Monthly Archive:: October 2014
Career Management
Are you the kind of person who let’s others take the lead in a business meeting? Or you dread social occasions? Or realize you don’t speak up when
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Job Search
Everyone knows there is an overwhelming amount of information available online that can be used in a job search. Most people, however, don’t think of any individual website
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Interviews
Passover, which is celebrated this week, is a very joyous holiday where the traditional Passover Seder starts with the youngest child asking Four Questions in order to get
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Career Management
I love the quote: “It’s hard to remember you were here to drain the swamp when you’re surrounded by alligators”. Unfortunately, many of us work in an environment
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Job Search
Keeping up with all the advice, new job postings, and other information in your job search can be daunting. One great FREE online tool to manage a lot
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Everything Else
As a resume writer who frequently assists executives and senior-level professionals to create thoughtful cover letters, I enjoyed talking with Leslie Stevens-Huffman of Dice.com for her insightful article,
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Resumes
This week in LinkedIn’s Account Manager Group there was a discussion that intrigued me as a resume writer and job search advisor. “Need to convince a prospective client,
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Career Management
Many people out there right now, especially those in a corporate environment, experience frequent changes in management. It’s not uncommon to find people who have a new boss
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Interviews
While most people know they ought to prepare before going to a job interview, very few do it well, or take the time to do it thoroughly. Why
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Personal Branding
A career biography, or professional bio, can play an important role in your job search strategy. You may find that employers and recruiters will request a professional bio
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Social Media
I’m sitting in the Minneapolis airport when this tweet came in from Erin Perry, Student at St. Cloud State University, with this cute doodle. I guess this is something
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Resumes
I am constantly approached for advice on how to construct a “Winning Resume” by unemployed job seekers, people who are currently employed and looking to advance their career,
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Career Management
Many employees don’t think about how to prepare for a performance review and think of the performance review as a time to passively receive their boss’s opinion of
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Career Management
One big problem we all have when it comes to pursuing our goals is losing focus or momentum. You see it the most for people trying to lose
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Resumes
Very often, job seekers write their resume as if it’s going to determine whether they get a job or not. They fill it with an enormous amount information
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