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Archive for October, 2007

The best resume format to use is the combination resume. This resume format is not chronological nor functional. It combines both! It is extremely flexible and allows you to use strategies in a way that would normally be considered wrong.

Love is in the air. You know a little about your date and your date knows a little about you. The description of your blind date seems to be too good to be true – a perfect vision of your ideal partner. They have the right physical attributes and personal qualities. Your matchmaking friends are even more excited than you because they're convinced you are perfect for one another. The date has been set. You can hardly wait!

Why would someone pay a professional resume writer to write their resume when they have a computer, can use resume templates, and can find resume samples online and in books to get ideas on setting up and composing their own resume?

The answer lies in what type of position they are targeting and their level of resume writing skills. Whether basic or complex, a resume must be attractive, focused, and interesting to read. Failing to achieve these objectives means failing to make a good first impression. Many things need to be taken into consideration in order to accomplish these goals. Here are five things to consider:

Job searching without a target market is as frustrating as transporting a loved one to a hospital emergency room in a foreign country wearing a blindfold. There is every obstacle in place to guarantee you won't arrive at your destination: Unfamiliar territory, unplanned routing and uncertain conditions.

Marketing-with-Intent precisely drives you to your target and with greater speed because you are using the right mode of transportation, an accurate compass and a clear vision of where you're headed. You'll differentiate yourself from your competition by using the right vehicle to uncover the best career for you. Finding a job is easy. Locating a meaningful career is much harder but well worth the sweat.

Everyone dreams of a life full of love and adventure.  But we fill ourselves with reasons not to follow our dreams.  Instead of protecting us, they imprison and hold us back.  Life will be over before we know it, so now is the time to really live life and love.

In Life Lessons, Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler suggest that love is the only gift in life that is not lost and is ultimately the only thing we can really give.  Start by loving yourself.

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"We received nearly 3,000 phone calls from seniors and their family caregivers in the past twelve months searching for elder care services that were Certified Senior Approved", states Barbara Mascio, founder of Senior Approved Services. "Clearly we did not have nearly the amount of services within our network to assist these families."

Senior Approved Services provides a one-call solution for seniors that are in need of anything from a handy man service to assisted living and everything in between. They do not charge a fee to the senior for this service.