Having a book trailer is a relatively new phenomenon in book publishing. If you asked me fifteen years ago if a book needed a book trailer, I would have looked at you like you had three heads. And you would…
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JD Stanley’s articles that don’t fit into the set categories or are otherwise orphaned. I don’t know what might end up in here, but topics will vary.
Marketing any published book is hard work. When you’re going it alone as an independent author, even more so. Understanding how different social media avenues and search engines work can put your marketing farther ahead. It’s not enough to toss…
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Book of Irish Names: First, Family and Place Names by Ronan Coghlan My rating: 5 of 5 stars While this book does contain reference to other name origins (French, Norman, Latin, etc) this is in the section labelled “Irish First…
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While the cover letter on a resume isn’t a requirement, it’s still good etiquette. When you’re applying for a lot of jobs online at once, yes, it can be extra work. But look at it this way – it can…
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Domain names used to be a luxury only affordable to large business. Emerging writers would never need one when traditional print publishers were the only game in town. Back closer to the beginning of the Internet, you might only see…
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There is no excuse for bad resume form and yet resume mistakes abound. In a competitive job market, yes, you want to stand out, but not for the wrong reasons. If you expect the recruiter or hiring manager to…
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If you’ve never done it before, it could be challenging to adjust the language in your old resume to turn it into an active and engaging skills resume. In the old “duties” style, it’s customary to write those duties in…
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A couple decades ago, a skills resume was unheard of. Instead, the resume trend was to list out every job you ever had and include every duty and responsibility that went with them. Three, four, and five page resumes…
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Create a Rockin’ Resume As a hiring manager in my “other other” job as well as having spent a lot of years writing them for people, I’ve become something of a resume expert. I work with HR and recruiters, vet…
Leave a CommentDo I Need a Resume or a CV Knowing the difference between a resume and a CV can help you make a better presentation to potential employers. Sending the wrong one to the job you really want? Could be the…
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