Yesterday was one of those days. Someone I knew made a comment about his job search on Facebook and someone else chimed in with totally wrong advice. This is time it was the old ONE page resume myth. Career professionals hate seeing wrong job search advice As a career pro, it is so hard to…
Category Archives: Job search
How to make job search fun for you!
When I wrote the post, “How hiring a dog trainer (expert) is like hiring a career pro,” my goal was to point out the similarities in hiring an expert to help you with dog training and hiring an expert in job search. Comments from Carly and Nolan indicated that I hit a nerve because as…
How hiring a dog trainer (expert) is like hiring a career pro
Buddy, our one year old German Shepherd may look like a full size dog but he is still very much a puppy. We hired a trainer last fall who taught us some basics but though Buddy learns quickly, his owner (primarily me) doesn’t always practice being consistent. When a former client who has implemented a…
The importance of your e-mail signature in the cover letter
My motto is make it easy for people. I don’t want people to have to hunt for information. Let’s talk about cover letters when you are e-mailing or even pasting the cover letter in an application. Emailing a resume and cover letter If you are e-mailing a resume, it will be an attachment. But adding…
What do I do if I hate my NEW job?
Yikes! You just went through an extensive time of hunting for the right job and it isn’t. You want to bail, right now, you don’t want to stay and stick it out. In a great economy, you have more options but even then moving and switching jobs has to be done with utmost care and…
Did you add education but fail to change your thinking?
Let’s talk about how education and change fit together. I’ve mentioned my intern, Emily, in several posts: An “A” on your resume does NOT mean you have an “A” quality resume! which was a post actually suggested by Emily as a real need for those people confused by what their campus teaches and why professional…
Is the cost the problem?
To put it very simply, when people call me as a professional resume writer, there are two kinds of calls: There are people who totally get what I do and how I can make a difference in their lives and job search or career change. There are people who think they get what I do…
Number 1 reason many job seekers fail to land
Why is it that some people seem to land on their feet and others struggle? The answer for many is that they have chosen the easy way of job search. But the easy way is often the hard way. Top misconceptions of job search Taking the easy way out. Using point-and-click strategy instead of targeting…
Do you have a manager who is driving your talent away?
Today I am sharing the story of an online friend, a scenario that I know happens far too often. Here’s the story: “I was let go so an underling could have my position. She was an evil little woman who constantly took credit for all the salespeople’s work, even if she was never involved. When…
What is on the economic horizon for jobseekers?
We’ve all been holding our breath seems like for about five years now. This is the longest recession in recent history and I have my own theories as to why this is. Complex global economic factors Obviously, there are complex global economic factors that are at work that are far beyond my comprehension. However, I…
