Posts Tagged ‘interviews’
How to give your interview skills an edge
Do you struggle with interview skills? I know many of my clients have a tough time when they approach the interview. Like many other career professionals, I provide interview coaching as part of my packages. Signs that you need to work on your interview skills Insert extra words (um, er…, ah… you know, like) to…
Read MoreTop 4 reasons your work email could damage your job search
It’s very tempting to quickly write an email to a job prospect or even a resume writer using your work email. You think there isn’t a problem or you are in a hurry. It isn’t a big deal because no one’s watching, right? Wrong! Why not use your work email in a job search? Company…
Read MoreDon't lack confidence or derail your job search!
A client interviewed with a battery of executives using video technology (Zoom, WebEx, Skype.) She fast-tracked herself from starting to work with me to write her resume on December 12 to landing interviews with more than one company in a month with holidays in the middle. Just getting into an interview cycle with one company…
Read MoreBe Proactive and Realistic in your jobsearch!
One of my favorite things about the career community is the collaboration, learning, and training. I collaborate and learn from my colleagues ever day. My colleague, Melissa Cooley, was up from Madison for her third annual Design Resumes visit this week. We wrote this post: How do you answer, You’re Overqualified? Melissa, like myself, is…
Read MoreAre you using the wrong software for your resume?
Every once in awhile I get a call from a frustrated job seeker who wonders why their resume doesn’t get to the destination. After a little discovery, I find out that the file extension is .wps file which means it is a version of Microsoft Works. Now there are converters and ways to open the…
Read MoreDid you add education but fail to change your thinking?
Let’s talk about how education and change fit together. I’ve mentioned my intern, Emily, in several posts: An “A” on your resume does NOT mean you have an “A” quality resume! which was a post actually suggested by Emily as a real need for those people confused by what their campus teaches and why professional…
Read MoreWhat are you willing to give up?
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…
Read MoreWhat is on the economic horizon for jobseekers?
We’ve all been holding our breath seems like for about five years now. This is the longest recession in recent history and I have my own theories as to why this is. Complex global economic factors Obviously, there are complex global economic factors that are at work that are far beyond my comprehension. However, I…
Read MoreAre you listening to the wrong voices?
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…
Read MoreHave you created a career management plan?
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…
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