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Katharine Hansen

Katharine Hansen

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Katharine Hansen is the creative director and associate publisher of Quintessential Careers; is an educator, author, and blogger who provides content for Quintessential Careers; edits QuintZine, an electronic newsletter for jobseekers; and blogs about storytelling in the job search at A Storied Career.Katharine earned her Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the author of Dynamic Cover Letters for New Graduates and A Foot in the Door: Networking Your Way into the Hidden Job Market (both published by Ten Speed Press). She is also the author of Top Notch Executive Resumes (Career Press), and with Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D., Dynamic Cover Letters, Write Your Way to a Higher GPA (Ten Speed), and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Study Skills (Alpha).

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A Web-Ready Resume Can Be Major Advantage in Your Job Search

Every job-seeker today needs a formatted "print" resume for sending to employers as an e-mail attachment (according to the employer's...READ MORE

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The Goals, Accomplishments Equation: Conducting an Annual Self-Review

Printer-Friendly Version by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D. This article is adapted from the book, You Are More Accomplished Than You Think:...READ MORE

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Addicted to Internships: How One College Student Just Said No to Service Jobs and Started Building a Career One Internship at a Time

by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.As a college student struggling to make ends meet, would you have the courage to swear off...READ MORE

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10 Ways Toastmasters Can Boost Your Career

What could you accomplish if you could present your point of view more persuasively? Whether we are motivating workers, conveying...READ MORE

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15 Indispensable Career and Job-Search Books

Personal/career branding Branding Yourself: How to Use Social Media to Invent or Reinvent Yourself by Erik Deckers and Kyle Lacy...READ MORE

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Career Branding Tutorial: Take Your Career to the Next Level

    Insights, Tips, and Tools to Assist You in the Creation or Refinement of Your Career Brand -- a...READ MORE

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Tell Me About Yourself: Storytelling that Propels Careers

  Tell Me About Yourself: Storytelling that Propels Careers ISBN-10: 1-934689-00-9 ISBN-13: 978-1-934689-00-4 Tell Me About Yourself: Storytelling that Propels...READ MORE

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Real Grads. Real Advice. Real Stories. Real World

Quintessential Careers conducts ongoing research into the job-search experience of new college graduates as they enter "The Real World." By...READ MORE

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