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Titus Creek culvert project to close Broad St.

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Titus Creek culvert project to close Broad St.

Kellen Quigley

July 8, 2025

SALAMANCA — A section of Broad Street in the city of Salamanca is to close between Hancock and Swan streets for the state Department of Transportation...

What are Credentials? How to Add Them to Your Resume

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What are Credentials? How to Add Them to Your Resume

Amanda Nunez

Jul 01, 2022

Do you know what credentials are? You may have heard the term before, but might not be sure of exactly what it means. In general, adding your credenti...

10 Character Traits to Include On Your Resume in 2022

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10 Character Traits to Include On Your Resume in 2022

Guest Contributor

Jun 20, 2022

In 2022, the workforce will be looking for a new set of character traits in employees. If you are looking to build your resume and want to make sure t...

Don’t want an unpaid internship? Here are 5 ways to build your resume

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Don’t want an unpaid internship? Here are 5 ways to build your resume

Kate Lopaze

May 05, 2022

Internships are generally shorthand for “newbie getting experience, for no pay.” And they can be a beneficial career step when you’re a student, recen...

Need the perfect cover letter? Follow these 6 rules

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Need the perfect cover letter? Follow these 6 rules

Kate Lopaze

Dec 31, 2021

Cover letters may feel like a throwback to the now largely gone days of printing out your resume on fancy paper and sending it, but they’re still hold...

Follow these rules to write a better cover letter

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Follow these rules to write a better cover letter

Kate Lopaze

Jul 16, 2021

If you ask several people about whether you need to write a cover letter these days, you’re likely to get a variety of responses, ranging from “don’t ...

How to upgrade an outdated resume

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How to upgrade an outdated resume

Kate Lopaze

May 03, 2021

Maybe it’s been a while since you’ve been in the job market. Maybe you’ve been sending out the same resume for years, relying on Old Faithful when a n...

Are cover letters necessary in 2021?

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Are cover letters necessary in 2021?

Kate Lopaze

Jan 15, 2021

Let’s be honest: cover letters are nobody’s favorite part of the job hunt. There’s a lot of pressure to be smart, clever, and informative in just a fe...

Getting your resume ready for your next career move

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Getting your resume ready for your next career move

Kate Lopaze

Oct 22, 2020

These days, it can feel like a lot is in the air—especially with your job and overall career. Many of you areconcerned about job stability or are work...

5 HR skills everyone should have on their resume

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5 HR skills everyone should have on their resume

Kate Lopaze

Sep 29, 2020

As a human resources professional (or an aspiring one!), you can probably give all sorts of sage advice about what kinds of skills employers look for ...

3 steps to writing a cover letter that will get you hired

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3 steps to writing a cover letter that will get you hired

Eric Titner

Mar 30, 2020

The challenge of getting a new job is greater today than ever before, due to a number of factors—including the recent events disrupting the global eco...

4 cover letter styles for every type of jobseeker in 2020

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4 cover letter styles for every type of jobseeker in 2020

Kate Lopaze

Mar 02, 2020

In 2020, the cover letter may seem like a quaint concept. After all, more often than not you’re submitting your resume electronically and putting it i...

200 action verbs that will make your resume more dynamic

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200 action verbs that will make your resume more dynamic

Kate Lopaze

Feb 12, 2020

Take a look at your resume. When you read it, do you notice a lot of vague or passive words and phrases like “responsible for,” “tasked with,” or “wor...

What your resume should look like in 2020

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What your resume should look like in 2020

Kate Lopaze

Jan 16, 2020

2020 may not feel like the crazy future we were taught to expect by pop culture (Flying cars! Robot servants and/or overlords! Food in pill form!), bu...

How to age-proof your resume

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How to age-proof your resume

Kate Lopaze

Dec 10, 2019

In an ideal world, age would have no bearing on how you’re perceived as a potential employee. Skills and experience should count for, well, everything...

Writing a strong cover letter when changing careers

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Writing a strong cover letter when changing careers

Kate Lopaze

Nov 11, 2019

Changing careers can be seriously challenging. Once you’ve made the already tough decision to go for something new, you will likely then have new real...

4 signs it’s time to take something off your resume

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4 signs it’s time to take something off your resume

Michael Hoon

Oct 07, 2019

Your resume is a timeline of all your valuable work and educational experience, as well as your most marketable skills. However, sometimes all those d...

Are cover letters a thing of the past?

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Are cover letters a thing of the past?

Kate Lopaze

May 14, 2019

In the job hunt, some things have quietly started going away, like resumes on expensive paper or a “references available upon request” line. But what ...

It’s okay to break these resume rules

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It’s okay to break these resume rules

Eric Titner

Feb 05, 2019

Those of us who have spent any amount of time in the job market have undoubtedly devoted a great deal of blood, sweat, and tears to getting our resume...

How to write a great two-page resume

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How to write a great two-page resume

Kate Lopaze

Jan 08, 2019

For decades, there were some hard-and-fast rules about how you should write a resume: good-quality stationery, a rigid reverse-chronological format, o...

How to solve your biggest resume problems

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How to solve your biggest resume problems

Eric Titner

Aug 14, 2018

Do you think that creating your resume is a “one and done” process? If so, then think again. The truth is, you should think of your resume as a consta...