1st Rate Blog
Word Up. Why MS Word Matters
If you are serious about getting a job, your resume needs to be formatted in Microsoft Word. I quiz potential clients, and if you don't have MS Word on your computer, then we can't work together. Here's why. More than 95% of firms and headhunters use Microsoft Word as...
Why we don’t Tweak or Edit Resumes
From time to time I get potential clients who ask me to tweak or edit a resume they wrote them self, hoping to save a few dollars. We don't do that and here's why. Most people have no idea how involved resume writing can be. It's sort of like doing home repairs...
Don’t Quit Your Day Job
One of the trends that has surfaced in the Great Recession is discrimination against the long-term unemployed. Last summer I noticed vacancy announcements clearly stating "only those currently employed need apply." The Department of Justice stepped in to examine this...
You Get More with Carrots than you do with Sticks
I'm reading a book this week on employee engagement and how to motivate employees to love working for you. Throughout my career I have worked for some wonderful companies, one of them was Buck Owens Broadcasting, another was America West Airlines. Both of these...
Please Excuse Any Confusion
Thank you for visiting 1st Rate Resumes official website. Serving job seekers since 2000, we recently learned of another company trying to steal our business name and domain. 1st Rate Resumes (aka First Rate Resumes) is not affiliated with First Rate Resume, which...
Career Matters Radio — New time and day!
As host of Career Matters Radio heard exclusively on Fox Radio 910 in Roanoke, and streaming live at FoxRadioRoanoke.com, I am pleased to announce a new time and day for our show. Beginning July 23, Career Matters will move to Saturday afternoons at 2PM ET and will...
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