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How to Quickly and Cheaply Re-Design Your Resume so it Looks AmazingStop. Put down that sheet of ivory thick-stock résumé paper.An employer is more likely to read your resume on a computer screen, not print it out.Yet most resume templates (such as the 3 available in MS Word) were designed for paper viewing; small fonts, linear layouts, thick blocks of text.So if you really want to make an impression, get your well written résumé professionally designed for screen-consumption. Read the restHow to Give a Great Skype InterviewInterviewing used to be an either-or process: It was either in person or over the telephone. But VOIP applications such as Skype have changed the traditional interviews by introducing a strange hybrid: the video conference interview. Read on for some tips on how to give a great Skype interview. Read the restTop 5 Sources of Finding Keywords for Your Social Media ProfileI previously wrote about the  death of the verb  and the rise of the Noun, so I won’t expl ain that here. But if you haven’t read that  post, I suggest you do so.I’m often asked, “Well, if I need nouns, how do I know what nouns to use?” Here is a simple list of some great places to begin growing your Keyword list. Read the rest4 Essentials for Reaching out to strangers on LinkedInLast week, I received an info interview request from a total stranger as a direct message on LinkedIn. And despite my very busy schedule, I decided to take his call. Over the weekend, I asked myself, “Why did I agree”?Let’s take his email apart and put it into 4 essential elements so that you can use them in your own LinkedIn communications. Read the rest