Are Resumes Worthless?

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Tips for Job Hunters in 2013

 

If your New Year’s Resolutions include getting a job or finding a better one, Dale Callahan says throw out everything you know about job searching. Callahan is Director of UAB’s Executive Graduate Program in Information Engineering and Management. He’s also author of a new book called Resumes are Worthless: How to Find the Work You Love and Succeed. He talked with WBHM’s Tanya Ott.

Click here for Callahan’s tips for making the most of your current job…

 

 

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