I want the best for job seekers, those who use my career marketing services, those who use my colleagues' services, and those who choose to go it alone. And as you already know, I love Margo Rose's #HireFriday concept. Margo has opened the door for so many job seekers to get ...
Category Archives: Resumes
Does home-based business or telecommute hurt your resume?
I get questions from people whose office is in their home as we work on their resumes. When you work from home either as a home-based business or a telecommuter or perhaps as support for a spouse's business, you can start to feel like you are not as marketable as someone in a professional ...
Does the Image Matter?
In my last post, I talked about growing weeds or flowers, today I would like to stay on the gardening topic and focus your attention on the two seed packets at the left. One of my favorite places to buy plants and seeds is Red's ...
Nuggets of Gold
Earlier this year, I wrote an article for Examiner.com entitled Panning for Gold. The opening point was: Professional resume writers are like gold miners. They sift through information from their clients looking for the nuggets ...
Connecting the Dots – Twitter style
My trip to New Orleans for the CMA Strong Connections, Strong Careers (Career Management Alliance) conference was filled with multiple social media presentations. Our conference was heavily attended by civilian personnel from the various branches of the ...
Why I Moved to Headway
I'm one of those self-taught people. I have taught myself more software than most people use in a lifetime. But I don't have a desire to figure out code, I like to write — not learn complex computer languages. I'm not a stranger to web design software either. I taught myself and worked in Dreamweaver for ...
Use The Back Door
I speak with so many of my career clients who are still trying to use the front door to find their next gig. It's awfully crowded at the front door. I really think using the back door ...
Someone Else’s Treasure
In Wausau, each spring, we have an annual spring clean-up. The city lists what they will pick up: Old couches, bathroom fixtures, cabinets, and the like and prints a schedule broken down in sections. The day before your street's scheduled ...