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How to boost your weak resume to get interviews
Is your resume performing well? Are you landing interviews? If not, perhaps it is time to boost your weak resume! When someone calls me and tells me their resume isn’t working, I ask if they mean they are not getting interviews. The primary job of the resume is to get the interview. The secondary job…
Read MoreThe 5 essential ingredients to a job-winning resume
What is essential for a job-winning resume? If you ask a room full of people, many will tell you that you just tell where you worked and what you did to write a job-winning resume. While your career chronology is important, you need much more than that to succeed in landing your new role. TARGET…
Read MoreHow to write a massively powerful resume
Do you consider your resume powerful? Do you consider it massively powerful? Most people will answer “No.” One reason most resumes fall short of the mark of even a “good” resume is that they stray too far in the direction of duties. Simply put, most resumes are boring. Often resumes fall short of telling the…
Read MoreClueless about your resume career accomplishments?
How do you figure out what matters to the employer? Identifying your career accomplishments often stumps the job seeker when trying to write their resume. What are resume career accomplishments? Where do you look to find your resume career accomplishments? How do you find the career achievements that matter to the employer? Many times job seekers…
Read MoreConfusion: What is the 2019 professional resume?
Are you confused about what the 2019 professional resume should look like? When you check out articles of what a resume is online, you get differing answers. Your 2019 Professional Resume tells your story Regular readers know I preach this constantly but homegrown resumes I see tell me the message is not heard. Telling your…
Read MoreStart with Balance in your life
People who know me will find this to be a hilarious topic. Balance is one of the things I hear everyone talking about today. Are you struggling to find balance? I couldn’t help but hear Jim Connolly speaking to me when I read his post, Have you been working this week? Jim also mentions Danny…
Read MoreWhat is stopping the YES in your job search?
Frustrating job search? Consider this: You applied for 50 jobs, you interviewed with 7, and you were a finalist in 3 positions. One company canceled the position. In the 2 other jobs, you lost out to someone else. This is frustrating, depressing, and makes you think you are never going to find a job. What…
Read MoreAre YOU Proactive or Reactive in your Job Search?
When a client called for an appointment, we talked about how the economy affects people’s choices. Investing, purchasing, or scheduling appointments, it seems like people are holding back. People choose whether to be proactive or reactive. Are you proactive or reactive? He said he believed things could change, but he was going to be proactive.…
Read More3 secrets to correctly using Social Media for job search or communication
Correctly using social media is always a challenge. Strategies for using social media are all over the internet. However, there are three secrets to make your experience more successful. By correctly using social media especially if you are in a job search or using it for your business, you will gain the right kind of…
Read MoreAvoid the find jobs online mindset and be hired quickly
A top job seeker question, “don’t you only find jobs online?” My brother-in-law was in Wausau (our home town) for a class reunion with his wife. We had brunch with them on Sunday. His wife asked how things were going. It was a pretty broad question but since I am the one working and my…
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