Monday, April 20, 2020

Best Format For Resume - How to Get the Best Result Using Resume Writing Software

Best Format For Resume - How to Get the Best Result Using Resume Writing SoftwareWriting a good resume can seem very intimidating and overwhelming especially when there are so many different formatting formats that are available. In this article, I'm going to quickly sum up what is the best format for resume to get you through it.The first thing that you need to do is compose a short description of yourself. You should also add in a link to your website so people can read more about you or see what you do for a living. One of the most common mistakes is to write a long and boring description without even knowing what you're looking for in a job or what you're looking for.Secondly, you should search for a particular place on the Internet to start from. Usually, this is going to be one of the Internet job boards. These job boards are usually connected to search engines and will give you a list of jobs that match what you're looking for.After that, you'll need to choose which job descri ption that you want and then go to the particular website of that job posting. This is an option that I don't recommend because you're going to spend a lot of time getting to the right place. If you're not careful, you can waste a lot of time and it might just go to another job posting.Now that you've taken the time to go to the job boards, it's now time to actually apply for those jobs. At this point, the most important thing that you need to do is to narrow down your search based on your descriptions. For example, if you have a specific job for someone with a college education, then just go to a site that has that type of job description.The next step is to use online job hunting software to get a list of job openings from the job boards. Once you have that list, you can now look at it and then take a close look at all the jobs that fit what you're looking for.When you have narrowed down the list of jobs, then you just need to research the companies that you are interested in. In fact, the most important thing that you need to do is get in touch with the company to find out more about the job and to check to see if you're going to fit into the job position.

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Can I Skip The Office Party at The Beach

Can I Skip The Office Party at The Beach Q: Can I skip my office’s day at the beach? I’ve been in my office for about seven months now and I recently learned that every year, the team goes on a summer outing. It’s not necessarily a team-building outing. It’s just a day away from the office enjoying each other’s company. This year the team voted on spending the day at the beach (other options were kayaking, laser tag, and going to the movies). I really don’t want to attend this outing for multiple reasons. I don’t really like going to the beach and even though I like my colleagues just fine, I don’t necessarily want to spend an entire day just socializing with them. Part of me wishes we picked one of the other activity that didn’t require being away for the entire day and that also involved an activity. Do I have to suck it up and go to this? Is there any way to graciously ask to sit this out? A: You should go, be sick that day, or have a scheduling conflict. I would not ask to sit it out on grounds of just not wanting to go, or you’ll come across as Not Interested in Being Part of the Team. That’s silly â€" you shouldn’t have to spend a day at the beach if you don’t want to â€" but that tends to be how this stuff goes. Q: I racked up $20,000 in personal debt on my corporate card. What do I do now? Somehow I have managed to rack up a rolling balance of $20,000 on my company credit card and I can’t ever pay it all off in one go. I had a bankruptcy a few years ago and can’t qualify for a loan to cover the full amount. I have ADD, so impulse control, particularly when under stress, has always been an issue for me. But I also genuinely misunderstood the way my corporate credit card was to be used. Over the past few years I have used it for everything from personal shopping to medical bills. But by far the biggest charges were for my car loan. Here’s what happened: After working for my company for two years on-site at a client office, I was informed that the client had canceled the contract, so I would need to do another function, which would require driving all over town instead of being based in an office. My manager said point-blank that if I did not get a car within the week, there was nothing he could do for me. He stated clearly and explicitly that the company card could not be used for personal expenses, but he also mentioned that it would not be checked up on if it got paid in full each month. I can use PayPal to get cash out of the card and into my bank account, so what I have been doing is waiting until the bill is due (a new billing cycle) and taking out that amount with PayPal, then using the cash to pay it off, plus adding in my own money to try and reduce the balance a little. This just means I get charged PayPal fees for the cash advance, and it means nothing more is due until the next billing cycle. This results in the next month having that balance plus charges, minus any and all money I can put toward it out of my pay (generally $2,000 a month). I am scared to bring it up with my manager because it might mean I will lose my job once they realize what’s been happening, I am starting to get unwell from the constant stress and thought that HR might see it as theft and I could be sent to jail, lose my job, and lose my reputation and ability to get another job. Basically, I am terrified that I have ruined my life completely. A: Ooooh. Okay, yeah, this isn’t good, but you know that so I’m not going to dwell on that. The right thing to do: Tell your manager what happened. Come clean and accept the consequences. There is a good chance that you will lose your job over it, but if you’re an otherwise good employee and you’re genuinely contrite, they may be willing to work out a payment plan with you and not take legal action. Legal action is possible, but it’s generally no one’s first choice, so if you show that you’re horrified at what happened and that you’re genuinely committed to aggressively paying it off, they may prefer to just let that happen. The other option: I suppose that you could keep paying it off as aggressively as you can and hope that you have it paid off before anyone notices. I’m surprised that no one has noticed yet, and the fact that they haven’t might mean you could actually get it paid off before they do â€" but if they do notice, the fact that you didn’t proactively come clean won’t be good. On the other hand, I suppose you could plead ignorance and point to the fact that you’ve been aggressively working to pay it down to show that you had no intent of trying to get the company to shoulder the charges. However, before you proceed, you should talk to a lawyer, because you’ll need someone on your side who can advise you legally. These questions are adapted from ones that originally appeared on Ask a Manager. Some questions have been edited for length. More From Ask a Manager: I gave my boss’s credit card info to a scam company Am I supposed to return missed calls from coworkers if they don’t leave a message? My boss thinks I should share a hotel room with a stranger at a conference