As we all know, writing a great cover letter that will get a hiring manager’s attention is no small feat. The best cover letters are customized for each and every unique job and company. This can be time-consuming but is a super-successful technique for getting your cover letter read and into the interview pile.
But aside [...]
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While the ghosts and gore of Halloween may be over for this year, it’s still a frightful time for many job seekers. There’s endless applications to contend with, and that scary black hole your resume never returns from — not to mention stressful interviews to prepare for.
The scariest thing of all, however, can be missing [...]
You’ve made it. The finish line. With that degree in hand, now you can finally start the business you’ve spent years planning, right? Not so fast. After years of cramming for exams and attending class in your pajamas, you may have picked up a few bad habits.
Before you startup, here are 10 habits you should [...]
Go ahead. Ask another interview question. Or, instead, do this.
Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeologist who discovered the site of Troy, had a great way of assessing employees. When he felt he’d found someone he wanted to hire for his historic archaeological dig, he took them out for lunch. This wasn’t generosity or celebration; it was a [...]
Work at Amazon Fulfillment
Jun 11
Amazon said today it’s beginning to hire for its two new Texas distribution centers in Coppell and Haslet and it plans to hire more than 1,000 people.
The hourly-paid workers will pick, pack and ship customer orders. Advertisement
The 1 million-square-foot site in Coppell will handle larger items, anything from televisions to outdoor grills. The 1.1 million-square-foot [...]
The following is an imaginary commencement address to graduates about to work.
Wear sunscreen.
Those two words were Mary Schmich’s contribution to the ever-growing body of work called Commencement Addresses. We all took her advice. Her words went viral before there was viral and took on mythic stature when everyone believed that Kurt Vonnegut actually wrote it.
Here [...]