Here are five examples of nontraditional cover letters (and some non-letters) that
landed people job interviews...
Not exact matches
Research from Harvard Business School's assistant professor and Hellman Faculty Fellow Alison Wood Brooks found that
people who ask questions become better managers and
land better
jobs.
There's a reason you're not getting hired, according to David Baszucki, a Silicon Valley CEO who says he seldom sees
people doing what it takes to
land the
job they want.
Learn to be a better conversationalist early, for instance, and you might meet and charm just the right
person to
land the entry - level
job of your dreams, which could lead to a another great career break, and so on...
In 2009 and 2010, as
jobs in the U.S. grew increasingly scarce, applications from aspiring teachers — especially younger
people who saw little opportunity to
land a full - time gig at home — poured in.
Soon he was helping all sorts of
people land their fantasy
jobs, and in January 2004, he declared himself a «career strategist» and launched the VocationVacations website.
[S] mall companies are staffed with
people who have spent their entire lives in one place, creating tight factory - floor communities, but also making it harder to
land a new
job,» writes Timothy Aeppel.
In 2009 and 2010, as
jobs in the U.S. grew increasingly scarce, applications from aspiring teachers — younger
people who saw little opportunity to
land a full - time gig at home, as well as professionals from other fields who wanted to switch careers and work abroad — poured in.
Reports Zaino, «I can't tell you how many young
people I see who
land a good
job, or a bonus, and then go right out and finance a BMW or other luxury car.
One small example of this in our neighborhood is the urban farm one of my friends and mentors started to provide
jobs to «returning citizens»: It required the city to help give away
land and clear vacant property and some startup capital from a local farming company, but it is based on the church's understanding of the needs of the
people and explicitly tied to the concept that faithful believers can help disciple and encourage
people who have been incarcerated for harming others, walking them through the transformative process.
However, before you assume an extra degree will boost your chances of
landing a great
job, do your homework and figure out what types of degrees the
people who get hired in your field actually hold.
We think that it is our
job to get
people to the Promised
Land.
India's «green revolution» seemed to have passed these
people by, since they didn't own
land, and the new farming machines simply took away their old
jobs.
She worked as awaitress and got a pilot's license and eventually
landed a
job in the city parksystem, spending a year picking up whatever dogs and
people left behind.
- white
people with criminal records have a better chance of
landing jobs than
people of color with clean records [source].
Is also the mantra of flat earthers, 9/11 truthers, birthers, moon
landing deniers, and all other purveyors of crackpot conspiracy theories like «he baited her into being violent towards him because he knew a passerby would call the police and get an investigation started that would lead to charges being considered against her in order to get her fired from her
job with the endgame goal of, I don't know, making her jointhe lizard
people or something?»
i was a regular comment reader on these site before i
landed my
job at the emirates and upon seeing how
people on here still tear each other apart when it comes to transfers, i have decided to create an account and shed some light on what little i know though its completely illegal.
The NCAA tries hard to prevent
people from using recruits to get
jobs — and to keep schools from making hiring decisions based on which parent, uncle, or high school coach might give them the best shot to
land some particular recruit.
If you are looking to interact with some great
people, work outdoors, make some extra money for the summer, and have some fun, then Story
Land could be the
job for you!
Of course the money will have to come from social security, those
people never paid attention in school and couldn't
land a decent
job.
In capitalist economies,
people who do not own
land or the means of production must sell their labour power on the
job market to the proprietor of
land or of other means of production — otherwise known as the employer.
The PM's decision to bring in «name blindness» so
people from ethnic backgrounds find it easier to
land a
job underlines this commitment to fairness.
As White Plains cuts
jobs and spending, two
people with ties to Mayor Adam Bradley
landed high - paying public posts.
This is not a call for international troops to
land on Libyan soil — but rather a call to the international community to allow the Libyan opposition forces «access» to modern and portable military equipment, so that the Libyan
people are given the tools to finish the
job.
The community was also ready to provide
land for the one village one dam project, to create
job opportunities for the
people.
