When Sharlyn Lauby, SHPHR, CPLP, founder of Top 50 Business Blog HR Bartender, invited me to reply to a comment from one of her readers regarding “Should a pro write your resume?” I interestedly jumped in with both feet. As such, a thorough article resulted, in which questions were answered regarding 1. Why should a person […]
Helpless, Defeated, Panic-Stricken In Your Current Job?
Have you ever gotten sick to your stomach as you drove into work? A sickening feeling that actually started the night before? Do you sit in your car in the parking lot and wait until the last possible moment to head to your desk? Do you watch, with exaggerated anticipation, as the clock inches closer to […]
Time as a Career Resource: How Not to Squander It
As we fall into the autumn months, I believe it’s timely to revisit job search and career strategies that are at the heart of an effective, meaningful effort. As such, and in collaboration with my colleague and Career Collective co-founder, Miriam Salpeter, and a group of prolific careers bloggers and friends, I introduce my article […]
Send Your Resume to Boot Camp
Biting at the Bit The first time I saw my ship after boot camp, I was biting at the bit to get on board. And once I was on board, I could hardly wait to explore my new home. Up and down each passageway and ladder well I roamed. After investigating each compartment I was […]
A “No Regrets” Job Search
“I have no regrets.” These words were spoken by a friend of mine when I was 26 years old. He was four years older than me at the time, and as I sat sipping on a cool drink in the screened enclosure of his pool area that was attached to his 5,000 square foot home […]
Short stories, hot dogs, James Michener and resumes
As of this writing, I am deeply engrossed in a book by James Michener titled Chesapeake. It was given to me by a friend as a thank-you gift for taking her sailing with us one weekend. I will tell you that when she first presented me with this tome, I wasn’t sure if I would […]
Executive Resumes: Unique Career Vessels
Recently I was honored when Susan Ireland, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Perfect Resume, and a friend on Twitter. asked me to contribute to a blog post about executive resumes. Specifically, she challenged me to answer the question: “What makes an executive resume different from other resumes?” Though my 13-years’ resume writing experience […]
Advertising YOU: Overcoming Career Humility
Part 2 of a joint series on ‘fear’ in the job search (original post published HERE by Rob), focuses on suspending one’s humble ways and taming one’s fear in job search. Unfortunately, displaying modesty and anxiety during a job search can be a deterrent in gaining traction. The reality is that being thrust into a career […]
Hope + Forging Ahead = Career Opportunity Spark
Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark. ~George Iles One of my movie favorites is Bridget Jones’s Diary. If you have not seen the film, it chronicles a 30-something’s journey (Bridget, a single woman living in London, played by Renee Zellweger) as she moves through career and personal angst, one day, one […]
When the Keys Rattle, Will You Be Ready?
I’ve always found the Japanese culture somewhat interesting, so when I ran across an article recently about the way capital punishment is doled out, morbid curiosity found me reading the story. It seems in Japan, all those charged with murder are tried by jury, and 99% are found guilty. The only means they employ as […]
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