We’re in transition here. My youngest son is finally making the move to his house. The remodeling process has gone much slower than any of us thought. I thought by April of 2010, both my sons would have moved to the house and I would have to adjust to that empty nest. The house took…
The key to successful resumes is to capture your accomplishments. But many people get lost in thinking that they have no accomplishments. “I just did my job!” In fact, the word accomplishment strikes terror in the heart of many job seekers. “I just did my job!” No, you didn’t just do your job if you…
It’s easy to think that more of anything will give you results. More volume will get you heard. But in job search, that isn’t true. More resumes doesn’t mean you will get more results. My most successful clients pick a target that matches their talents, find the back door, and make the connections that get…
If we are being honest, most of us would answer that question with “No.” Legendary is a tough word. Here’s the Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary definition: Meaning: 2 [more leg*end*ary; most leg*end*ary] : very famous or well-known ▪ He is the most legendary football player of his time. ▪ legendary musicians We don’t usually see ourselves…
Famous last words – “they said I’ll get an interview.” The way people look at job search often amazes me. The Internal Candidate Let’s look at an organization with high level opportunities for management and upper management. I have a client targeting an upper management position. As an internal candidate, she is essentially working in…
A standing joke in our family is that I “waffle” whenever we go out to eat. Unlike the picture above, it doesn’t mean I actually want to eat “waffles.” I pick three or four items from the menu and “waffle” back and forth until the waiter comes back because everyone else at the table is…
The question of cover letters has been one that I have been asked continually since I started in the career industry. When do you use one? What are they? Do I use one at all? To clarify, I asked my colleague, Dawn Bugni from The Write Solution to join us to help list and…
My Facebook and Twitter friends greeted me with birthday wishes starting yesterday and continuing today. What a wonderful feeling to have a global community of friends to help me remember another milestone! Halfway through the year When I was thinking about the date that marks my 54 years on this earth… July 1, I realized…
Building relationships with my clients is important to me. I need to understand their goals, dreams, objectives, and concerns about their job search to create an effective career marketing strategy. My relationships with many of my clients extend far beyond their initial job target. It becomes an interactive synergy that benefits both the client and…
Those of you following the What’s Holding YOU Back series need not worry. I will continue that topic in the future. But this has been on my mind for a long time so I thought that I would just start the beginnings of a new series. I’ve been a career marketing professional and resume writer…