From the course: Writing a Resume
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- If you're in the market for a new job and you've merely been reviewing what's available online, submitting a job application and hoping, you, like millions of other professionals, are in the middle of a reactive job search. You're waiting for someone else to act on your behalf. It's time for you to take back control of your job search. There is absolutely no point to spending time creating and customizing your resume only to sit and wait for someone else to recognize your brilliance. Confucius said, "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life." Everyone remembers the part about the job you love but no one really pays attention to the first word in that sentence. He said choose not wait for someone else to offer you a job in a company they think you should work for. The word choose implies you have a choice and you do. A proactive job search is not for the faint of heart. It won't work quickly…
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