Phone interviews can be tough. With the lack of visual communication, you must be able to rely on auditory feedback and be disciplined enough to keep focus. We have compiled this handy guide on phone interview preparation to help ease your fears.
With these interviewing tips, you will be able to face your phone call with confidence!
We’ve just added the “Clean” resume template as an option under Resume Designs. Think of the warm, sweet smell of cotton on a beautiful April day.
Okay, so, that might be a bit over the top — but it is a really great template and we think that you will like it a lot!
If you are currently not a premium member of Emurse.com, we encourage you to give it a thought. For just a few bucks a month ($25 a year, specifically), you get detailed statistics on who is viewing your resume, way more designs for your resume, the ability to host more than one resume and all sorts of little neat things here and there. It’s cool — we wouldn’t do you wrong 
Tip: If there is a resume template or design that you really fancy, drop us a line with the document attached. We will see what we can come up with!
So you are looking for a job? Whether you are fresh out of school or looking to change careers, seeking out an entry level position can be an intimidating task. Resumes and cover letters are a foreign concept to many entry level job seekers. Applying for your new job should be an enjoyable, exciting time. Remember,
“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.” Demosthenes
Enjoy this new and exciting period of your life!
We have assembled this quick and easy reference guide to help you seize the opportunity and make the most out of your transition to the work force!
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A “Professional Summary” on your resume is generally a collection of 4 or 5 one line statements, often found in a bulleted list.
“Tooting your own horn” is often difficult for many job seekers. To come up with a great list of things to include in your professional summary, think about notable accomplishments you may have had. Go through each item that you are including on your resume (work experience, curriculum, training, etc) and think about the specific highlights. These make for great bullet points.
Summaries are also a great place to sprinkle in industry buzzwords. Properly using field specific terminology helps establish credibility. It also has the side benefit of allowing your resume to turn up in more computerized searches. Make sure to only use terms that you are familiar with, as you will probably be asked about them.
Sample Professional Summary
A “Summary” section for an entry level applicant might look something like this:
Summary
Check out Emurse.com for an easy way to create, share and store your resume online for free. You can even use the Emurse Cloud View” to make sure you are not using too many buzzwords
A seemingly simple question, often overlooked until the morning of the big event, is deciding what to wear to an interview. It depends a lot on the industry, the city, the weather and your style.
Despite these many variables, we have prepared six great tips to help you decide.
Thanks go out to Jasmyn and Kevin who both sent in reports regarding a rather ugly bug relating to the Distribution functionality of Emurse. This issue has been fixed, but in an effort to maintain transparency, we decided to post something to the blog about it.
Some of you may have noticed some fairly wonky behavior regarding distribution starting towards the end of March. This behavior only affected a minority of users, but in a pretty nasty way. Resumes sends were extremely backlogged due to a bug in the resume attachment code. As soon as this bug was spotted and fixed, it caused Emurse to “catch up” on it’s mailing, only, without some of the Attachments.
Ugly.
Here’s how we are preventing it from happening again.
The back end for resume distribution was almost completely rewritten, and will be tested thoroughly over the next few days. Resumes should now be sent out in under 3 minutes under normal load. We’ve set up a few “watch dogs” to keep an eye on this sort of thing, just in case something were to happen again (even to a small percentage of users). This way, we will be alerted to the situation quickly.
Again, we really apologize for the troubles, and as always, we are available to answer any questions directly via e-mail.
You may have noticed that Emurse.com has been undergoing a design change over the last couple of weeks. The next phase of this change was just pushed live. Let us know your thoughts!
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From: Atul Bhatt
I have used many different resume building sites and have also hired professionals to build resumes for me. By and far what emurse has been able to do for the job hunter, as well as for the employer looking for employees, is nothing short of miraculous. Kudos to the entire team for making life so much easier!
Emurse is #1
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Testimonial
From: Christopher Armstrong
Let me start by saying that I’m a full-time college student. I don’t have tons of time to mess with formatting or the details of my resume - I need to finish it and get it out to potential employers so that I can get a job to help pay for tuition. Emurse, thankfully, does that all for me. I entered all my information and chose the default style (which I love, by the way). Everyone I show my resume to loves it, and I really hope it will help me get a good internship this summer that will eventually lead to a full-time job once I graduate. If I had the spare money to upgrade to a premium account, I definitely would. Keep up the great work, Emurse!
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When to Use a Resume Objective
Resume objectives are perfect when applying for a specific position at a company. Objectives should always be about the employer and their needs, not yours. It is important to remember that the objective, located at the top of your resume, is a quick “sales pitch” that the employer can use to quickly identify key candidates. Tailor your message to adhere to this principle, and an Objective can be a powerful section on your resume.
If you are not applying to a specific position, or are passing around your resume at a career fair, then the importance of a resume Objective diminishes. If you do choose to use an Objective, make sure you write it in such a way not to limit your options!
Who Should Use a Resume Objective
People short of relevant experience, entry level candidates, people changing careers, mothers returning to work — any type of person who could gain from making a stronger case based on their existing work experiences (or lack their of) can benefit largely from having a properly written resume objective.
If you are applying for a specific position, it is also appropriate to use a resume objective.
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