The amount of conservation work provided by
people who shoot in Wales amounts to the equivalent of 490 full - time conservation
jobs and shooting influences the management of around 380,000 hectares of
land — the equivalent of 18 per cent of Wales.
The Upper East Regional Minister, Rockson Ayine Bukari, has hinted that the region may lose out on developmental projects to other regions if landowners» and «Tindanas» do not make
lands available for development projects that will create
jobs for the
people of the region.
In this situation you have a disadvantage to
land a post-PhD
job and to create a social life composed of mostly Dutch
people.
With most
people getting a
job by circulating a resume or CV, and most hiring managers and HR departments sticking to the tried and true, you aren't likely to
land a
job with nothing but a business card and a smile.
From design to implementation, rewilding projects create
jobs for a host of specialties — soil assessment,
land system mapping, wildlife surveys and management, fire management — and for
people in the construction and landscaping fields.
Even after you
land a
job, don't forsake your community and all those
people you've been helping.
ITDP today unveiled a new policy guide at the Urban Forum to evaluate real estate developments that integrate sustainable transport and
land - use planning to connect
people conveniently and safely to
jobs, education, shopping and other opportunities.
On October 1, 2010, the 61st National Day of the
People's Republic, China carried out a flawless launch of its second unmanned moon probe, whose
job was to survey possible
landing sites for China's third moon probe, scheduled for 2013.
Although downsizing and layoffs are always disruptive, in this area there are so many companies and institutes that experienced
people can often
land new
jobs quickly and can avoid having to relocate.»
I've taken too many calls from
people who obviously look at networking strictly as a tool to
land a
job.
A POSTGRADUATE degree in chemistry does not help to
land a
job in the chemicals industry, and in some cases may even damage a
person's chances, according to a survey by the Chemical Industries Association (CIA).
A «soft
landing» is predicted: a big cut in the budget for next year to give
people time to look for
jobs, then the final coup de grâce a year or so later.
Jackie Novatt was determined to show the
people on her campus tours how science really works — and
landed her dream
job in the process...
We can feel unpleasant feelings toward an acquaintance who
lands our dream
job, for example, and claim at the time it's because that
person is boastful and only realize they're feelings of envy later.
Another plus to being fit is healthy
people tend to
land more
jobs than overweight, out of shape individuals.
M: Now, many
people think that once you've
landed the
job, the tough part is over, but I think your first week or two on the
job requires special attention.
A former war correspondent in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and settles in a small town in Northern California, where he
lands a
job with the local newspaper on the crime beat, but he quickly realizes the bohemian area has some secrets that certain
people do not want disturbed.
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Person Perspective, Isometric, Top - Down Theme Historical Battle (specific / exact), Real - Time Description Starting as a young Roman legionnaire in 275BC, your
job is to conquer the known world through force or diplomacy, fighting on
land and sea.
As Fong writes in her 2004 book, Only Hope, fewer
people would give each
person a larger share of national resources:
jobs, housing, food, water, and
land.
Currently young
people considering a technical education must choose between more than 20,000 courses provided by 160 different organisations with no clear indicator of which course will give them the best chance of
landing a
job.
This large group encompasses
people who never
land a teaching
job,
people laid off after one year,
people hired after... Read More
This large group encompasses
people who never
land a teaching
job,
people laid off after one year,
people hired after start of the school year,
people employed less than full - time, some
people on temporary contracts,
people in (long - term) substitute status, and
people who defer * BTSA.
Nonetheless, may he rest in peace (see also here), perhaps also knowing that his forever stance of «[making] no apologies for the fact that his methods were too complex for most of the teachers whose
jobs depended on them to understand,» just
landed his EVAAS in serious jeopardy in court in Houston (see here) given this stance was just ruled as contributing to the violation of teachers» Fourteenth Amendment rights (i.e., no state or in this case organization shall deprive any
person of life, liberty, or property, without due process [emphasis added]-RRB-.
Broadly speaking, the idea is that if more kids graduate from high school, and achieve higher scores on standardized tests, then more young
people are likely to go to college, and, in turn,
land jobs that can secure them spots in the middle class.
As the economy continues its crawl toward better days, most young
people want to settle someplace where they can
land a good - paying
job.