Prepare for YOUR Future now --
All Presidential candidates (before and after) make all kinds of promises about YOUR 'social security' when running for the top job. Regardless of the promises, YOU are the one who has to live or die by the future plans made on your behalf.Future plans that YOU make and control. It's... Read More
Who Should Write Your Resume?
This is a question we get a lot. It seems rather easy to do it yourself if you have access to a word processing program and printer and feel comfortable writing your job history.I always wrote my own resumes over the years, for 10 successful job changes up the career... Read More
Career Planning for Gifted Adults
"James is so restless and energetic. I wonder if he's hyperactive.""Nancy seems to be all over the place. She's got a dozen projects going at once!""Harley does things so fast! He put up a website in two weeks.""Marlene is so intense. She needs to lighten up."While it's possible that James... Read More
Top Ten Guidelines For Working With Executive Recruiters
1. Select the right type of recruitment partnerDetermine whether you would be best served by a retained, contingency, contract or research based partner at a global, national or local level.2. Interview recruiters to find the appropriate fitEffective partnerships are built on mutual interests, opportunities, values and performance.3. Treat an interview... Read More
Seeking Knowledge Will Give You Power
What are you interested in? We all have a passion for something. So, what is your passion?Are you actively seeking information about your passion? Knowledge, providing it is correct knowledge, will increase your power.In this century there is an increasing demand for experts in so many fields. Everything is becoming... Read More
Online Resume Tips and Secrets
I manage a website for corporate flight attendants that features resumes prominently listed on the first page of the site. Unlike some careers, corporate flight attendants must promote themselves overtly in order to find work especially if they are contractors. Since adding this feature two years ago, I have learned... Read More
Supplement Your Skills and Improve Your Work Position
It is often said that the majority of people are but a few checks away from homelessness. Without a consistent income, this may be a true statement. Some ability to multi-task can get you through a temporary employment down-spell.While a formal plan is often best, the theory of continued employment... Read More
Seeking A New Job While Currently Employed : Tiptoeing Through the Minefield
So, you currently have a job but you are looking for something a little better. You are getting tired, uptight, and maybe just a little stressed out. This is a dangerous time ? the time when job seekers can turn into wing nuts and make key mistakes. So, how do... Read More
Make Your Resume Keyword Rich and Scanner Friendly
If you haven't looked for a job recently, there are new tactics that hiring professionals are using that you should be aware of before updating your resume.Employers and recruiters increasingly rely on electronic resumes, resume posting boards and job banks to find job candidates. Resumes are either being scanned or... Read More
Freelance Work: The Changing Face of Employment
The world sure is changing, and if you look at job employment you will see what I mean. Let's just go back to our grandparent's generation, even though I'm sure if we went back further we would see very different structures of work in the tribal periods of our history.... Read More
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De-Bunking The ?Follow Your Bliss? Myth
Hello Fellow Seekers!I don't know about you? but I'm pretty... Read More
Hiring the OverQualified Employee or Mining for Gold
I am having a hard time understanding why a valuable... Read More
Job Hunting Tips: Staying Active
Unemployment is depressing: financial pressures stress you out, looking for... Read More
3 Ways To Succeed On Your First Job (Or Any Job)
You've heard the real estate cliché: the three factors that... Read More
Illegal Interview Questions -- Be Prepared
I'll quickly cover the following:A) Why Employer Ask Illegal Interview... Read More
Career Change Success Is Yours If you Follow The Formula
Recent surveys suggest that, given the chance, about four out... Read More
Marketing You and Your Career
Imagine if a business invested years into the research, design,... Read More
How To Choose The Right Resume Format
After a thirty (30) second glance lots of resumes get... Read More
Be Prepared for the Unexpected
How long has it been since you last had to... Read More
Technology in the Workplace - Boon or Curse?
Like all new innovations, technology in the work environment can... Read More
How to Transform a Boring Note Into A Killer Cover Letter - Part I
The AIDA formula is as old as dirt. It was... Read More
Resume Outline - Add Structure & Flow to Your Resume
Building your resume, based on a resume outline will give... Read More
Interview Thank-You Letters
The number one etiquette tip for interviews is writing a... Read More
How to Create a Great Electronic Resume
After creating the perfect resume, you then need to distribute... Read More
Tell Me About Yourself
The need to tell people about yourself may present itself... Read More
Unemployment Survival: Taking Back Control
One of the most emotionally crippling aspects of unemployment is... Read More
Become an LPN, the Fast Path to a Nursing Career
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) CareersLicensed Practical Nurses provide the most... Read More
How To Prepare For A Telephone Interview
It is important to prepare thoroughly for your telephone interview.Begin... Read More
Reinvent Yourself in a New Career
Some people reserve the word "vocation" for religious calling. Contemporary... Read More
Background Checks: How They Can Determine Whether You Get Hired or Not!
