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Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Have a question you'd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of Recruiter QA! Today's Question: Hiring and recruiting experts are always telling candidates to research potential Source: Recruiter

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Every job seeker has done the frantic window-shifting dance on their computer: from the job description to your resume, back to the description, then to your cover letter. Rinse and repeat. While job descriptions undoubtedly contain crucial information, it's just as important to look for other clues outside the job description that can help you stand out as a candidate. That is exactly what Amazon is encouraging its candidates to do. As Miriam Park, director of Amazon's university recruiting, ... Source: Recruiter

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A boss can make the workplace miserable. Given how much time people spend in the office, life itself can become wretched when dealing with a bad boss. You may feel angry, humiliated, anxious, and/or depressed. You tell your coworkers just how bad this supervisor is. Your boss really is a "jerk," you claim. "A schmuck," you all agree. You consider doing something about it, but you end up taking ... Source: Recruiter

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Have you ever gotten frustrated because you didn't hit a goal you had set for yourself? I'm betting you have. It happens to even the best leaders from time to time. When something doesn't happen or a ball gets dropped along the way to achieving a goal, the result is often irritation and the sense that the goal may have been unreachable after all. But I don't agree with that. ... Source: Recruiter

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A resume riddled with spelling and grammar errors will impress nobody. Think you're immune? There is a good chance you aren't: According to CareerBuilder, 58 percent of employers commonly dismiss candidates because their resumes have typos. Avoid being rejected outright by making use of the following tools to proofread Source: Recruiter {$inline_image}

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Article by Tammy Danan We've all been there: You're on deadline, but your mind refuses to get going. The phenomenon goes by many names, including "writer's block," "creative block," and "dry spell." I call them "blank moments." Because of the many blank moments I've encountered in my life – and the intense level of procrastination Source: Recruiter

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I'm sure you were told as a child to look the person with whom you were talking in the eyes. You may have also been instructed to deliver a firm, yet gentle handshake, not a limp one. I bet you were told to smile, too. Your guardians wanted you to come across as likable, because being likable would get you far in this world. All of these lessons you were taught as a child apply today. Now that you're an adult, ... Source: Recruiter

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"I am too busy to network." I hear this all the time from people at every rung of the career ladder, from the C-suite all the way down to new professionals. For those who do it well, however, networking has long been the preferred strategy for pursuing career opportunities. These days, our hyper-connected society means there are more opportunities than ever to leverage your networks and open doors to ... Source: Recruiter

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People tend to leave one crucial detail out of their resumes: their results! However, including this detail could totally transform your resume and make it much more effective. Don't sell yourself short. Give your results a prominent place on your resume. Why Do Results Matter? Anyone can say they're a great employee, but very few people can ... Source: Recruiter