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9-16-2009 1:03 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/228fa15b-f240-4f98-83c5-5b0082ef148f/8E9D567D-0311-47C1-800D-46DA3FD9626B/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/overcome-job-ad-requirements/article.aspx?WT.mc_n=CRMUS000096" href="http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/overcome-job-ad-requirements/article.aspx?WT.mc_n=CRMUS000096" style="font-size: 11px;">career-advice.monster.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/overcome-job-ad-requirements/article.aspx?WT.mc_n=CRMUS000096">“<A href="http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/resume-writing-tips/customize-your-resume-for-results/article.aspx">Match as many requirements from the job spec as possible</A>,”</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/overcome-job-ad-requirements/article.aspx?WT.mc_n=CRMUS000096">If they request that you know a certain software application</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/overcome-job-ad-requirements/article.aspx?WT.mc_n=CRMUS000096">compare it to something similar that you do know or showcase a success where you had no knowledge of another application but learned it quickly.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/overcome-job-ad-requirements/article.aspx?WT.mc_n=CRMUS000096">From that, develop talking points to use in <A href="http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/cover-letter-tips/customize-cover-letter-to-the-ad/article.aspx">your cover letter</A> and interviews.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/overcome-job-ad-requirements/article.aspx?WT.mc_n=CRMUS000096">Seek out <A href="http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/Professional-Networking/Connect-for-Career-Success/article.aspx">your network</A> and identify anyone that you may have a direct or indirect connection with who can help you secure an audience</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/overcome-job-ad-requirements/article.aspx?WT.mc_n=CRMUS000096">If at any point in your professional life you have <A href="http://career-advice.monster.com/career-development/education-training/reinvention-review-prior-experience/article.aspx">reinvented yourself career-wise</A> and/or made significant changes in the industries you have worked for, make a point to demonstrate it</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/overcome-job-ad-requirements/article.aspx?WT.mc_n=CRMUS000096">This shows that even if you don’t have the credentials they’re looking for, you can quickly pick up what you need.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/getting-started/overcome-job-ad-requirements/article.aspx?WT.mc_n=CRMUS000096">“Don’t feel defensive or fearful that you aren’t up to par -- it shows in your behavior, your choice of words and your tone of voice,”</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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