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Beware the "free" resumé service

Posted by Natalie Joan on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, In : Products and Services 
Consumerist.com (the same people who made the news reporting on Facebook's new Terms of Service a few weeks ago) have written a scathing review of the free resumé critique available from the CareerBuilder website.

Not only did Career Builder provide the same generic advice to several different, fake resumés , but they also used the email addresses provided to spam the users with unsolicited email.

The moral: sometimes you get what you pay for. Read the fill article here.

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The effect of the economic crisis on graduates' job prospects

Posted by Natalie Joan on Monday, January 19, 2009, In : Job Search 
Interesting article in today's Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090117.wlivestudents0119/BNStory/specialComment/home

Is the current economic situation affecting your job search?
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Natalie Joan I am a writer, editor and adult education professional living in Halifax NS. I write and edit resumés, and offer workshops on resumé writing, job hunting, and interviewing. This blog is a place for me to post my favourite resumé tips, answer common questions, and occasionally rant about my pet peeves.

  

   
 
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