You hear a lot about getting your resume ready to apply online these days. This is very important and that’s why professional resume writers either offer the text resume as an option or as a standard item. Recently, I heard a dialogue between resume writers about being careful to optimize the resume for online applications…
Yesterday I refocused a resume for a returning client who landed her new position in July 2010. Her new company’s rule is that you need to be employed with them for 1 year before you can apply for any internal positions. She has met this goal! Capture your success stories She now is targeting a…
Everyone can have scheduling conflicts and those of us who live by a calendar know that there will be cancellations and postponed appointments. Even doctors and dentists run into people who cancel or reschedule so it is something that goes with the territory. But many professionals charge a fee for a cancellation or at least…
Are you using thank you notes in your job search? The road is often paved with good intentions but sometimes saving thank you is forgotten in the blur of finally having an interview or perhaps you don’t use the best strategy when you write the thank you. A new client had me review a thank…
Sometimes it is hard to see the forests for the trees. You might even know what you need to do to be successful but you are afraid of the investment so you sit on your hands. We all do it. Business people fear investments because they can’t predict future customer growth and job seekers do…
Last night I was scanning Facebook and caught Troy Claus’s post: Why You Don’t Need A Resume To Work At Bonsai. He begins the post with: For those of you who don’t know, Bonsai Interactive Marketing is a full service marketing agency focusing on 4 main categories: Integrated Marketing Services Social Media and Mobile Apps…
No matter what your political thoughts, if you are in a job search and loudly voicing your opinion, you may be setting yourself up to lose. Most of the United States knows that Wisconsin has been embroiled in a long fight over budget issues between the current Governor, Scott Walker, and the unions. No matter…
photo by hapticflapjack Let me say up front that you don’t have to work with a career professional to succeed in a job search. But you do have to work as hard as a career professional AND invest the same amount of time in learning the continually changing career marketing strategies that many of us…
Not following directions can get you in a lot of trouble as our friend in the photo above could easily find out. To give you a less lethal (and more daily life) example, I’ve been trying to drink more water and it helps if I fill up a pitcher. The other morning, I thought I…
In this age of networking, emphasis is on how to create a great first impression. But compared to 10 or 15 years ago, that first impression is created in new and different ways. First impressions matter in business, building personal and networking relationships, and of course, in a job search or interview. The Olden Days…