Tuesday, April 21, 2020

What Type of Writing Sample Should I Send With Resume?

What Type of Writing Sample Should I Send With Resume?What type of writing sample should I send with resume? This is an important question when it comes to generating a well-qualified resume for future employment. Most candidates will write their resumes in order to create a professional and impressive resume. However, there are various tips on how to create a strong resume without sacrificing the personal information that you think is most important.Before you begin to write your resume, you must decide on the type of writing sample you will send with it. It could be a newspaper article, a business proposal, and a book. The objective is to highlight some major parts of your skills and experiences that have to do with skills needed in the job. In this article, we'll look at three sample examples.An article. This is a great idea if you have a unique viewpoint and would like to present the reader with an opportunity to learn more about your point of view. However, if you are not sure w hat exactly you are looking for, then writing an article may be out of the question. To get the best results, you can follow a sample article written by someone who has already written about your job position.A business proposal. There are plenty of businesses who can provide a good business proposal. However, this can be done only if you are prepared to write down the detailed details of your proposal. Make sure that you capture the position, market trends, market outlook, and the other relevant details.A book. If you are able to have the advantage of reading a book about your chosen career, this can be another option. The problem is that most books are written for people who already have some experience, so they don't include all the relevant details that are necessary for getting hired.When you have decided which type of writing sample to use, here's a hint. To make your resume stand out from the crowd, you should include the information that is needed, as well as the details tha t have more importance for a company.In this article, we looked at three samples of writing samples that can be used for your resume. As you can see, there are lots of options open to you when it comes to writing a resume.

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Professional Santa Claus How Much They Earn

Professional Santa Claus How Much They Earn Playing Santa Claus makes for a fairly flexible career. More often than not, you choose your own gigs, choose your own suits â€" and make a decent amount of cash. Indeed, professional Santa Clauses earn an average of $30 per hour, according to PayScale, a salary, compensation and benefits information company. But for the top-earning Santas, in the 75th percentile of these professionals, average wages rise dramatically. They earn on average of $75 per hour. (It’s hard to determine how much these Santas make each year since many of them are part-time or have gig-dependent careers.) Phyllis McNeice, a spokesperson for PayScale, told MONEY it is “unusual” to see that high of a spike for the 75th percentile of earners in any job. “This suggests that a good Santa is much better than your average Santa, and is compensated accordingly,” McNeice wrote in an email. Ed Taylor is one of those higher earning Santas. He’s a Los Angeles-based Kris Kringle who regularly appears in commercials for Chrysler and on television shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Today Show. For an average gig, Taylor charges $250 to $275 for the first half hour, then an additional $100 for each half hour after that. When Christmas draws near, however, Taylor earns more. He charges between $400 and $600 for the first half hour for a gig on Christmas Day, and $200 for each half-hour after. Before Taylor was earning this much, he was a public speaker playing Santa on the side, trying to figure out his next business move. “It always kept coming back to me: Santa,” he said. Other Santas, like Lawrence Jefferson, travel for a number of weeks near the holidays to play Jolly Ole Saint Nick. Better known as Santa Larry, Jefferson works at Minnesota’s Mall of America in the two weeks leading up to Christmas. Last year, he became the first black man to play Santa Claus there. (He could not disclose how much he earns while playing Santa at the Mall of America.) He first entered the industry with a $29.99 suit doing volunteer work. Eventually, he found more lucrative gigs and has encouraged other Santas â€" particularly Santas of color â€" to do the same. “You’re going to have to invest your time, invest your money and efforts into looking the part,” he said.

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Resume Writing What You Need To Know About ATS - Work It Daily

Resume Writing What You Need To Know About ATS - Work It Daily When resumes come into any company, whether electronically or on paper, they are entered into an applicant tracking system (ATS), a software program that searches for keywords that apply to the open job position. You might think in that case you should simply submit of list of words to beat the ATS at its own game: “You want words, here are words.” That may have worked with the oldest ATS; the newer systems look for context. They look for the position of the keyword (in the far past of your career or recently) and may even examine the surrounding words for a hint you are actually familiar with the subject. I recently had a conversation with Jon Ciampi, President of Preptel Corporation. His company has a product that uses algorithms and software from ATS to parse resumes and then allow people to see how their resumes compare with the competition’s. He emphasizes you can put sections of your resume in any order (Summary, Experience, Education or Summary Education, Experience) but the way those sections are formatted can become a huge roadblock. With too much formatting or the wrong formatting, your resume content may be ignored by the ATS. Jon says, “PDF is error prone as data structure is not standardized. PDF saves data as an image and requires a converter to translate it into text. This process causes many issues and is inaccurate. While ATS can accept PDF files, Word or ASCII is still the best document type. Graphics, tables, images, and charts should all be avoided. These items are usually interpreted incorrectly and can cause the process to fail, discarding the entire resume.” Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!