Background checks are utilized by companies today to decide whether... Read More
What To Do When A Co-Worker Turns Nasty
A friend of mine laments that work would be great... Read More
Manage Your Boss - And Get Ahead!
It's clear there are a number of common issues faced... Read More
The 10-Step Resume Critique
Your resume will generally receive a 15- to 30-second scan... Read More
How To Deal With A Difficult Boss
Most people at some point in their lives have to... Read More
Job Search Advice for Desperate Job Seekers
Another morning of job hunting lies ahead of you. You... Read More
Women Who Quit Work Abrubtly After Childbirth - Are You the Type?
According to statistics one out of every five pregnant women... Read More
We Rejected Your Résumé Today
Hi, I am Mr. Employer.Even though you think I can... Read More
Seminars: Why Are They Popular, and What Advantages/Disadvantages Are There to Attending One?
Seminars dealing with "special topics" have actually been around for... Read More
Beat the Crowd with Winning Resume Cover Letters
Far too many people underestimate the importance of resume cover... Read More
Why Employers Want an Employee with a Degree
You wake up in the morning, head to work, and... Read More
Resume Posting: Tips for Jobseekers
Recruiting firms, like most businesses today, must embrace technology in... Read More
The Surefire Way To Getting A Pay Raise
If you are working for someone else, it is important... Read More
2 Job-Search Success Stories
Here are two success stories from my readers who found... Read More
How To Pick The Best Career For You, Part 1
In Part One we'll look at how Positioning or "Coming... Read More
Employment Screening Today ? Are Online Database Searches Enough?
In today's employment environment, HR managers are faced with the... Read More
Continuing Professional Development
Continuing professional development (CPD) is promoted by the CIPD to... Read More
Are You Sabotaging Your Career?
My experience working with thousands of leaders world wide for... Read More
Considering a Career Change?
Are you thinking about a career change? Many people do... Read More
Dissatisfied With Your job? Stop Trying To Go It Alone!
Being dissatisfied with your job is a cycle, a very... Read More
Speak Up: Your Job Is At Stake!
How good are you at standing up for yourself?Do you... Read More
60 Hour Work Weeks - Can You and Your Career Survive Them
In the 80s while I was an account executive for... Read More
Sample Resume Objectives: Read, Dont Copy
The resume objective statement is typically something that trips people... Read More
7 Deadly Cover Writing Sins
Don't start off your job search with one (or more)... Read More
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Something That Hasnt Been Invented Yet!
Most of us were brought up to study hard, get... Read More
Wanted: A Diva for the Job of a Lifetime!
"When I was a child, I always thought the world... Read More
Prepare for Your Performance Review Before You Start the Job
When you start a new job, you probably realize the... Read More
Ten Things To Do If You Really, Really Hate Your Job
1. Begin focusing on what you want instead of how... Read More
Avoid a Three-ring Circus with These New Interviewing Strategies
I referenced the circus because I just finished another interviewing... Read More
Strange Jobs Still Pay The Bills
Strange jobs? How do we define that? Years ago I... Read More
Words. Words. Words.
They're only words. Some believe the school-yard taunt: "Sticks and... Read More
Resume Writing Service Website
Promote Your Resume Business Website!While we make our websites to... Read More
Interview Tips, How to Get the Job You Want
Enter into a state of relaxed concentration. This is the... Read More
Change Your Career, Change Your Life
Change Your Career,Change your Life!Lots of times I see and... Read More
Ten Great Careers For Computer ?Geeks
The universal acceptance of computers into our daily lives, both... Read More
TMI: The Resume Destroyer
"They say my résumé should be only one page long.... Read More
Get a Raise: How To Ask Your Boss For More Money
How many people do you know who think they deserve... Read More
The Best Business And Economy Solutions
In todays Business and economy, starting any business service requires... Read More
History Reports: When Your Resume Equals, I Did This, I Did This, I Did This
Do these sound familiar?"I worked for?" "My responsibilities were?"... Read More
How to Give Job-Winning Answers at Interviews
Human Resources personnel, professional recruiters and various other career experts... Read More
From Bumbling Bosses to Cranky Co-Workers ? How to Overcome What Makes You Hate Your Job
I'll be the first to admit that I hated my... Read More
Switching Careers - 7 Key Steps
Are you thinking about switching careers? If you are, you're... Read More
Powerful Phone Interviews
Phone interviews are de rigueur with many organizations.Companies conduct phone... Read More
Job Search Techniques: Smashing The Gray Ceiling
For decades, women have chaffed at the invisible glass ceiling... Read More
Career Education Options For Working Adults
Ask yourself this question: "Do I like what I do... Read More
Job Interviews: Use the Personal Touch to Get a Job
A study conducted by the Journal of Consumer Research in... Read More
Sample Resume Objectives: Good, But Summaries Are Smokin!
Since college I've been told that a resume ought to... Read More
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