Sentences with phrase «story about your candidacy»

Use a cover letter as a short story about your candidacy.

• Tell a story about your candidacy that your resume can not tell.

Not exact matches

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

«The questions always seem to coincide with stories about Cuomo's candidacy,» he said, «and the questions are always the same.

She faced a withering series of questions from club members (we'll have more about this in an upcoming story regarding Niou's candidacy).

«The story is really about voters in Connecticut who stood with Ned Lamont,» said Tom Matzzie, political director for the antiwar organization MoveOn.org, one of numerous outside groups that promoted Lamont's candidacy.

Exclusively political stories will not be included, except stories about the announcement of a candidacy for judicial office and the outcome of judicial elections.

In a job or internship search, your story — which includes a brief statement of your background and interests — plays a valuable role; it is often the first data point employers have about your candidacy.

Tell your story: Candidates often wonder, when my resume is communicating all the facts and figures about my candidacy, then why bother writing a cover letter?

Tell your story: Candidates often wonder, when my resume is communicating all the facts and figures about my candidacy, then why bother writing a cover... Read More»