Tag Archive: economy

How I use Skype to write resumes & teach jobseekers

Skype is relatively new to me. I probably heard the word, knew it was some form of communications technology, and knew some people used it instead of long distance and used it to communicate with family ...

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Is Hope on the Horizon?

I don't watch many news shows. My husband is passionate about news and information but I tell him that I can find out anything I want to know on the Internet. But last night while I was making dinner, ...

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Dumbing Down Your Resume

A few weeks ago, I had a coffee catch-up meeting with a long-time client. He was downsized last fall for the first time in his career and I invited him to coffee to find out how his search was going. As the barista made our lattes, he said he had taken his MBA off his ...

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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 ...

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Are You Growing Weeds or Flowers?

I'm spending a lot of my time restoring my yard these days. All those years of summer working on the whitewater course and days of playing catch-up with paperwork and then my clients, left my yard in dire need of care. Since I grow perennials, there ...

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When Depression Takes Over

A client contacted me recently and told me she had multiple job offers even after she accepted her new position. Wow! Wonderful! The resume I wrote for her got plenty of attention and results! Then she told me the ...

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Social Media Job Search: Jonathan Krass

Teaching job seekers and career changers to use social media as one strategy in their job search is a component of my Design Resume career packages. In both Career Thought Leaders Conference and Career Management Alliance Conference this year, we were taught new strategies and encouraged to bring our clients into ...

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Social Media Job Search: Kimba Green

Teaching job seekers and career changers to use social media as one strategy in their job search is a component of my Design Resume career packages. In both Career Thought Leaders Conference and Career Management Alliance Conference this year, we were taught new strategies and encouraged to bring our ...

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