The most thoughtful gift you ever gave

San Mateo, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/23/2010 -- You can give a gift and help people improve their careers, all without setting foot in a shopping mall. We all know some folks a bit down on their luck career-wise. A gift that gets your friend or loved one the assistance of a professional resume writer can solve the faint cry, "I need help with my resume."

Not only is it a great idea to give some professional resume help for Christmas, but some resume writing services are offering discounts for the last days of the holiday season.

"I'm offering 20 percent all my services for the rest of the year," said Paul Freiberger, President of Shimmering Resumes, a career counseling business in San Mateo, California.

Freiberger adds that another benefit of giving resume help this time of year is that "your friends may be less embarrassed to receive it since it is the season to give and receive. At other times of the year, it might be hard to do such a good turn."

Shimmering Resumes' research confirms that despite claims to the contrary, companies continue to hire during the last weeks of the year. "Besides even if you get your resume done now, it may take time to hear back about a job, so delaying action till January just does not make sense," said Freiberger.

The recession has caused many job seekers to lose hope. Getting a new, professional resume and a professional cover letter can instill energy into a stalled job search, said Freiberger. "Keeping your morale high is crucial. If you feel better about your job search process, you will be more active and accomplish more. It will help you find a job sooner."

For those out of work, the holidays can be especially difficult. They may lack the funds to buy gifts and they may even sacrifice their own investment, as in a resume, in order to get presents for others. If you get friends a resume to help their job search, you may be changing their lives for the better in a way that matters for years and years.

About Shimmering Resumes
Shimmering Resumes is a nationwide resume writing, career counseling, and outplacement business, with its website at www.ShimmeringResumes.com. Paul Freiberger, President of Shimmering Resumes, is an award-winning author, business writer, and communications specialist. Shimmering Resumes has offices in San Mateo and Menlo Park, California.

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"I need help with my resume" is the worry but it no longer needs to hold you back

San Mateo, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/20/2010 -- People really do get hired between Thanksgiving and the middle of January! Don't buy into the myth that it can't happen for you. The holiday time actually provides great opportunities for job seekers. And even this late in the month you can get some quick help from a professional resume writing service. If you've found yourself mumbling, "I need help with my resume," then a professional resume and cover letter may be the best gifts you can give this time of year. You can get such a gift at http://www.ShimmeringResumes.com. What are some other worthwhile career improvement endeavors.

Take advantage of the business socializing opportunities during the holiday season. At events, casually let friends and extended family know you are job hunting. Briefly discuss your career while connecting with people. Follow up later with each person. Attend other parties and networking events: open houses, association meetings, school events and friend's work parties. This is part of a job search process.

• Send appropriate greeting cards to people with whom you have interviewed recently and to any of your friends who are well-connected. Enclose your business card.

Businesses Don't Grind to a Halt during the Holidays

• If a job is available, employers still search from late November through December. Keep checking classifieds and online job boards. Check company websites of employers for whom you'd like to work and professional association websites for advertised positions.

• Many job seekers suspend their search during the holidays. This can mean that employers needing to hire full-time employees for the coming year receive fewer applications during that time. That can help your application stand out.

• Many hiring managers are not so busy during the holidays, because employees are taking vacation time. This gives the managers more time to interview candidates.

• Hiring managers experience urgency about staffing toward the end of the year. They don't want to begin the new year with their team not fully staffed. Interviews for anyone who starts working early in the year must have been in November or December. Companies that have budgeted for first-quarter hiring have to be starting the process now.

• Temporary agencies receive increased employer requests as companies work to meet annual goals and employees use vacation time. Keep in mind that seasonal work during the holidays can open doors to full-time jobs.

Keep your spirits up by having a job-searching schedule requiring you to accomplish at least one task each day. Positive action every day will keep you feeling upbeat. If you work the job market and others don't, you will have the advantage of less competition. You'll stand out, and that is when you can succeed.

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Like the accused criminal who gets a lawyer, Sanchez should get the services of an executive resume writer.

San Mateo, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/02/2010 -- The San Francisco Bay Area's leading executive resume writer and career counselor has offered to write an executive resume for Rick Sanchez, the fired CNN news anchor, who has been delightfully and repeatedly ridiculed by comedian Jon Stewart.

"Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company," according to a CNN statement issued Friday. "We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well." The dismissal is a further setback for Sanchez, who recently lost his prime time slot to the new program, ParkerSpitzer.

Shimmering Resumes, which develops professional resumes for executives and professionals, is concerned that Sanchez may invoke anti-Semitism to challenge CNN's decision, made hours after Sanchez implied that Jews are in control of the media, especially CNN, during an interview on a Sirius XM radio program that the Washington Post called "gasp-inducing."

"Oy. You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate the fact that Rick Sanchez deserved to be fired," said Paul Freiberger, President of Shimmering Resumes of San Mateo. "I want Rick to know that I felt he should be fired long before he embarrassed himself on Sirius XM. I often felt that way after watching his program."

Freiberger, who is Jewish, said he would gladly write an executive resume for Sanchez. "All accused criminals get a lawyer. Fired anchors should get a professional resume writer," Freiberger said. "Sanchez can surely benefit from the best resume writer and he need look no further. I won't hold his ignorance against him when I create his resume."

"Actually, I'm more concerned for Jon Stewart," Freiberger added. "He won't have Ricardo to kick around anymore. Who will take his place? I can't wait to find out."

Freiberger said Sanchez, 52, has great qualifications to highlight in a resume, including an Emmy Award for his series, "When I left Cuba." He also participated in CNN's coverage a Hurricane Katrina.

The president of Shimmering Resumes said he hopes to meet with Sanchez in person and explain the benefits of a professional resume to him, such as:

• Not blaming his floundering career on any particular religious group. "He deserves the credit, himself."
• Showcasing successes rather than responsibilities. He shouldn't describe his role in the certain stories he broadcast, such as jumping out of a boat to simulate falling off a cruise ship. Instead he should take credit for CNN's Peabody-winning hurricane coverage.

In addition to a professional resume, Sanchez also needs job interview tips, Freiberger said. Though experienced and sometimes nimble on TV, he offered to take Sanchez through the job interview process, revealing classic "curveball" questions, such as "If you could blame one religious group for your firing which would it be?"

The job search is often dispiriting and Freiberger expects Sanchez may have to be patient in this process. A proud performer used to success, Sanchez may find rejection letters depressing, and Shimmering Resumes will provide the insightful support he needs to keep his spirits high and carry out his normal affairs.

"Rick Sanchez will report again," said Freiberger. " I'm hoping to help all of us get used to this fact."

About Shimmering Resumes
Shimmering Resumes is a nationwide resume writing, career counseling, and outplacement business, with its website at http://www.ShimmeringResumes.com. Paul Freiberger, President of Shimmering Resumes, is an award-winning author, business writer, and communications specialist.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm