful …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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What Are Writing Skills?

You don’t need to be the great next American novelist to use writing skills. Writing skills apply to nearly every field, even if you’re not working in a creative career.

At work, writing is a hard skill we use to …

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5 Quick Tips for Applying to Law School

Author: Gabriel Kuris | January 3, 2022 | 5 minute read

Source: 5 Quick Tips for Applying to Law School (usnews.com)

Here are some answers to common last-minute application questions.

If you find yourself scrambling to put finishing touches on your law …

By Gabriel Kuris
Gabriel Kuris 5 Quick Tips for Applying to Law School
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Innovation Sprint Challenge/Competition Resume and Online Profile Tips

Being involved in an innovation sprint challenge/competition is great opportunity to show future employers your career readiness competencies like teamwork, critical thinking and professionalism. Make sure to add it to your resume and LinkedIn profiles like Handshake and LinkedIn.

You …

By Ed Brodka
Ed Brodka Career Design Consultant
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Part 6: Career Readiness Guide: Prepare For Success With Your Liberal Arts Degree | Job Search Communication Tools, Résumés & Job Interviews

This is the sixth of seven articles in this series, click here to go to the first article. If you’re searching for a remote internship, go to our search results page that lists all of the remote internships and other …

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The Resume vs. Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Have you ever wondered what the differences are between a resume and curriculum vitae? In college, you may have heard about them both, yet since graduating, you probably have heard less about the CV and more about the resume.
Though …

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Make Your CV Work for You

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If you have applied for a position and have been asked to submit a CV, you might be asking, “What is a curriculum vitae?” In the past, you only submitted …

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Should you lie on your CV (resume)?

‘Well, they want someone who has experience in that…’ Hm, maybe I can do that. I just haven’t done that before. So you can just put that experience on your CV using the name of a company which isn’t in …

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What is a VisualCV and Why Do You Need One?

VisualCV.com gives you the chance to build a unique web portfolio – a richer, more compelling version of your traditional paper/Word resume. You can add graphics, documents, audio and video files and go from telling about what you’ve done to …

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