Knowing my colleagues in the career marketing industry fairly well, I would guess I am not the only one who does this. Wherever I go, I am conducting mini research and studying the different roles and the jobs they do. Job Search Research at the Dentist During a recent visit to the dentist to have… Continue Reading
I have a client who will interview soon with a battery of executives on Skype. She has fast-tracked herself from starting to work with me to write her resume on December 12 to landing interviews with more than one company in a little more than a month with holidays in the middle. Just getting into… Continue Reading
As I was coaching an executive level client on interview strategies, we were talking about thank you notes. I try to cover sending thank yous with all clients including resume only clients but the thank you for the “NO” is one more step. What is Thank you for the NO? This may have you baffled.… Continue Reading
A reader on Google+ asked me a question about why interviewers seem to focus on specific questions. She had lived in a foreign country and found that everyone seemed focused on that part of her history. What you should know about interviewers and interviews Although there are some highly trained interviewers out there who have… Continue Reading
A new client asked if I thought there was value in having an electronic or physical career marketing portfolio and if so, which one. My answer? It depends! There are fields that a portfolio will definitely be an asset and others that though it wouldn’t hurt, it wouldn’t have the impact. What kinds of fields… Continue Reading
You’re in the interview and the interviewer says that you are overqualified, what do you do? To answer this question, I asked Melissa Cooley from The Job Quest to answer this with me. Melissa has come to visit me at Design Resumes for the past three years to discuss the career industry and what we… Continue Reading
Do you understand the expression “bunny trail” or “Bunny trailing?” Or perhaps you call it rabbit trails. Urban dictionary defines it at rabbit trail veering off subject or off the point of the conversation A story or explanation leading no where. making statements with no real purpose just for the sake of stating it. “Dude… Continue Reading
No doubt about it, it is a crowded playing field right now. Just to be part of an interview is a success story and companies are employing more creative tactics to find the right candidate. Group Interviews One type of initial group interview can be used to thin the crowd if a company is looking… Continue Reading
I have a client right now in the preliminary stages of being interviewed by a major news network. We chatted about how to present yourself to media. The advice I gave her though is the same advice I would give you in an interview coaching session. Let’s go over a few key points on your… Continue Reading
Are you using thank you notes in your job search? The road is often paved with good intentions but sometimes saving thank you is forgotten in the blur of finally having an interview or perhaps you don’t use the best strategy when you write the thank you. A new client had me review a thank… Continue Reading
