Two Very Interesting Articles — We are so Cutting Edge!

About a year ago I read that cover letters are passé. But I keep seeing them, and even see requests for them when submitting things like writing or photos/artwork for publication. To me, they are like the introduction to a book, and your resume is kind of like the table of contents. Don’t ask me what the index is analogous to.  So don’t jump to dump the cover letter, but do stay on top of trends, as they may grow into the accepted standard.

Here’s an interesting article from the venerable Wall Street Journal  on Twitter as a job board, something of great interest to job seekers, and very interesting to those of us in a career services office:

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And one more from Forbes on your online presence, your resume, and how they are melding into the same thing.

Forbes

Thanks to Matt Tanner, Assistant Director in the FIU Career Services Office, for these links.