Central Valley Jobs Blog

Should you include a cover letter with your resume or not? It’s a question everyone who has submitted a resume has had to ask themselves. We hear that employers don’t read them and that they do read them. Some employers as for them, while others don’t. Either way, it can be nervewracking trying to figure out exactly what needs to be included in the cover letter.

As if job hunting wasn’t stressful enough, now you have to add having a prestine cover letter to the mix. Well fear not, we here at CentralValleyJobs.com scour the web to bring you articles on the in’s and out’s of job hunting. Monster.com has a great article on how to avoid 7 no-no’s of cover letters. You can find their article here.

There are endless resources online that will help guide you to writing an effective resume, answering those dreaded interview questions and how to go about finding a job. We will highlight certain articles here.

The most essential piece to the job hunting puzzle is your resume. Pretty much any position you apply for, the employer will require you to send your resume. With the current climate that the job market is in, competition for open positions is at an all time high it seems. Tailoring your resume to reflect your interest in a given position will help make you stand out from a crowd. It’s a must and CareerBuilder has posted an article outlining 10 ways to make your resume stand out. Follow the link to read the rest of the article.

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As you may have noticed, we have made some changes to CentralValleyJobs.com.  If you’re visiting the site as a job seeker, we are proud to inform you that we have made some changes to the job seeker portion and have added some new and exciting functionality.

On the previous site, you were limited to keeping only one resume on file.  With our new system, you can have multiple resumes on file.  We have also added a function that will allow you to save a job listing to your Jobs Inbox.  If you find a job that you are interested in, but aren’t able to review it in detail or apply to at that time, there is a link at the bottom of the ad that will allow you to save the job.  Click that link and the next time you view your Jobs Inbox, you can go right to the ad.

For those ads that accept online resume submission, you can submit the resume you have on file right from the ad, or if that ad is saved to your Inbox, you can submit your resume from there too!

We wanted to make sure you were kept informed of ads that are posted that might be of interest to you.  We understand you may not have the ability to check the site through out the day or even once a day, so we created the Jobs Notification Email.  Just submit your resume to our resume database, and click on the Jobs Noticifation Emails check box.  You will receive an email when a job is posted that matches the categories listed on your resume!  It’s that easy!

We are very excited to present the new CentralValleyJobs.com.  We hope you find the new system to be just as easy to use as it’s always been and we wish you success in your job seach.

Click here to get started with the resume submission process!

As the economy has worsened and millions of job seekers are chasing after fewer and fewer jobs, what you put on your resume has become more important than ever. Before you send your resume anywhere, run it through this quick five-point checklist to determine if it needs a tune-up or a complete overhaul.

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Success in job search is easy to deal with. A job offer feels good, it validates us and allows us to move forward in life. It’s what we all want and strive for. But for most job seekers, our successes are infrequent. They’re sandwiched between boatloads of indifference, rejection and apparent failure. If you’ve been hunting for a job very long, you know what I’m talking about. Job search is one big exercise in rejection until you win that job you’ve been pursuing.

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There are over 14 million people out of work with unemployment is at it’s highest in 34 years. Competition for jobs in this recession has never been more fierce.

I speak with candidates every week during my resume writing workshops. Too often I encounter a defensive, apologetic attitude among my listeners. Many spend too much time worrying about finding a job and not enough about their true place in this newly evolving economy.

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There are a number of ways that you can acquire the job you want. You can go the traditional route of finding an ad and applying for the job, or going through the temp agency where you can get your feet wet in certain fields.

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There isn’t any room for guesswork in applying for jobs online. It’s really simple. Follow the instructions in the job posting. Companies think less (or will ignore) applicants who don’t follow the instructions. If the listing says send a cover letter, write one. If the listing says apply online at JobDig, do so. When the help wanted ad says send a PDF, don’t send a Word document.

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Modesto Job Fair by HIREvents
Tuesday, August 25th
12pm – 4pm
Modesto Centre Plaza
10^th & K Streets

Free Admission

It’s not just the weather that’s got temperatures on the rise. It’s the hundreds of hot job opportunities at Modesto’s HIREvent on Tuesday, August 25^th from noon to 4pm at the Modesto Centre Plaza at 10^th and K Streets.

Jobseekers will find a wide variety of employment prospects with organizations looking to fill immediate openings in a wide variety of fields, including public safety, insurance, education, administration, and information technology.

Applicants should arrive early, dress professionally, bring plenty of resumes, and allow some extra time to take advantage of the free resume evaluation service provided by a team of employment specialists.

This event is sponsored by KCRA 3, KQCA My58, Citadel Broadcasting, and California Job Journal. For more information, please visit www.JobJournal.com or call 1-888-THE JOBS.

Job seekers are bombarded with daily advice from well meaning friends, relatives, and professionals covering every topic from résumés and cover letters, to online networking, job boards, and visual CVs. As a professional résumé writer and job search coach, even I get overwhelmed – feeling like I am running as fast as I can to keep up with the latest and greatest tools and techniques, and then discovering the next week that I may have been chasing the wrong bus!

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