Monday, April 20, 2020
How to Write a Resume Using a Resume Writing Outline Template
How to Write a Resume Using a Resume Writing Outline TemplateSo, you want to know how to write a resume. It is no longer rocket science! The real trick is to find a proven resume writing outline template.You are a new career or just having a change of scenery in your life, it does not matter as long as you get the job. Here is how to do it.The first thing you should do is to check with friends, family and coworkers if they have any advice for writing a resume. In most cases they will tell you to use a resume writing outline template. There are many great ones out there, so make sure you get one that suits your needs.This template may come in the form of a Microsoft Word document or it may be in the form of a PDF file. But whatever it is, make sure that it has a resume area on the page, complete with every information you need.The next thing you need to do is to jot down all the information you would like to include in your resume such as what position you hold, how long you have held the position, the names of all your supervisors, and where you work. Do not forget to include all your achievements, and of course the types of experiences that will show what you can do for a company. Also make sure you state the most important qualifications you possess.All this important information should be placed on the resume area. After you have done this you can proceed to your resume body. Make sure to keep it to a minimum of three paragraphs because it is needed to be brief. After this you will need to list all references that will be important to the company.The final step is to copy the resume outline template and place it in the upper right hand corner of your resume. Now you are done! Your resume should be finished. The company now has a look at the resume and can decide if you are suitable for the job.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
How to Edit Wikipedia Pages and Get Paid Underground Industry
How to Edit Wikipedia Pages and Get Paid Underground Industry The brilliance of Wikipedia is that a) itâs freeâ"slogan: âThe Free Encyclopediaââ"and b) the editing is supposed to be done by dispassionate volunteers, so the content is presumably neutral and trustworthy. Because Wikipedia is such a great, quick, incredibly accessible source for the world, much is at stake for the companies, products, and people catalogued on the site, which has nearly 5 million articles in English and millions more in dozens of other languages. And sometimes, as an investigation by The Atlantic reports, those with interests in how theyâre described on Wikipedia resort to paying freelance writers, PR firms, and assorted Wikipedia âexpertsâ to make adjustments to the site. For example, there are celebrities and politicians who would prefer that scandals they have been tied to would disappear, or at least be toned down in Wikipedia entries. Businesses understandably want to have their products and services painted in the best light too. But the editing done at Wikipedia is supposed to be done with no money changing hands. âPaid editing disrupts the values,â Katherine Maher, chief communications officer at Wikimedia (which operates Wikipedia), told the Financial Times earlier this year. âWikipedia is a volunteer collaborative community. If it was paid it would be a different site.â Yet the practice of paying for Wikipedia editing has been chronicled for yearsâ"in 2013 by the International Business Times, for instance, up through The Atlanticâs new report about âThe Covert World of People Trying to Edit Wikipediaâ"for Pay.â How much are people paid to massage clientsâ Wikipedia pages, or to write them from scratch? Thereâs no set rate. Gigs listed at sites like elance might offer the vague amount of âLess Than $500â for creating a new Wikipedia page for a business. A freelance writer named Mike Wood, who is quoted in multiple stories about editing Wikipedia for cash, told The Atlantic that his clients pay him $400 to $1,000 per article. He also said that many of his clients are big shots: âYou could turn on either Fox or CNN right now, and within one half hour you will ⦠see a commercial for [a company or an interview with someone whose] page that Iâve created, or Iâve edited,â he claims. He says that heâs worked with âone of the worldâs fifth largest banksâ and members of ânumerous presidentsâ administrations.â A Wikipedia entry will be flagged if the tone is clearly biased, or if it is lacking in verifiable, reliable sources. So itâs not like these editors can write whatever they want without some checks and balances. What makes the services of these writers worth paying for, then, is the ability to walk the tricky line of sculpting the content in the favor of your client without going too far and getting busted. After all, as Dariusz Jemielniak, author of Common Knowledge?: An Ethnography of Wikipedia, said to the Financial Times, âIf paid editing is really smart, it wonât be detected.â
