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Resume Writer

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1.Write to the future. Resume writing is not about rehashing your past history and listing what you’ve done and where. Rather, resume writing is about writing to the future, to the job that you want or the career path that you wish to pursue. This is a critical consideration throughout every phase of writing your resume and conducting your job search. Clearly define your objectives, identify the skills and qualifications you’ve gained through your past experience that support your current goals, and then focus on these elements throughout your search. Don’t position yourself as someone who wants to be a sales professional; rather, position yourself as someone who is a well-qualified sales professional with excellent skills in delivering presentations, negotiating and closing deals, planning incentives, and more. (If you’ve worked as a military recruiter, you’ve certainly done all of these things and more!) 2."Re-weight" your skills and qualifications. When writing your r

Effective Writing (Formerly: Leading with the Written Word)

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Overview The ability to prepare clear, concise documents that advocate a position or advance a goal is an essential leadership skill. Whether you have to produce budget justifications, testimony or any number of other documents, each one requires a different style of writing , and your success depends on your ability to use them appropriately. In this seminar, experts will teach you how to create a document from concept to completed product, reviewing and critiquing your work and making concrete suggestions for improvement. You will learn the styles of writing required for different types of documents and audiences and the techniques to polish your writing skills when you return to the workplace. How Will You Benefit * Understand basic writing methods that stress the importance of outlines and orderly composition structure. * Learn to write more precisely with meaning and purpose. * Reinforce the key ingredients of effective communication techniques. * Develop greater confidence a

How to Write a Research Paper Proposal

Most students and beginning researchers do not fully understand what a research proposal means, nor do they understand its importance. To put it bluntly, one's research is only as a good as one's proposal. An ill-conceived proposal dooms the project even if it somehow gets through the Thesis Supervisory Committee. A high quality proposal, on the other hand, not only promises success for the project , but also impresses your Thesis Committee about your potential as a researcher.

Prepare a business plan

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Presenting your business plan To make sure your business plan has maximum impact, there are a number of points to observe.Keep the plan short - it's more likely to be read if it's a manageable length. Think about the presentation and keep it professional - even if you only intend to use the plan in-house. Remember, a well presented plan will reinforce the positive impression you want to create of your business . Tips for presenting your plan - Include a cover or binding and a contents page with page and section numbering. - Start with the executive summary. - Ensure it's legible - make sure the type is ten point or above. - You may want to email it, so ensure you use email-friendly formatting. - Even if it's for internal use only, write the plan as if it's intended for an external audience. - Edit the plan carefully - get at least two people to read it and check that it makes sense. - Show the plan to expert advisers - such as your accountant - and ask for feedbac

10 Steps in Writing the Research Paper

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This topic presents techniques and models for high school and college students to write successful research papers . After a preface and an introduction to research, We discusses the 10 steps in writing a research paper : (1) find a subject; (2) read a general article; (3) formulate a temporary thesis and a temporary outline; (4) prepare the preliminary bibliography; (5) take notes from relevant sources; (6) label note cards and revise working outline; (7) write the first draft; (8) revise the text, write introduction and conclusion; (9) parenthetical references or footnotes on draft; and (10) put the paper in final form.

Resume & KSA (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities) Tips

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Pay Attention to Keywords Whether you're writing your first resume, updating an existing one, or answering a position's Knowledge’s, Skills, and Abilities (KSA's), stop and think about which keywords you need to add. You could be the most qualified person for the position, but you could be lost in a sea of applicants without the right keywords. A Single Keyword Communicates Multiple Skills and Qualifications When a recruiter reads the keyword "analyst", he or she might assume you have experience in collecting data, evaluating effectiveness, and researching and developing new processes. Just one keyword can have tremendous power and deliver a huge message. Study Job Announcements This is the best way to determine important keywords. Review several job announcements and their questions for your ideal position. The jobs don't have to be in your geographic target area. The idea is to find skills, experience, education and other credentials important in your fiel

How to Write a PhD Thesis (An outline)

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First make up a thesis outline: several pages containing chapter headings, sub-headings, some figure titles (to indicate which results go where) and perhaps some other notes and comments. There is a section on chapter order and thesis structure at the end of this text. Once you have a list of chapters and, under each chapter heading, a reasonably complete list of things to be reported or explained, you have struck a great blow against writer's block. When you sit down to type, your aim is no longer a thesis ---a daunting goal---but something simpler. Your new aim is just to write a paragraph or section about one of your subheadings. It helps to start with an easy one: this gets you into the habit of writing and gives you self-confidence. In an experimental thesis , the Materials and Methods chapter is often the easiest to write – just write down what you did; carefully, formally and in a logical order. How do you make an outline of a chapter? For most of them, you might try the

Creative Writing

HOW TO WRITE A TERM PAPER:

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"CHOOSE A TOPIC" Choosing a topic is probably the easiest part to writing term papers primarily because the general topic idea will be chosen for you. The idea will fall within the parameters of the subject matter of the class. For example if you are in a mathematics class you wouldn't necessarily write about human evolution. Similarly, if you are in a geology class you most likely would not be preparing a research paper on media consolidation. The point being that what the topic it will more than likely depend on what you are studying in a particular class. Once the specific topic is determined for writing the term paper , their maybe some rules stipulated by your syllabus or directly from your instructor as to what subtopics need to be discussed within the paper. These stipulations by no means determines in what way the writer will present the information in the term paper nor does it confine the writer to a specific point of view. These rules only guide the writer a

A thesis writing help

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* tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion. * is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper. * directly answers the question asked of you. A thesis is an interpretation of a question or subject, not the subject itself. The subject, or topic, of an essay might be World War II or Moby Dick; a thesis must then offer a way to understand the war or the novel. * makes a claim that others might dispute. * is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay , gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation. If your assignment asks you to take a position or develop a claim about a subject, you may need to convey that position or claim in a thesis statement near the beginning of your draft. The assignment may not ex

Interviewing Tips

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The interview is designed for one purpose: to find the "best" person for the job . Getting an interview is only a start. You must know how to win at interviewing . Follow these four interviewing strategies. 1. The One-Minute Resume 2. Positive Attitude 3. Dress the Part 4. Write a Thank You Letter 4 winning tips for a successful interview 1. The One-Minute Resume The first question most interviewers ask is "tell me about yourself." How you answer this question will set the tone for the rest of the interview . That is why you develop a one-minute resume . Describe where you are from, your education, and what you have to offer. One-Minute Resume Example: "I grew up in rural Western Michigan and I was active in sports and student government in high school. In addition to having the skill, talent and experience you're looking for, my life as a military spouse also reflects my being the right person for this job. The experiences I have had as a military spo

Small Business Assistance & Training

Several free counseling and training programs are available to help you get started and expand your small business . These services cover all aspects of starting and running a business , from getting a loan to developing business plans and marketing strategies . Online Small Business Community Your first stop to finding help with starting and managing your small business should be the Online Small Business Community. This community brings together entrepreneurs, small business owners, industry and government experts to share and discuss business issues and questions. Online Tools & Resources The SBA offers numerous online tools and resources to help new and aspiring business owners succeed: 1. Start Up Assessment Tool This simple assessment tool is designed to help you better understand your readiness for starting a small business. Takes less than 5 minutes to complete. 2. Free Online Training Free at-your-own-pace courses on a number of timely business topics, incl