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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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eep busy school nights easy and fun with quick recipes that have a Mexican flair. These everyday dishes (recipes listed on page 3) have been given a delicious Mex-Over by Sandra Lee. Your family will love how good they taste, and you’ll love how simple they are to prepare.
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50 things to do this summer
Help for Overqualified Job Seekers in a Difficult Market
Need an idea to entertain your kids, out-of-town visitors or yourself during the summer months? Well, look no further. Through August, The Newnan-Times Herald will give you some great ideas for family fun!
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Today's highly competitive job market presents challenges for everyone seeking employment. Recent graduates and seasoned professionals alike encounter limited opportunities. After submitting a resume and cover letter, these job seekers sometimes do not get a reply from prospective employers. This is discouraging, but not a surprise when employers often receive hundreds of resumes for every job posted. The tight job market can be especially hard on job seekers with 15 or more years of work experience. As they look through posted jobs, they often find entry-level openings that require less education or experience than they have accumulated. Sheryl Decker, director of Career Services, offers steps that can help overqualified job seekers find employment. "An overqualified job candidate is someone who has too much education or experience, or can be too highlypaid for the position sought," Decker says. "When employers review a resume, they first tend to weigh the level of education and a candidate's past experience against the job opportunity. If the candidate possesses qualifications that are higher than the position requires, a manager may set the resume aside." An overqualified applicant can raise a red flag for a number of reasons. Employers generally attach a negative connotation to overqualified candidates
ANDERSONVILLE Andersonville National Historic Site Three words – courage, hardship and sacrifice – portray the thousands of American prisoners of war dating from the Revolutionary War up to the present conflicts. The Andersonville National Historic Site preserves the site of Camp Sumter (Andersonville Confederate prison) where over 45,000 Union soldiers were confined during the Civil War and it also manages the Andersonville National Cemetery and the National Prisoner of War Museum, which opened in 1998 to honor all U.S. The Andersonville National Historic Site is located at 496 Cemetery Road in Andersonville, Ga., about 40 miles ESE of Columbus. The park and National Cemetery is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The National Prisoner of War Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is free. Call 1-229-924-0343 or visit www.nps.gov/ande
ATLANTA Fernbank Museum of Natural History Fernbank isn’t just another museum –
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Fernbank Museum of Natural History
it’s a journey to another time and place. A visit to the Museum brings a unique opportunity to explore cultural treasures, experience the thrill of a film in the IMAX® Theatre, enjoy science interactives and marvel at the largest dinosaurs ever discovered. And thanks to a stunning lineup of special exhibitions, special events for adults, families and children, and groundbreaking research projects – there’s always some-
thing new to discover! The Fernbank Museum, located at 767 Clifton Road NE in Atlanta, is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. For more information and admission prices, call 404-929-6300 or visit www.fernbankmuseum.org
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May leave as soon as he or she finds a job commensurate with the higher qualifications. May continue looking for employ- ment with a higher salary. Has never been promoted by previous employers. Has not explained why he or she seeks a lower level position.
"The employer's top priority is to make the right hiring decision. It costs money to hire and train a new employee, and it is beneficial to the organization when the employee comes on board for the long haul," Decker says. "It can be scary for an overqualified person who isn't finding job openings that match their credentials." How can you overcome this negative perception?
Change the format of your resume "If you have a lot of skills, it can be helpful to organize your resume into a functional resume format," Decker says. "Rather than presenting information in chronological order under each position held, highlight your skills and accomplishments as they pertain to the position you are seeking." You can include the companies you have worked for in the past without emphasizing
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