So you're ready to go after that job but writing a cover letter terrifies you? You've done a great job at writing your resume and yet a simple cover letter gets you stuck in writer's limbo. How so? Almost every part of the job application process has some degree of difficulty, but many job hunters find that writing the cover letter is the most challenging, which is probably why they often turn to free cover letter examples to help them out. Why free isn?t always good W...

Cover letter are almost always inseparable with resume and job hunting. You can never find a good job if you haven't gone past the hurdle of making a cover letter. Yet, there are many people who believe in what I call myths on cover letter templates and end up getting less than what they bargained for in their cover letters. This is a sad reality, but the few who have managed to learn the facts and turn it to their advantage kissed those myths goodbye. Here are a couple of my...

Thankfully, there are Canadian employee benefit consulting firms that are aware of the industry's lack of enthusiasm when it comes to insuring non-profits.

The justice of no win, no fee accident at work compensation claims in the aftermath of the abolition of legal aid for personal injuries.

Beware the Syndromes-Heading Off Workplace Injuries Working on a computer for a large part of each day can be challenging, not just with reference to mental aspects but in dealing with physical ramifications as well. You can find yourself stuck in awkward positions for extended periods of time, often without realizing it until one of the dreaded ?syndromes? surfaces. When facing the resulting injuries, there is more involved than personal discomfort. Productivity suffer...

Customer service jobs are at the forefront of the best companies in the world and are probably responsible for creating the best economies and yet, people who apply for these jobs think it can be done using free sample cover letters. People who want a career in customer service often turn to these free cover letter samples because they seem to offer the quickest and most convenient solution. And the fact that they're free also doesn?t hurt. Or does it? Customer service job...

Ever been fired and it was a complete surprise? If you have, it shouldn?t have been. You missed the cues. Whether you created it or the company decided it, you lost control of your career. Frequently those two are intertwined, and if you don?t dissect the experience, you may recreate it. A Gallup poll found that 77% of Americans hate their jobs. To me, that?s not a surprising discovery because most people, before they begin their job hunt, don?t do the examination t...

I've become increasingly concerned about the ignorance of Americans - not those who have learned English as a second language, but native English speakers - regardless of race, income level, schooling or other determining factors. The number of people who read seems to be decreasing in direct proportion to the number of kids growing up with portable dvds, and ipods. Television has become the preferred babysitter for children and the most effective way for adults to ane...

Sending a thank you letter is as important as interview preparation. But they?re tough to write, so people either tell themselves that not sending one doesn?t matter, or they procrastinate until it?s too late and almost pointless anyway. But anyone who tells themselves that foregoing a fundamental rule of etiquette doesn?t matter, not only taints themselves in the mind of the interviewer, but misses two additional opportunities to sell. A thank you letter is an additio...

If recruiters are so helpful in finding a person a job, why do they get such a bad rap sometimes? We?ve all heard the stories: a candidate?s resume ended up on his boss?s desk, or the current company was called for a reference without the person?s permission. The recruiter misrepresented the candidate to the company or vice versa and wasted everyone?s time. Too often candidates aren?t any more selective about the recruiters with whom they work than they are about the com...