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		<title>Degree Inflation: Will it blow up in your face?</title>
		<link>http://corcodilos.com/blog/3653/degree-inflation-will-it-blow-up-in-your-face</link>
		<comments>http://corcodilos.com/blog/3653/degree-inflation-will-it-blow-up-in-your-face#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Corcodilos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting in the door]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the June 28, 2011 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a manager who has no college degree wonders how crucial a degree is, and asks whether it&#8217;s worth stretching the truth on the resume: In the case of a successful manager, how important is a college degree to a headhunter? I don’t have a degree. With [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
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		<title>Readers&#8217; Comments: Garbage in Your Resume &#8211; Take it out</title>
		<link>http://corcodilos.com/blog/2955/readers-comments-garbage-in-your-resume-take-it-out</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Corcodilos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resumes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the March 8, 2011 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a reader wonders, just what really needs to be on a resume? I’ve read conflicting advice about what to put in my resume. Right now, it runs over two pages, since I’ve got quite a bit of history that I need to present. Some resume advice says to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>32</slash:comments>
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		<title>Did you get a free resume critique from a resume company recently?</title>
		<link>http://corcodilos.com/blog/2695/did-you-get-a-free-resume-critique-from-a-resume-company-recently</link>
		<comments>http://corcodilos.com/blog/2695/did-you-get-a-free-resume-critique-from-a-resume-company-recently#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Corcodilos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resumes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written before about &#8220;professional resume writing firms&#8221; that offer &#8220;free critiques&#8221; of people&#8217;s resumes. It&#8217;s obviously a teaser, to get you to use their services. Nothing wrong with that &#8212; especially if you get some useful input about your resume from a good resume writer. I&#8217;m doing some research on the resume business, and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>I went for a run last weekend&#8230; and bought a canned resume</title>
		<link>http://corcodilos.com/blog/1921/i-went-for-a-run-last-weekend-and-bought-a-canned-resume</link>
		<comments>http://corcodilos.com/blog/1921/i-went-for-a-run-last-weekend-and-bought-a-canned-resume#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Corcodilos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resumes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the June 8, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, I discussed a blog post by Jon Jacobs &#8212; Another View of Resume Critiques. Jacobs suggests that my column Free resume critiques: The new career-industry racket is over the top. I characterized the &#8220;resume experts&#8221; who review and analyze (for free) resumes submitted by sales prospects&#8230; as monkeys [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Readers&#8217; Forum: What&#8217;s in a cover letter?</title>
		<link>http://corcodilos.com/blog/1876/readers-forum-whats-in-a-cover-letter</link>
		<comments>http://corcodilos.com/blog/1876/readers-forum-whats-in-a-cover-letter#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 01:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Corcodilos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Job Search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Readers' Forum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resumes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Discussion: May 4, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks: I was recently laid off and I am applying for jobs online. The question I have is whether to include a cover letter or not? Do they really matter these days? I always feel silly saying things like, &#8220;I am motivated and enthusiastic, and would [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>52</slash:comments>
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		<title>Readers&#8217; Forum: One page resume?</title>
		<link>http://corcodilos.com/blog/1775/readers-forum-one-page-resume</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Corcodilos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discussion: April 6, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader wants to know: Are one-page resumes really &#8220;the thing?&#8221; I don&#8217;t feel I can adequately present my strengths on a one-page resume, more like two pages. Er, ah, I don&#8217;t wanna touch this one with a ten-foot pole! Well, I could suggest you not use a resume [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>TheLadders: Would DaVinci buy a resume from Marc Cenedella?</title>
		<link>http://corcodilos.com/blog/1590/theladders-would-davinci-buy-a-resume-from-marc-cenedella</link>
		<comments>http://corcodilos.com/blog/1590/theladders-would-davinci-buy-a-resume-from-marc-cenedella#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Corcodilos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heads up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resumes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[We all need a laugh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When is TheLadders&#8217; CEO Marc Cenedella gonna give it up? This latter-day P.T. Barnum knows no shame. On January 21, 2010 I posted How to apply for a job: The Working Resume, highlighting a job application Leonardo DaVinci sent to the Duke of Milan. (DaVinci&#8217;s letter was brought to my attention by reader Phil Hey.) I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>How to apply for a job: The Working Resume</title>
		<link>http://corcodilos.com/blog/1468/how-to-apply-for-a-job-the-working-resume</link>
		<comments>http://corcodilos.com/blog/1468/how-to-apply-for-a-job-the-working-resume#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Corcodilos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Job Search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resumes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I love]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I first started publishing Ask The Headhunter online in 1995, the most popular and frustrating question I&#8217;d get from readers was, How can I write a really great resume that will get me an interview? My answer was simple: Throw your resume in the garbage. Don&#8217;t use a resume. A resume is a crutch. A [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>How to Say It: Why you should read my resume</title>
		<link>http://corcodilos.com/blog/1121/how-to-say-it-why-you-should-read-my-resume</link>
		<comments>http://corcodilos.com/blog/1121/how-to-say-it-why-you-should-read-my-resume#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Corcodilos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Say It]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resumes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Discussion: November 17, 2009 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks: I work in logistics (freight and shipping) and I&#8217;m trying to come up with a better Objective statement for my resume. Right now it says, &#8220;Hardworking, capable operations manager seeking opportunity for advancement.&#8221; It&#8217;s pretty basic. How do I write an Objective that makes [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>There are resumes, and there are resumes</title>
		<link>http://corcodilos.com/blog/928/there-are-resumes-and-there-are-resumes</link>
		<comments>http://corcodilos.com/blog/928/there-are-resumes-and-there-are-resumes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Corcodilos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heads up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resumes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s good to find a fresh voice online that gives you useful advice, slaps you around a little (we all need it sometimes), entertains you, and leaves you feeling like you just learned something most people don&#8217;t know. Check out 2 Great New Ways to Get a Kick-Butt Resume by Mark Bartz. Mark writes resumes for [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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