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Everyone agonizes over their  We all worry that if it’s not perfect, we may not get a call from a recruiter. However, when you constantly gather feedback from peers and experts, you may end up making the job search too confusing before you even start. Ultimately, you only want to consider one thing when you write your resume: the reader. The reader isn’t the evil applicant tracking system that throws out your resume according to some algorithm. The reader is a real, live person. Your task is to make it easy for them to understand what you do and what your accomplishment are in 1-2 pages. Trust me, I’ve read my share of resumes. In the last four years, I’ve averaged between 20-35 open technical jobs that I was responsible for filling. In each req, I selected between 5-10 candidates to interview and put forward. This equated to between 200 and 350 people I..

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When you’re truly unhappy in your current job, a new one can’t get here fast enough. Having to drag yourself to the office each day can be the worst. When you’re caught up in the emotion of it all, you begin to wonder why you don’t have a new job yet. Is it a problem with your resume? Your cover letter? Your LinkedIn profile? Panic and frustration set in as the days go by without a new offer arriving. Sometimes, however, it’s none of those things at all. Sometimes, it’s just a matter of time. It’s easy to get swept up in your everyday responsibilities. Whether it’s a current job, children, a side project, or social commitments, there’s always something pressing to do. The gets pushed to the side, like a treadmill bought with the best intentions that sits gathering dust in the corner. But just like physical health, your dream..

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Clients often ask me if they should tell potential employers about certain personal matters. My answer is usually “No.” Many people have never been taught – and have never bothered to learn – what questions an employer can ask during the interview and what questions are off limits. Applicants simply want to be honest and up front with their potential employers, but they need to err on the side of caution. Below are five common things that may cause employers – particularly small business owners – to pause when an applicant reveals them: 1. Pregnancy If you are not visibly pregnant, do not reveal that you are pregnant during the interview. Training an employee is an expensive endeavor, and many small business owners cannot afford to provide maternity leave. What’s more, when a pregnant employee is away from work for doctors’ appointments or on unpaid maternity leave, the rest of the..

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I see a lot of burned out employees – people who are emotionally, relationally, and physically worn down. Responsible individuals who have “given all they’ve got” (usually in multiple areas of their lives) and don’t have much, if anything, left to give. Being burned out doesn’t have much to do with the type of work you do. Burned out employees exist everywhere: medical settings, schools, law enforcement, insurance companies, long-term care facilities and hospices, financial institutions, mining companies, and intercity social service agencies, just to name a few. How can I tell they’re worn out? Here are the symptoms: A general lack of energy. They look tired. They act tired. They sigh a lot. If they sit down, they look like they would love to stay there for hours (or go take a nap if they could). A sense of frantic busyness. Even though they are tired, they tell you what..

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Since the time he was little, , photographer, and content creator  has loved making videos. It’s no surprise, then, that the dearly departed six-second video platform Vine caught his eye in the summer of 2013. That’s when Hammontree, along with his cousins Josh Saenz and Ryan Fenwick, began making and sharing videos on the platform. “I think we were camping, and we just started making videos,” Hammontree says, recalling his “favorite story of all time.” “It was just a hobby. We had always loved making videos, and this was the first app that made it super easy to make videos and be yourself.” Hammontree was 15 at the time, and he, Saenz, and Fenwick were questing for “likes.” None of them expected to be launching careers. “We put it in the comedy category, and we used all these different hashtags to see how many likes we could get,” Hammontree says...

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Background:For many years, since the H4 visa program inception, H-4 holders have not been provided with any work authorization. This changed on May 26, 2015 when USCIS passed the rule. The H4 visa dependent spouses were eligible for work authorization EAD provided the H-1B spouse: Have an approved I-140, which is the immigration petition for foreign citizens to get Green Card or Permanent Residency in USA. Have H1B visa status extended beyond 6 years under AC21 Act, which allows H1B holders seeking Green Card to work and stay in USA beyond 6 years, if their Green Card or Permanent Residency Application is Pending. Soon after the was enacted, two things happened:1. Thousands of H-4 spouses applied for H4 visa EAD  ( Employment Authorization Document) and got their first chance to work in US after many years of staying at home.2. A lawsuit was filed against the H4 EAD rule to..

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On the day USCIS accepts H1B petitions for next fiscal year 2018, they make below official press release to report and prevent H1B fraud and abuse that work against American workers.  USCIS made few announcements today to combat fraud and abuse in the H-1B Program, below is a summary those announcements. Summary of the New Measures to Report and Prevent Fraud by USCIS: 1. Report H1B Fraud to USCIS : Creates a dedicated email address for people to report fraud and abuse in H-1B visa program. This can be reported by anyone – American workers and H-1B workers. There was already a way to report to DOL on , but this new option gives an access to USCIS as well. Having this is beneficial not only to American workers who think they are being replaced with cheap labour but also to H-1B workers who think their salary is being withheld,..

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Article by Sophia Dembling have long suspected, and research now confirms, that no matter how good you look on paper,  if you can’t give a good . In published in The Journal of Psychological Science, people who listened to or watched (via audio recording or video) job candidates sell themselves in simulated interviews were more impressed with the candidates than people who read pitches from the same candidates. No matter your accomplishments or how brilliant you are, you can’t let your resume or a finely crafted email do the talking for you. To land that job, you need to  Although this certainly is not impossible for most introverts, who are perfectly capable of being extraverted when necessary, it often doesn’t feel natural or easy. However, there are ways introverted job seekers can give themselves an edge in face-to-face interviews: Before the Interview 1. Do Your Homework “We’re born researchers. We love that..

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Today is April 3rd, 2017, the day , which is probably the most anticipated day for many international students in US and professionals both in US & abroad thinking about their destiny, to work in America. Many of you might be new to process of H1B visa, below are some of the common questions and their relevant answers, including what can you do to be informed… Some common FAQs for  H1B Visa 2018 FilingMany of the first timers for H1B process, would have common questions like What is H1B Fee for FY 2018 ? Difference between masters quota and general quota cap ? To understand, some of such common questions and active discussions in comments, you should read  H1B Lottery Predictions for FY 2018 ?We predict that, there will be more petitions filed for H1B quota than the available cap. You can read  , to get an idea on what..