Employment Spot

You know the feeling. You spend hours, or even days, creating a resume. You pore over every word of your cover letter and agonize over what to say in your email. Then you hit "send" and wait. And wait. And wait. No one calls. No one writes. You don’t know if anyone even saw your resume. When this happens, it’s easy to get dejected and worry that employers are not interested in you. Don’t! Remember, they haven’t met you. They have only seen your resume and that may be the problem.

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We recently received an e-mail from a teacher looking to change careers. We didn’t have any openings, but thought of a company in her home state that might be a good fit. She sent them an e-mail, and they referred her to another company that might be hiring. It’s called networking. And the Web is a wonderful place to do it.
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