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…
These have been tough times. It seems like 5 years now of tough times. Economy started slipping in 2007. Some people have given up a lot. Dreams have been crushed and things have been put on hold. If you lost your job during this time, you felt the angst and uncertainty personally. If you are…
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…
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…
I can’t tell you how many clients come in with resumes that are clearly created from the templates you find in Microsoft Word. It’s a beginner’s mistake. It is easy to assume that since Word is the top of the word processing software applications, the templates should be just what you need for your job…
Wisconsin is the hot bed for angry people lately and the Occupy movement has moved that anger nationwide. I know that the recession has caused havoc for many people and it is easy to throw blame. I think some people who were affected by the latest financial and economic crisis lived on the other side…
We go through time so quickly these days. I know that so many people tell me that they think that time just flies and they have so much to do. I totally relate. To me, time flies too. I am changing the way I look at things this year and I hope this post will…
You’re going to see a common theme for a little bit here on this blog. I am focused on getting my laptop and blogs working again and every time something comes together, I breathe a sigh of relief. Every step though is challenging. You never realize how many things your computer knows until you don’t…
In today’s job search, there are many more options than ever before. For today, though, let’s just talk about the basics because I still run into people who don’t realize how much job search or career moves have changed. You need an e-mail address. Gmail is evolving into an excellent e-mail management system in addition…
Just saw a tweet from one of my talented clients: Just got a call from temp agency that said a 2 page #resume was way to long. I have to have it be 1 page…very Frustrated! Shrink or not shrink your resume to 1 page? I read her resume again to see if I could…
