In many cases, just a single year or two at a new position will infuse your resume with a plethora of new content that if plugged in too hastily, will create a patchwork coat effect: It may serve a practical purpose at a very base level but it will not turn heads, evoke a visceral reaction […]
Is Your Job Search Strategy a Snore?
As co-coordinator with my colleague, Miriam Salpeter, I am pleased to participate in our first round of posts in 2010 from our community of expert career advisors and resume writing professionals called the Career Collective. This month’s articles address the topic of helping job seekers transition and make the most of the new year. Please follow […]
Resume Is Your Career Heartbeat
Okay, I get it: the ‘traditional resume is dead.’ May we put a stake through this aging topic and just bury it, along with the tombstone resume? Savvy resumes, by contrast, are not only alive and well, but they have matured, become more sophisticated and muscular, and are more essential now, than ever. Just yesterday […]
There’s a Hole in Your Story, Sir
So on morning, I got up around , and decided it was time I finally took care of that which had been bugging my wife and I for quite some. I fixed myself a couple of with some on the side, then headed out the to pick up the items necessary to complete the at hand. […]
There's a Hole in Your Story, Sir
So on morning, I got up around , and decided it was time I finally took care of that which had been bugging my wife and I for quite some. I fixed myself a couple of with some on the side, then headed out the to pick up the items necessary to complete the at hand. […]
MATCH(.COM) YOUR WAY TO A NEW JOB!
FIRST IMPRESSIONS MATTER First impressions matter in dating and job search. I know this all too well as I have moved through dozens of first-date impressions during the seven years following my divorce and before I remarried in 2008. My husband, Rob, and I met online via Match.com. Besides the first-impression story he wrote in […]
Navigating the Mistletoe of Job Search
As co-coordinator with my colleague, Miriam Salpeter, I am pleased to participate in our third round of posts from our community of expert career advisors and resume writing professionals called the Career Collective. This month’s articles address the topic of Job Search Strategy During the Holidays. Please follow our hashtag, #careercollective, on Twitter. Having personally experienced […]
Does your job currency stand out like a shiny coin?
According to Altan Khendup, senior technology leader, strategist and advocate in Silicon Valley, California, when people think you’re interesting, they start listening; they become engaged, and then you can inject your pitch and your value. I’ve had the pleasure of keeping in touch with this forward-thinking technology leader (oh, and by the way, a client […]
They Shoot Muffins, Don’t They?
A few months ago, I stood looking at myself in the full length mirror in my dressing room as I struggled to fit 45 years of bad eating habits and a total disregard for exercise into the waist of my dress slacks. I knew it was happening; I just enjoyed the status quo to the […]
Create Curb Appeal to Attract Interviews
Never so much did the term, “Resume Real Estate” resonate until I was tasked to sell my home. “I want to sell my home ‘as-is,’” I firmly asserted to my real estate agent. It’s a beautiful home in a great neighborhood and is an ideal opportunity for the right buyer. Standing head and shoulders among […]
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