Bear with me for a moment while I speak first about my new puppy, Buddy. I promise it is relevant to job change. Recently, I wrote about how getting a new puppy relates to your jobsearch. Teddy was our first dog even though Bill and I have been married for 31 years and he died…
Category Archives: Career Management
How to face starting over again
A resume writers most important tool is Microsoft Word. For the last few months, Word has not been working right. To fix this, I researched, asked experts, and tried a number of fixes. Finally, my tech support specialist and I decided reformatting the computer was the best fix overall. For some people, this is normal…
Is someone in your organization pushing people out the door?
Yes, I know it is a rough economy and sometimes you just have to let people go. But what happens if you keep the person who is creating chaos and disharmony for everyone else? Recently, I wrote a post about toxic personalities: But this type of person is dangerous to others too. Some take it…
Are YOU getting in the way of your career?
There comes a time when you have to assess what you are doing to your career. If you seem to always be the one who is being let go or you struggle to get hired when people all around you are finding new positions, you need to think about the cause. Could it be you?…
Could your politics be sabotaging your job search?
No matter what your political thoughts, if you are in a job search and loudly voicing your opinion, you may be setting yourself up to lose. Most of the United States knows that Wisconsin has been embroiled in a long fight over budget issues between the current Governor, Scott Walker, and the unions. No matter…
You’re a mover and a shaker and you want to move on
Let’s say you really are a mover and a shaker. You’re a change agent. You’re comfortable in start-ups and turnarounds. You made your reputation by making impact. If someone mentions your name, everyone thinks you’re the one. Now what? Is it still OK in 2011 to be a mover and a shaker? You don’t want…
How to find the Sweet Spot in your career
It’s starting to be spring in Wisconsin and in my world, that means the beginning of basketball on the backyard court.We built the court the spring my oldest son, Tim was in the 5th grade. Tim and Dan had outgrown the swing set in the backyard and since we live on a hill, the normal…
No one can take advantage of you without permission
I started my day today with a call to Dawn Bugni, my friend and colleague in North Carolina. Besides being a great resume writer and job search expert, Dawn has this way of telling me things that just stick in my head and don’t leave. Whenever I get frustrated, I am likely to call Dawn,…
Read like a resume writer
I’ve been a reader all of my life, developing a love of reading from my mother I would guess. Writing followed as soon as I grasped the concept of putting words together. When I was younger than the girl in this picture above, I found toasty warm spots to read, scrunched in a spot next…
People (especially Resume Writers) love Success stories!
I was just getting the computer running this morning, letting Skype update and then randomly sent a little note to one of my clients I saw online. Last he popped in, he was done with the third round of interviews and had an offer in process. So I sent him a Skype message: “Any News?”…
