Job search
Don’t ever think your next job will be your forever job!
If COVID taught us nothing else, it is that the concept of forever job doesn’t work. Recognize you alone must be captain of your destiny or as Jason Alba once shared, you must be CEO of you! (This is one of the reasons Jason created his Six-Week Daily Audio Job Search Program, now included in…
Read MoreExpand job search strategies beyond ATS job postings
One of the most frustrating moments as a career professional is knowing that even armed with an excellent resume, job seekers stick to job postings on Applicant Tracking System (ATS)-based websites as their primary search strategy. The job seeker is so honed into the ATS concept that they worry more about getting the ATS system…
Read MoreAre you struggling in 2020?
Face it, none of us in the world expected this 2020 when we ended 2019 on New Year’s Eve. Many of us expected even bigger things out of 2020 than we did in 2019 even though for many people 2019 was the best year they had so far in their career or business. You probably…
Read MoreDon’t call the month IN the month!
When I relaunched my Design Resumes business at the end of 2009, I determined if I was to be successful in propelling my side hustle business to the next level, I needed expert help. I spent the prior two or three years learning about this magical new marketing concept called social media and the related…
Read MorePush the envelope and test yourself
Grammarist.com says: To push the envelope means to extend the boundary of what is possible, to take a risk by going farther than others think is acceptable. The term push the envelope was popularized in the early 1980s, following the publication of the book The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe. The book The Right Stuff chronicled American pilots who tested high-speed aircraft,…
Read MoreBe a positive force in your speech and social media
I am weary. When I first started with social media, it was fun. I met people, it was a positive force. I didn’t hear people yelling at each other. I didn’t feel the hate. Of course, most of us didn’t know what we were doing. Be a positive force by building relationships I found it…
Read MoreRedefined: Distributed workforce versus Remote workforce
I learned something Saturday. I created a new design plan for the latest version of an Operations Resume with a very successful returning client. Her newest role is as a Director of Operations for a foundation with $109.9M in annual revenues. As we talked on Zoom about how her company works today. I asked about…
Read MoreHow do you overcome adversity?
2020 has been the year to overcome adversity. When I am coaching new or returning clients, many of them are talking about how difficult this year has been. But for all the difficulties, there are opportunities. Just this afternoon, I was talking to a client who has been a Manufacturing Controller in the finance world.…
Read MoreStop holding your breath – Plan your job search
I get it. We have been all holding our breath waiting for the next shoe to drop. But stop it! It is time for the brave, strategic job seekers to move. How to stop holding your breath and plan your job search My business, Design Resumes, has been busy throughout this COVID-19 time frame. The…
Read MoreWhat is stopping you? A question that changed my life
What is stopping you from achieving your goals? You might find this a funny question but it really is critical in the midst of all of this. You may find this a time when you want to hunker down and hide but that would be the worst possible solution. You feel like the coronavirus pandemic…
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