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Are you a patient person? I can tell you right off the bat, I’m not. I like to have things done as soon as possible, but if life has taught me anything, it’s that things never happen when I want them to. I’ve had to learn the hard way that things take time. The number one thing that takes patience is finding the right job. Finding a new job certainly doesn’t happen overnight. It takes patience. Job-searching is going to take up a lot of your time. No doubt about it. Searching for a job can be an emotionally draining and physically exhausting process. Perhaps you come home at the end of the day feeling nothing but discouragement because employers just can’t seem to see the potential you have for a job. You feel ready to give up because you feel like you’ll never find the right job. Whether you’ve been searching for only one day or a whole year and you’ve come up empty, you have to remember: it takes time. Trying to find the right job is like having a full time job. You’v...

In a recent post on Tumblr, user queendread was sick of sifting through resumes and cover letters. They quickly came up with a list of 10 things you should and shouldn’t do on your resume and cover letter and posted it to Tumblr. The list is extremely valuable for job seekers like you because it comes directly from the people you’re trying to convince to hire you! Chances are if you’re doing any of the things on this list, you may be getting passed up by employers. To see the full post, click here . For the sake of this article, we’ll focus on three key points this employer made that are super important when it comes to resumes and cover letters. 1. It’s the technical stuff that employers can see With most people applying for jobs online, be it through email or an applicant tracking system (ATS), most job seekers are building their resume/CV/cover letter on their computer. They can be created in multiple word processors and most importantly, each one has a file name. Sometimes ...