How To Have A Great Sales Career

Selling isn’t just a game of words but it is also an art of the higher path of communication. A single word spoken can either make or break a deal when it comes to the art of selling products. So are you ready to uncover the secrets of hardcore salesmanship?

Why Won't My Customers Call Me Back?

A common lament from many sales people these days is the difficulty that they have in getting their customers to call them back or answer emails. This applies to prospects and even regular customers. Sales people worry that if they call too much they will be perceived as a pest or as unprofessional or, even worse, as a stalker.

Do You Have What It Takes To Be a Top Seller?

Tips on becoming a top salesperson in your business.

How To Double Your Qualified Leads Without Taxing Your Budget

It's standard practice to generate leads by requiring web site visitors to exchange contact information for quality content and-or collateral. Walking the fine line between asking for too much information (and scaring prospects off) and asking for too little takes finesse. Here's a simple, proven way to glean more information from prospects, qualify leads, and keep those visitors returning to your site.

The Not-So-Effective Cover Letter

Here’s a newsflash: Cover letters work, plain and simple. This is why I’m intrigued by the fact that a) jobseekers rarely submit them and b) hiring managers seldom read them. As a result, I started a...

What Recruiters Hate About Resumes And Cover Letters

Today, I'm going to share with you the awful truth about resumes and cover letters. Here it is: Most of them stink. Where do most resumes and cover letters go wrong? And how can you avoid the typical mistakes that most job seekers make? To find answers, I spoke with two experienced recruiters. Their candid advice can help you avoid typical pitfalls, and get hired faster ...

How to Transform a Boring Note Into A Killer Cover Letter - Part I

Direct response marketing principles have been used for over 100 years to sell products to consumers. This article shows you how to take those same principle and use them to sell yourself to a hiring manager. I've personally used these techniques to get 3 job offers in 72 hours...and the phone kept ringing!

Make Your Resume Sizzle with Success Stories

Today it is imperative that you have a resume that immediately catches the reader's attention. Many job seekers enter the hunt without the proper tools. Don't be one of them! Power up your r?sum? with solid success stories.

Cover Letter Warning: Watch Out For the BIG BAD WORD!

Just as Goldilocks was suspicious of the big bad wolf, be wary of the big bad word! You know the kind. Pursuant. Heretofore. Credence and all their contagious cousins! Unless you keep your guard up, these little pests will infest your cover letters like termites in a wood pile!

Resumes and First impressions

Hunting for a position in a new career field? Trying to take your new education or skills and transform them into a job with a future?

Creating an Interactive Resume

The battle for attention from a hiring manager is tough. Try impressing them with a Word template resume and you will find your luck dwindles to zero. To stand out today, you need to take your resume to the next level, the interactive level!

Career Advice: Are Resumes Obsolete As A Primary Job Search Tool?

While a resume is no longer a job seekers best friend, it’s still a necessary and important communication tool that bridges an information gap between you and your prospective employer. Prepare and use it as a secondary contact resource. Allow your personality and communication skills to be the primary instruments of your success.

Acting Tip: Acting Resumes, Cover Letters, and Headshots, Oh My!

Amy's suggestions for creating a great cover letter and resume for actors. Break a leg!

How To Write A Resume, Avoid These Resume Mistakes

If you have a resume you maybe making these mistakes and don't even know. But in the process of ignorance your losing job opportunities and precious time.

Sample Resume Objectives: Good, But Summaries Are Smokin'!

You've probably been told that every resume needs an objective statement. Wrong. They're good, but there's something much, much better.