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“Catastrophic Job Hunting Flubs”

Filed under Interviewing, Job Hunting, Resumes and Cover Letters
Posted by Libraries, February 16, 2006
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Scott Reeves, Forbes.com Business Basics, January 26, 2006
http://www.forbes.com/work/2006/01/25/work-jobs-careers-cxsr0126bizbasics.html?partner=rss

This article discusses how to avoid costly mistakes with cover letters, resumes, interviewing, and other job hunting basics for people interested in careers in nonprofits, startups, or major companies. A hint of their advice? “Find out how your prospective colleagues at the company dress and kick it up a notch for the interview.”

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For more information on resume and cover letter writing, visit the Simmons Career Resource Library at http://my.simmons.edu/libraries/collections/career/resumes.shtml.
For more information on interviewing, visit http://my.simmons.edu/libraries/collections/career/interviewing.shtml.

—Jennifer M. Lege