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
In kindergarten we are taught to follow directions and yet as we get older we often figure that we know better. Once in awhile, we do know better but job search is generally not one of them. Why you want to follow directions in your job search Every so often I have a very prepared… Continue Reading
These tips work equally well if you hate your present job and you have had it for a long time. However, I wrote a post entitled “What to do if I hate my NEW job” previously and it occurred to me that job seekers really also need to know what not to do when they… Continue Reading
I couldn’t help think resumes when I recently had to get new prescriptions. The antibiotics came with pages of information from the pharmacy but I could not find the information I wanted. Messed up formatting The format was a glob of text with periodic caps, no bullets, no section headings, and no white space. Not… Continue Reading
When you look at today’s job search, it can be a confusing array of too many options. Job seekers are told to stay away from social media and to go toward social media at the same time. When I determined that I would take Design Resumes to a new level in December 2009, social media… Continue Reading
The cover letter remains a stumbling point for many job seekers. As a professional resume writer, I include cover letters in all the levels of my resume options because I believe a cover letter is essential in almost every job search. When do you need a cover letter? An easier question to answer is when… Continue Reading
A client who has been a successful job seeker in the past came to the office today to lament that she really thinks her problem is age discrimination. She hasn’t hit 50 yet and has just successfully completed an Associate Degree in Business Management to add to her arsenal of career achievements. Is networking part… Continue Reading
A previous post talked about how you cope with the left out feeling, that feeling that you are left out of the list or party invites or social gathering, you name it, you feel left out. Another side of that personality coin is the need to be in control or its all about you syndrome.… Continue Reading
We have moved into a very communicative age. You can talk on so many different platforms with a click of a button. How politics changed with the advent of social media The United States and my home state of Wisconsin has had one of the most volatile election periods in recent history. Social media certainly… Continue Reading
One of the issues that job seekers face is that feeling of panic or anxiety pulsing through their veins with not a clear cause. You can’t put your finger on it but you feel yourself looking at life through gritted teeth and clenching your jaw unnaturally. Job seekers face high anxiety in their job search… Continue Reading