Friday, April 10, 2020
9 Biggest Excuses Holding You Back From Your Dream Job - Work It Daily
9 Biggest Excuses Holding You Back From Your Dream Job - Work It Daily Everybody wants the dream job, but most people have nothing but excuses to validate why theyâre still at a dead-end job. Related: 6 Ways 99% Of People Are Destroying Their Careers Here are the nine biggest excuses that prevent people from achieving the job of their dreams. 1. Youâre too young. Success doesnât have a minimum age requirement. Donât believe me? Ask Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Richardson Branson, and Steve Jobs. If youâre looking for an example of someone whoâs a mere mortal, Iâll throw my name in the ring. I was earning $48,000/year at the age of 21, which was eight years ago when $48,000 was worth considerably more than it is today. 2. Youâre too old. Just as success doesnât have a minimum age requirement, it also doesnât have an age limitation. Everyday, Corporate America and the news media tell 55 year-olds that their time is up. This is nonsense. Veterans have something young bucks donât have, which is experience. Where older people go wrong is they donât market themselves and position their experience properly. They over-index on the importance of their shiny resume when a resume is no longer good enough. What about your website portfolio? What about your pile of reference letters? What about your blog or your book? I could go on and on. Veterans shouldnât feel bad though because young people arenât doing these things either. 3. You donât have a college degree. Neither do I, but that didnât stop me from landing a highly-coveted position in a Fortune 10 big business. Yes itâs true, a college degree is still important and it still helps you get your foot in the door, but itâs becoming less and less valuable to employers as thereâs too high a supply of people with college degrees and not enough people with verifiable skills and experience. If you want to get the job of your dreams, stop dwelling on your lack of education and begin focusing on gaining experience. Be willing to start from the bottom, bust your hump, and work your way to the top. Donât take this advice to heart too much though. While you may not need a college degree to get you the job of your dreams, that doesnât mean you donât need an education or skills. Consider sites like Lynda.com, Udemy, Skillshare, or a number of other online education options. 4. Youâre not smart enough. What does âsmartâ even mean? I know tons of âsmartâ people who make really stupid choices, get into thousands of dollars of debt attending over-priced private colleges and amounting to nothing more than a notch above average. âSmartâ is meaningless, and the effort put behind the measurement of your self-worth based on being âsmartâ is worthless. You are just as capable as anyone else. 5. You donât have what it takes. Are you willing to work hard and do whatever it takes? If so, then you have what it takes. 6. You havenât paid your dues. This might be true. However, more often than not itâs an excuse thatâs often times planted into peopleâs minds by jealous and bitter co-workers who had to stab backs just to get a sit in middle-management. No two peopleâs experiences dictate the outcome of one another. Paying your dues also shouldnât be indicative of taking part in a multi-year hazing experiment. Your only job as an employee is to do your work, provide value and achieve results. If this has been accomplished and you still havenât found your dream job, continue searching; you will eventually find it. 7. You havenât âgotten in goodâ with the bosses. If youâve accepted the ridiculous notion that you must kiss upper managementâs rear-end to get ahead in the game, youâve already lost, because behind closed doors somebody else is kissing the bossâs rear-end better than you, and when it comes time for a promotion, youâll be sidelined. 8. Youâre not qualified. This is a mind game used by managers who intend on de-valuing your self-esteem and self-worth so that they can obtain your employment for less than market value. Donât fall into this trap. If youâve read the job description and you meet the qualifications, then youâre qualified. Keep your head held high and go for whatâs yours. 9. Youâre unskilled. If you lack the skills necessary to provide you with better job opportunities then obtain more skills. Problem solved. Related Posts 8 Mistakes You're Making At Work That Will Hurt Your Career 10 Bad Habits That Can Harm Your Career 5 Effective Work Habits For Fresh Graduates About the author Michael Price is the author of What Next? The Millennial's Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Real World, endorsed by Barbara Corcoran of ABC's Shark Tank. He is also the founder of Conquer Career Course, where he teaches students how to increase their salary, build a career with longevity and become unemployment-proof. 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