4 Common Mistakes That Sabotage Your Resume -- Oct. 13, 2011

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Please click here for more information. 4 Common Mistakes That Sabotage Your Resume By Anish Majumdar, Certified Professional Resume Writer Developing an effective resume can be a daunting task. How do you summarize the most relevant aspects of your career within 1-2 pages? Which details should be included and which saved for the interview? How do you know if your document is really working or getting rejected out-of-hand? The following 4 "Resume Killers" are common mistakes I've encountered in working with clients as a Certified Professional Resume Writer. If your resume suffers from one of the following, I'd recommend a re-write before continuing with your job search: More... More Features • Should You Include a Personal Statement in Your Resume? More... • How NOT to Start Your Cover Letter More... • Addressing Salary Requirements in a Cover Letter More... • How to Ace the Job Interview and Figure Out What You're Doing Wrong More... • 3 Tips to Get Noticed and Get The Job More... 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The candidate will also document data in manner that can be used toward patent filing. He/she will prepare technical reports, summaries and quantitative analyses of assigned research projects. • Pharm Country (Hawthorne, New York) On Assignment Clinical Research Drug Safety Associate Improve your resume for this job, click here. Responsible for the collection, documentation and processing serious adverse events from clinical trials and all adverse events from post marketing spontaneous reports in accordance with Federal Regulations and the company's Standard Operating Procedures. • Bio NC (Rocky Mount, North Carolina) Hospira, Inc. Lead Auditor Improve your resume for this job, click here. The Lead Auditor coordinates, administers, and implements the quality systems audit program to assure the product is manufactured in compliance with established regulations and Hospira quality policies. • BioMidwest (Deerfield, Illinois) Baxter International, Inc. Senior Manager, BioScience Specialty Therapies/Corporate Development Improve your resume for this job, click here. Responsible for leading less complex business development opportunities through the deal phase. Manages the research and analysis of the business opportunities and assesses potential markets. Test Your Resume: Resumeter is the only technology that helps you beat the computerized screening process. Try it here! • Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! • See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! •  Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (ROSG) to Slash 35 Jobs to Focus on MDx Commercialization in the U.S. More... •  Anteco Pharma to Expand Lodi Plant, 60 New Pharma/Medical Device Jobs More... •  AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) Plans 400 Job Cuts for U.S. Operations More... 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