If you’ve landed on our page today, you must be confused as to why a job posting may get deleted or taken down before you even get a chance to be interviewed by your target employer. There is a multitude of angles to look at regarding this query. One thing’s for sure though: an employer …
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Responding to a job post could be a bit time-consuming and perplexing, especially to first-time applicants. Online correspondence could also be excruciating for nontechies, for it entails a certain amount of grasp on computer skills. Worry no more because we’ve got this topic covered just for you. Please read on to understand more how to …
Using punctuation marks is nothing short of confusing, taxing, and even time-consuming; blame this on the variation among the rules in writing style guides. Language is inherently arbitrary, and writers have the prerogative to calibrate their writing style to make their inner thoughts visible to readers. So today, we’ll try to focus our sense-making on …
Resumes call for a particular format involving leaving out personal pronouns and including many half sentences or phrases instead of full sentences. Because we use this unusual method of writing, is it appropriate to include periods at the end of a bulleted list? Should You Use Periods with Bullet Points on a Resume? Periods …
There is often a section at the top of a resume called “career highlights”. This is a section where you should list the best achievements or highlights of your career. As a freshman, you may not have many points you feel are worth mentioning in this section, so should you even include it? Should …
Just when you think you might be mastering the comma in English, you might come across an idiom or set phrase that can add some confusion. Every language has expressions and phrases that would not make a lot of sense if you took them literally or broke them down into their individual components. “Not one …
Sometimes, you encounter a group of words that are always used together and that have a different definition from their literal meaning. These phrases are called “idioms.” The phrase “not to mention” is sometimes used as an idiom. Knowing when it is an idiom is an important part of identifying whether it also needs a …
“Series 7”, otherwise known as the “General Securities Representative Qualification Examination” (GS) is an exam administered by FINRA which measures one’s competency as a general securities representative. In the financial market, being able to buy and sell securities is a necessary asset in many positions. Should you be putting this on your resume? Should …
Asking someone to write a recommendation letter can be a bit obnoxious because we need to consider a shedload of things. We need to ask ourselves questions like, “Is it a good time to reach out?” or “What if they don’t respond?,” not to mention “What if they decline?” But, do you know what’s way …