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Resume
Help @ ISP Job Site
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Welcome
to the ISP Job Site, a selection of
retail store career opportunities presented by your International
Employment Committee. We invite you to review the opportunities.
Click the login button to search for job opportunities and
for those looking for employment. Experience our new online
job search database.
Email
resumes are quite common today, but do you know how to send
them properly? See our next page for the best way. Click
here 
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Build Your Network:
Networking for your next job is always important,
but with higher unemployment and more job seekers
in the field, it is even more important. Many job
seekers learn about the openings through their network
before they are advertised. Friends, family, business
associates, trade associations, alumni groups,
and church organizations may provide a head start
to your next job interview before the public finds
out. So take the initiative to reach out to your
network.
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Stay Organized: Nowadays,
job seekers are soliciting more companies and networking
with more people to find the next job. This requires
that today's candidates be extremely organized during
their job search. Establish a centralized database
to store information, such as: the company and interviewer's
name and title; the company's products and services;
the date of the job interview; and the status of
interviews, thank you notes and other follow-up
tasks.
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Highlight Your Accomplishments:
A resume is the perfect place to boast. Clearly
list key accomplishments, and the correlating impact
under each job listing. Each impact statement should
begin with the results of the achievement. For example,
"Cut overhead costs by 25 percent by streamlining
workflow and centralizing operations." Load
the resume with active verbs and keyword nouns.
Active verbs sell the employer and keyword nouns
increase the odds of your resume being found in
a resume database.
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Consider a Functional Resume:
If you are considering a career transition--as is
the case for many job seekers in recently impacted
fields, such as the high tech, travel and airline
industries--a functional resume is needed. A functional
resume highlights cross-over skills and achievements
and downplays job titles and industries. This is
an ideal way to show prospective employers that
you're perfect for the job, even though your experience
may not be directly related.
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Resume Broadcast:
Candidates are plentiful in today's job
search, so it is important for a job seeker to get
in front of a prospective employer first. A direct
way is by e-mailing the resume to targeted companies
and recruiters, and posting it to your career ISP
Job Site site. This automatically provides
job seekers with the broadest reach to any hiring
HR or recruiter manager in search of candidates.
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Search Company Web Sites:
With fewer jobs available
but more job seekers, companies are not advertising
in the classifieds; they don't need to because candidates
are showing up on the company's doorsteps. Research
local company directories and Web sites, and proactively
contact the company for available opportunities.
Also, to demonstrate further interest, the job seeker
should tailor the resume to fit the job description.
Look here for Retail Store Web Sites: Click
Here
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Research and Prepare:
Make a distinct impression by being the best-prepared
job candidate. Research information on the company
before the interview, and use this information to
ask educated questions during the job interview.
Some employers have even interviewed candidates
who were armed with a printout highlighting important
facts about the company's products and services
found on the company's website.
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Follow-up Frequently: Since employers
are now interviewing many job seekers for one position,
it is important to regularly remind prospective
employers that you are still available and interested.
Reminders work well through frequent follow-up with
phone calls, e-mails, and written notes. 
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Message from ISP Employment Committee
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The
volunteered members of the ISP Employment Committee extends
its condolences and support to the thousands of families who
lost loved ones to the tragic events of September 11.
We
are united by grief and sadness but also by hope as we work
together to rebuild the future.
Please
join us in assisting those affected by this attack by helping
the organization generously at the
United Way of New York City, September
11 Fund.
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