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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Eating Bananas Doesn’t Make You an Ape
As co-coordinator with my colleague, Miriam Salpeter, I am proud to help launch a new community of expert career advisors and resume writing professionals called the Career Collective. Today’s post is one of many responses to the question, “Are you a cookie cutter job seeker?” I encourage you to visit other members’ responses, which will […]
“I Can Write My Own Resume!”
Adrift in Job Search, (but I Don’t ‘Get’ Resume Writers) I get it: most professionals do not understand, until well into the job search process, the impact and importance of their resume nor the complexity of the process and complex strategy involved in creating a meaningful resume. Though some professionals embark on a job search with an […]
The ‘UN-COVER’ Letter
By Robert P. Poindexter I love my local bookstore. Walking down each aisle, I look at one book after another, usually only stopping to review those books that catch my eye, either because of the title or because of the cover picture or a graphic that piques my interest. While there are certain books I […]
‘STEEL’ YOUR CAREER
“Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.14% by weight (C: 110 – 10Fe), depending on grade,” according to Wikipedia’s definition. Steel begins its life as iron ore. Once the ore is mined, oxygen is removed, and the ore is combined with a preferred chemical partner such […]
Storytelling Resumes Breach Walls to Interviews
Katharine Hansen’s blog posting, “Are We Now in the New Storytelling Economy” really resonates with me. As an executive resume writer, I tell client’s stories every single day! The results are indefinable at times, and incredibly profuse at others. A resume is not just about bottom-line results. It must ooze the individual’s value proposition, which […]