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April 25, 2014

An insidersguide to

employment inMuskogee and

beyond ...

Standing out in a crowd-ed job market has alwaysbeen tough, but many pro-fessionals find it evenmore difficult to getnoticed now. There areways to stand out amongthe masses.

Go the extra mile

when sending your appli-cation. Many online jobpostings provide a link oran email address whereapplicants can fill out anapplication or send theirresumes. Applicants whoreally want to get noticedcan take the extra step of

finding the contact infor-mation for the company'shiring manager and send-ing their resume directlyto that persons emailaddress.

Tighten things up.Your resume shouldreflect your work experi-ence, but you want to focusprimarily on the experi-ence and skills that arerelevant to the position.

Make your resumedownload-friendly.

Beware of hyperlinks.Adding hyperlinks to aresume can be hit or miss.

Include social mediaprofiles. If you have beenresponsible regardingyour use of social media,conducting yourself in aprofessional matter andeven benefitting yourexisting employer, by allmeans share these profileswith potential employers.

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Get noticed in crowded job market

Standing out in a crowd-ed job market has alwaysbeen tough, but many pro-fessionals find it evenmore difficult to getnoticed now. There areways to stand out amongthe masses.

Go the extra mile

when sending your appli-cation. Many online jobpostings provide a link oran email address whereapplicants can fill out anapplication or send theirresumes. Applicants whoreally want to get noticedcan take the extra step of

finding the contact infor-mation for the company'shiring manager and send-ing their resume directlyto that persons emailaddress.

Tighten things up.Your resume shouldreflect your work experi-ence, but you want to focusprimarily on the experi-ence and skills that arerelevant to the position.

Make your resumedownload-friendly.

Beware of hyperlinks.Adding hyperlinks to aresume can be hit or miss.

Include social mediaprofiles. If you have beenresponsible regardingyour use of social media,conducting yourself in aprofessional matter andeven benefitting yourexisting employer, by allmeans share these profileswith potential employers.

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