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Is it OK to Bend the Truth in Your Resume?

Bending the truth in your resume can be a double-edged sword. It may help you get the job you apply for, while getting caught bending the truth can come back to bite you years later. Depending on the truth you bend, you might cause legal issues for yourself, especially if you are bidding for a project as a…

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LinkedIn is Not the Ultimate Recruiting Site, Twitter is

Twitter serves myriad purposes for millions of people. It’s provided space for brand campaigns, event organizations, personal rants, and every other attention-seeking tactic imaginable since 2006. Though many people use it for professional connections, some view it unprofessional at times — certainly not as “respectable” as LinkedIn for branding. So what makes Twitter such a uniquely useful resource…

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10 Habits of Highly Successful People

Truly successful people all share a number of qualities that differentiate them from others. The habits a person has attributed to them can really be a deciding factor to an individual’s success. I’ve compiled a list below of the 10 habits successful people share. 1) They don’t wait for anyone else to motivate them: True…

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What Careers Best Suit Introverts and Extroverts?

Would you identify yourself as being an introvert or an extrovert? You can find people who fall under each of these categories in most workplaces and particular traits displayed by each personality type mean that they tend to work in different ways. For example, some of us strive when working with others, whereas others perform…

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How Fortune 500 Companies Use Twitter to Recruit

The value of social media for recruitment has become increasingly clear over the years and although LinkedIn is still the front runner for professional networking, Twitter and Facebook are hot on its heels, proving themselves handy tools for hiring talent. Twitter in particular has seen an increase in the number of people using the platform…