Burned bridges cause more havoc for job seekers than almost anything else. A bad resume slows down your job search but there are people who do get jobs despite their resumes. Risky, but it can happen. However, the individual who decides to vent their frustration and blows up at management when departing or talks trash… Continue Reading
Some students believe getting an “A” on their resume in school means that their resume is an “A” quality resume. Sounds logical, right? Recently, my intern was talking to a classmate who insisted that her resume was a quality resume because she got an “A” on it. My intern snickered and said, “Sure, so did… Continue Reading
In the career industry, professional resume writers and career coaches like myself often use the word, “Job Seekers.” I was thinking the other day that it really needs some definition. Some people may think that “job seekers” are always unemployed but that isn’t what I mean by the term and I would guess that many… Continue Reading
You want to be found on LinkedIn Well, you won’t be found on LinkedIn or any other social media, Google+, Facebook, or Twitter, without at least putting something in your profile. Every day I find someone trying to connect with people with a blank LinkedIn profile and I mean blank! All I find is their… Continue Reading
I know I sound like a broken record but networking is absolutely key in your job search. The image above is NOT the right way. I’m going to tell you a little client story about when it does work. The majority of my clients who are hired quickly are hired because they implemented a networking… Continue Reading
Generic may be fine for my prescriptions and some would disagree with that but for your job search, you really need personalized! I suspect I prefer personalized hamburgers too though I don’t know if I could think of 256 different ways. Let’s talk about how to personalize your job search instead? 1.) You hear me… Continue Reading
I am sure I am not alone in the battle to reach consistency. You know, you have good intentions and you start something and you fully plan to follow it through. I have good intentions to do many things but I have to keep focused to make sure they actually happen. This year’s endeavors include… 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
Why do we hire anyone? You can’t answer the question in the headline until you examine the connection of why anyone is hired. We hire people for multiple reasons: They have a skill we need. Frankly, that’s why the word job exists. They do something better than we can. They have knowledge we don’t have.… Continue Reading
Resume writers have many tools used for information gathering and targeting the resume. Without those tools, your resume is mundane. How can the employer see how you would be an asset to the company if your resume looks just like every other resume in the database? BONUS for 1st quarter 2012 – Each Re-Entry Basic… Continue Reading
