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Strangling Animals? Golf? What your hobbies say about you…

Paul Simon began "have a good time" with "yesterday it was my birthday...". Well that was in the 1970s and you couldn't get your LED watches to work properly, the batteries kept running out. So we can forgive Mr Simon for being a day late with his birthday...probably waiting for Arty's card to arrive. Anywhere where ...

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Letters of recommendation or job references have a large influence on shortlisting

Question: Are we focussing to much of our advice and coaching on resume and interview preparation when we should be spending more time coaching candidates in how to a) nurture a positive employment reputation and b) how to directly manage relationships with referees to maximise positive references. We all know about Search Engine Optimisation, can I suggest we now need Referee Engagement Optimisation?

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Amazing Resumes/ Brilliant CV scholarly and positive review in Business Communication Quarterly

Bright and Earl’s Brilliant CV [also Amazing Resumes ED.] is not another Resumes 101 or Resumes for Dummies. Grounded in research on resumes by organizational psychologists, human resource managers, and recruitment consultants, and relying on interviews of hundreds of recruiters across different industries, Bright and Earl provide invaluable insights for teachers and students of business communication.

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