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Deciding when to send a job application is one small but significant action that is in job seekers control.
It’s frustrating how much of a job search is outside your control. You can write a great resume, feel you’re perfect for the role, and still hear nothing back from a hiring manager.
Kate Zimmer, a corporate recruiter for Varian Medical Systems, said that when she was unemployed, her day went something like this: “Coffee. Apply for jobs. Hawk inbox for replies.”
But one thing that
is in your control as a job-seeker is timing when to send a job application, and this small action can make a big difference.
BRICK A township woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Mother s Day morning, according to police.
Nancy Penrod was riding with her husband, Terry Penrod, both 78, around 9:45 a.m. on Sunday heading north on Lanes Mill Road when their Dodge Caravan collided with a Toyota Camry traveling in the opposite direction, according to Brick Township Police.
Terry Penrod, who was driving the minivan, was treated for injuries at a local hospital, as was the 30-year-old Camry driver, Ashley Watkins, also of Brick.
Police said Nancy Penrod was not breathing when responding officers arrived at the crash site, between Greenwood Loop Road and Kirk Lane.
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(From left to right) Patrick Huckleberry, Patrick Walker (faculty), Ashley Watkins and Aisley Stuebs. Not featured are Madelyn Buckingham and Taylor McDaniels because they have graduated since the May 2020 course. Photo by Meghan Arrell.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 19, 2021) Recently, a team of students from the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College finished in third place in the Small Business Institute’s Project of the Year, in the Specialized Case Analysis category.
The students were enrolled in Patrick Walker’s The New C.E.O.: Chief Entrepreneurial Officer course.
The Small Business Institute’s Project of the Year competition is an annual competition for member institutions and their faculty to involve students in practical consulting projects. These projects serve clients who own or operate local small businesses. Supervised by faculty, these projects provide students opportunities to help make lasting improvements in their clients business operations. This culmina
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What you write in your email subject line may be the first words a recruiter or potential colleague will read about you, and you want those words to get your email opened. You definitely don’t want them to be the reason your message ends up ignored. A winning email subject line will help get you the response you want.
But Ashley Watkins, a job search coach with corporate recruiting experience, said she’s received CVs with no subject line or even no message in the email body, and she calls that a big mistake.