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Open House/Job Fair Monday, September 8, 2008 from 9:00 a.m.  to 3:00 p.m. TransFirst, LLC Cherry Creek Place 1 3131 S. Vaughn Way, 1st floor Conference Room Aurora, CO  80014 Off of I225 and Parker Road across from University of Phoenix and Dex TransFirst, LLC is growing - Come check us out! Sales Earning Potential of $80,000+ FIRST YEAR Looking for sales professionals with a proven track record, high energy and professionalism. 

Open House/Job Fair Monday, September 8, 2008 from 9:00 a.m.  to 3:00 p.m. TransFirst, LLC Cherry Creek Place 1 3131 S. Vaughn Way, 1st floor Conference Room Aurora, CO  80014 Off of I225 and Parker Road across from University of Phoenix and Dex TransFirst, LLC is growing - Come check us out! Sales Earning Potential of $80,000+ FIRST YEAR Looking for sales professionals with a proven track record, high energy and professionalism. 

You’ve probably heard that employers expect to see an exact match to their skills on your resume, and that you should be tailoring your resume to each job. But, you might think—if I do that, I'll be writing forever! Relax – there’s a point to customizing your resume to meet the needs of employers. In The Career Champion newsletter, I regularly cover the fact that a resume needs to deliver a clear message in order to be effective. However, ... (Read More)

Given the dot-com meltdown, frequent corporate downsizing, family situations, and the never-ending parade of mergers and acquisitions, more leadership professionals than ever are presenting a gap in between jobs to their next employer. If this situation applies to you, remember that you are in good company! I would estimate that nearly a third of my clients have experienced a period of unemployment at one time or another. Your best bet in this case is to meet the ... (Read More)

You might be aware that powerful “career marketing” in the form of a masterpiece resume and cover letter is a must for a leadership role. However, don’t forget that employers WILL look in one other place for information about you:  the Internet. Here are three key reasons that many employers are turning to online sources as a substitute for references (whether you want them to or not!): 1)  Personal websites are growing by leaps and bounds. ... (Read More)

Are you a senior-level professional or manager wanting to transition upward in your career? If so, you may believe that your dedication and proficiency will automatically shine through on your resume. However, many leadership professionals experience minimal results when they fail to adequately express their true strengths and core competencies. If you aspire to the corner office, moving from searching to successful requires using some key strategies to pique an ... (Read More)

If you’re looking for a job these days, you don’t need to hear that things are cutthroat. But have you heard that your résumé might be tossed aside with ONLY a 10-second glance, due to the overwhelming crush of applicants? How can you tell if your résumé will make the cut? Unfortunately, some résumé flaws are so fatal that I can GUARANTEE they will fail to get interviews. See if any of these apply to your situation: ... (Read More)

Have you ever walked into an interview with high hopes, did your best, and then wondered why you didn’t receive a call back? In my recruiting days, I frequently saw candidates who, although qualified, undermined themselves at EVERY turn through an amazing lack of interview etiquette and professionalism. Study these tips prior to that all-important interview… especially when you’ve promised yourself that things will be different this time: ... (Read More)

What’s the best way to give a quick skills overview PLUS pass an automated résumé scan? Keywords! One of the mysteries to résumé writing, keywords are simply skills and concepts that humans AND systems look for in your qualifications. However, many people skip adding this content when writing a résumé… and then wonder why the phone stays silent. Take my client Greg, for example. Greg had a solid sales ... (Read More)

And the answer is… when it’s on your résumé! Nearly everyone is familiar with the classic “Objective Statement” that tops off so many résumés. It usually starts with “Seeking a challenging position…” and proceeds to roll downhill from there. When you are trying to distinguish yourself from the competition, slapping the same line on your résumé as thousands of others hardly sets you ... (Read More)