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Progress at JobSpice

Anyone who is following this blog or looking for new posts, I’m now writing for blog.jobspice.com – I’m a founder of JobSpice, an online resume builder. All of my design talent is pouring into this site, which includes both resume templates as well as graphic and UI design for the site itself. We’re charging $20

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Lately…

I’ve been absent from ProfessionalResumeDesign.com for a bit…I’ve joined the start up JobSpice, which gives me a forum to build fantastic resume designs, and have them be available to a wider audience. I feel like I’ll be able to help more people in less time – always a good thing.

JobSpice is a great experience, and

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Establishing credibility in a Resume

The process of establishing credibility in a resume starts with reading in detail the job listing. More on reading a job posting carefully.

A job posting often has key words that hint at the kind of person the company wants to hire. Here are a few phrasing examples from a job listing:

on the move
working closely with

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College degrees are overrated?

This article in Time Magazine seems to think that, yes, college degrees are overrated. I’m not sure what I think about their arguments – they seem to think some people are simply ‘unqualified’ for the skills and tasks in college. Without getting into to a lengthy discussion of the American education system, I would say

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Resume verbs

I’m going to create a list of great verbs to use in resumes – every writer has a stock of their favorites, and I’m going to compile (there’s a great one) a list of my own. It will be alphabetical, and I’ll be updating it over the course of a few weeks – when I’m

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