Robin Ryan has appeared on Oprah and Dr. Phil and is the bestselling author of: 60 Seconds & You're Hired!; Soaring On Your Strengths; What to Do with the Rest of Your Life; Winning Resumes; and Winning Cover Letters. A Seattle career counselor, Robin helps clients nationwide to land their dream jobs. Visit her website at: www.RobinRyan.com

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	Fast Forward Your Job Search by Robin Ryan - Nov, 2010 When you are in Human Resources, everyone thinks you know everything there is to know about getting hired. Truth is, most HR folks stumble when implementing their own self-marketing efforts. Having coached numerous HR professionals, many find resume writing difficult and networking intimid...
	Over 50? Tricks to Land a Better Job by Robin Ryan - Sep, 2010 You read so much bad news about anyone who's a mature worker that you might think your best years are behind you if you are over 50 - WRONG! I've recently worked with several career counseling clients who are past 49 and each has had a BIG career success. Hope - and self confidence, p...
	Can LinkedIn Help You Land a New Job? by Robin Ryan - Jun, 2010 Social networking is all the rage, but can LinkedIn really help you get hired? Yes - with an emphasis on the word "help." I work closely with my career counseling clients, advising them on how to use this social media more effectively in their job search. LinkedIn is widely used by in...
	Job Hunting Strategies for MBAs by Robin Ryan - May, 2010 MBA graduates often take home some of the best salaries in America. Starting grads can earn more than $100,000 right out of school. But what if you've been slaving over papers, reading dozens of books and finally you're about to earn that degree...and you have no new job in sight? Base...
	Promotions Are on The Rise - That's Good News For Everyone by Robin Ryan - Apr, 2010 Hiring opportunities exist, but it's not the unemployed that employers are looking at first - it's their own employees. Professionals, managers, and executives are finding that the doors are open if they want to move up - internally, that is. Working with my career counseling clients - tho...
	Turn Your Job Layoff into a Brighter Future by Robin Ryan - Apr, 2010 Losing your job is one of the most stressful things you'll ever live through. No matter how many others have survived it and even prospered, being fired is still an awful experience. Today, too many people are interpreting a layoff by thinking "my world is ending". That idea will lead yo...
	Who is Hiring and How to Land the JOB by Robin Ryan - Mar, 2010 Guess WHO is Hiring 10,000 new employees a month? Did you say the US government? That is correct. Kate one of my career counseling clients, is a 50-year old Marketing Communications professional. I told her the federal government was a good job prospect for her. She had not even cons...
	Cover Letters - Dos and Don'ts by Robin Ryan - Mar, 2010 The biggest mistake many job hunters are currently making is that they actually skip writing a cover letter when sending off a resume, says an AT&T Human Resource Manager. “Cover letters are very influential, and a well written letter can grab an interview just on its own merit. It’s too b...
	21 Ways to Improve Your Resume by Robin Ryan - Feb, 2010 Your resume gets a 15 second glance according Human Resources personnel and hiring managers. 15 Seconds! You have got to garner their interest fast or you are sunk. I’ve written over 5000 resumes and hired hundreds of people personally so I’ve seen most of the errors job hunters make that ...
	60 Seconds and You've Got the Job by Robin Ryan - May, 2007 The 60 Second Sell™ is a tool that helps you target your skills to meet the employer's needs. It allows you to summarize your most marketable strengths in a brief and concise manner. The 60 Second Sell is a customized, 60-second memorized statement that summarizes and links together your...
	Act Like a Pro When the Interview Spotlight is Shining on You by Robin Ryan - May, 2007 In every interview you are an actor. Your role is the job seeker. Just as Hollywood's top stars practice and prepare, so will you. Every actor knows that verbal messages are enhanced by body language, facial expression, voice intonation and props. When the job interview spotlight shine...
	Hiring Managers' Tips on Cover Letters by Robin Ryan - May, 2007 Lately HR folks and hiring managers are telling me that people have stopped writing cover letters, yet employers LOVE them. “Cover letters are very influential,” says Jim, an AT&T human resource manager, “and a well written letter can grab an interview just on its own merit. It’s too bad ...
	One Resume Technique Makes You Stand Out by Robin Ryan - May, 2007 A Human Resources Manager, working at a Fortune 500 company, asked for my help in writing her resume. She told me: “Thousands of resumes have passed through my hands but when it comes to writing my own I have a difficult time doing it.” She isn’t alone in her concerns. Most people find re...
	Top Turn-Off for Hiring Managers by Robin Ryan - May, 2007 It wasn’t being late, or even lacking company knowledge that was the biggest complaint. The number one turn-off for hiring managers was poor communication skills, according to a recent survey published in Staffing Management, a journal of the Society of Human Resource Management. Noted as ...
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