Here are some resources to help you develop branding for your resume and beyond:
- William Arruda and Kirsten Dixson (2007). Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand, $21.95. Hardcover: 224 pages. Wiley. ISBN-10: 0470128186. (See our review of Career Distinction.)
- Dan Schawbel, (2010), Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future revised and updated edition, paperback, 288 pages, $14.99, Kaplan Publishing, ISBN: 1607147122.
- Andrusia, D. & Haskins, R. (2000). Brand Yourself: How to Create an Identity for a Brilliant Career. Paperback: 256 pages. Ballantine. ISBN: 0345423593.
The Commission aims to enhance the accountability of European organisations that process data by introducing the requirement for large employers and those that gather personal information through the course of their business to appoint data protection officers.
Under the proposals, the “patchwork” of data protection laws and reporting requirements across Europe will be replaced with a single set of rules for all 27 member states.
According to Viviane Reding, vice-president of the Commission, the reforms will eliminate unnecessary administrative burden for businesses, saving them around €2.3 billion per year.
She commented: “Businesses are worried because they are faced with many varied, sometimes contradictory data protection requirements, due to different national laws, due to different ways the national data protection authorities apply these laws, and they are also confronted with a load of notification requirements.
“This leads to legal uncertainty, to legal fragmentation and it makes it difficult for companies, most of all those innovative start-ups … t
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We being you another excerpt from an excellent blog post entitled Never underestimate the importance of your companions by Kelly Blokdijk of TalentTalks, which discusses by offering real-life examples the important role that cover letters and thank-you letters can play in the job search:
Hailey was one of those do without a cover letter job seekers, until one day when she noticed quite a few employers were requiring them. Suddenly, she decided that her chances of attracting attention would be improved if she followed the application instructions by submitting a comprehensive cover letter. The letter she started with could have been used by any other job-seeker.
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The ONS figures show that in the three months to November, 18,000 people gained work, but this was greatly outweighed by the 118,000 who lost their jobs over the same period.
The total figure of 2.685 million is the highest jobless total since 1994. According to the ONS, when broken down by gender this means a rounded male unemployment figure of 1.56 million – the highest since 1995 – and a female rounded unemployment figure of 1.13 million, the highest since 1987.
The outlook for youth unemployment continues to be bleak, with a further drop in employment among those aged between 16 and 24.
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Should you include a cover letter when you send your resume via e-mail? Unless an employer specifically states no cover letters, you should always include a cover letter. You wouldnt want to eliminate a key selling tool in your job-search portfolio. The whole point of a cover letter is to draw interest in you and motivate the employer to look over your resume. For some great tips on writing a dynamic cover letter, visit our , which includes some great links, such as to a cover letter tutorial (for those who need a lot of help with writing cover letters) and a cover letter formula. Send your cover letter in the body of an email when applying electronically.
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