Job Search 101
The whole job search effort is completely exhausting and at times just plain pathetic. It is what it is and if you are unemployed know that the job search experience is one familiar to everyone at some point and time, so don't feel alone. One of the major mistakes many... Read More
The Top 10 Ways to Manage Your Career
Many people in the last decade have experienced either a layoff or termination in their lives or the lives of somebody they know. While many of these people affected have experienced outplacement-consulting services, some have not and they may be in for a rude awakening - corporations no longer "take... Read More
Targeting Your Resume is So Important For Your Career
Targeting your portfolio, (resume and cover letter) can get you any job you desire! The purpose of targeting is so you can find your perfect match, your dream job!To target successfully, you need to calculate the position, do this and you will be sure to hit the mark.When targeting the... Read More
20 Ways to Advance Your Career
To survive and thrive in today's competitive environment, it is not just what you know. You also need to be competent. You must stand out from the crowd - be memorable, impressive, credible, trusted and liked."Success is never a destination - it is a journey." -Maya Sullivan1. Exceed expectations; deliver... Read More
Overwhelmed and Overworked: The Myth of American Productivity
Employment finally seemed back on track during the first few months of 2004. Politicians crowed that "Our tax cuts are working." Then, without warning, job growth slowed to a crawl, resulting in a deficit of more than 2 million jobs from that confidently predicted only a year ago. To counteract... Read More
Recovering From a Career Crisis
If you have ever experienced any of the following, you have had a career crisis:? Losing your job? Being fired? Burning out? Not wanting to do your job for one more dayA career crisis can be caused either by someone else (being laid off) or by your own feelings (burning... Read More
Yesterdays Hero
Wonder Woman makes it looks so easy. She gets up every morning, fights the good fight, calls it a day, and starts the whole process all over again. This is the way most of us begin our workday. We work hard, accomplish lots, and get up in the morning for... Read More
Are You In A Groove Or A Rut?
Ruts: the routines in our work and lives that have become uninteresting and bothersome.Everyone has a favorite rut or two. They are comfortable, familiar and undemanding. If you stay in them long enough you begin to equate them with who you are and buy in to the belief that remaining... Read More
Pebbles in Your Shoe Dont Only Hurt your Foot But Cause Back and Hip Problems!
CIO Magazine ran an article entitled, "Ten Mistakes CIO's Too Often Make" written by Susan H. Cramm, former CIO and vice president of IT at Taco Bell and CFO and executive vice president at Chevys, a Taco Bell subsidiary.I was thunderstruck by her ninth mistake---Pretend that your organizational weeds are... Read More
A Bit of Pollyanna
"Stop being such a Pollyanna," a trusted, more experienced colleague counseled as we took the long route back to my office. He had just witnessed my project idea annihilated as co-workers eagerly argued why my idea wouldn't work, where it was flawed and why it shouldn't be funded. Despite naysayers... Read More
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Career Success: Don?t Be Caught With Your Pants Down
Do you want to know how to jump-start your professional... Read More
For My Second Career, I Want to Do Nothing!
Q. For my second career, I'd like to know "What... Read More
What Recruiters Hate About Resumes And Cover Letters
Today, I'm going to share with you the awful truth... Read More
What is Contract Programming? An Alternative to the Conformity of Everyday Employment
What is contract programming, you ask? Well, when companies need... Read More
How to Write a Simple Job Description
1.0 A timely reminderIn a recent decision in a New... Read More
Mastering the Job Interview - 5 Tips to Make Yourself Irresistible to the Interviewer
So you've figured out, more or less what you want... Read More
Master Responding to Selection Criteria and Win Your Next Job!
As a human resources specialist for many years, I've seen... Read More
?How to Look Your Best in a Down Economy?
As you know too well ~ many jobs have been... Read More
Ten Tips to a Job Winning Interview
These days, interviews don't come easily. When you get The... Read More
Job Tips For The Frustrated Job Seeker
There is nothing more frustrating and depressing when you are... Read More
Leaders Meet Challenge Heads-UP With Confidence --
Maybe "buck" is better referred to as the Boss' Challenge.... Read More
Resumes That Rock (16 Expert Tips)
It's never too early to update your resume, even if... Read More
Resume Writing Tips
Make sure that your resume is up to date with... Read More
The Pros and Cons of Telecommuting - As Seen Through The Eyes of a Seasoned Telecommuter
Janelle Delacorte has been happily answering calls for the Home... Read More
The Six Figure Job Search
Before we start discussing how to search for a six... Read More
Resurrecting the Perfect Resume, Part One
Is your resume dead? Don't be so quick to say,... Read More
Is A Career a Calling or Choice?
How much of our career path is destiny and how... Read More
Job Interviews -- The Four Worst Objections You?ll Face and How to Deal with Them
Dealing with tough questions and objections is an essential part... Read More
Four Job Interview Mistakes That Can Torpedo Your Chances of Success
What are the worst mistakes job hunters make? It turns... Read More
Hunting the Executive Head Hunter
5 tips to win over an executive head hunter or... Read More
What Not To Include In Your Resume
Do you have a difficult time determining what does not... Read More
Taking a Survival Type Job Is Good For You.
Ugh! Arg! How can a survivor type job be good... Read More
6 Vital Tips For Creating A Superior Resume
1: Keep It ShortConsidering that initially HR personnel only spend... Read More
Your Job Search -- a Marketing Campaign?
The successful job search is really just a personal marketing... Read More
How Much Can You Earn Working As A Proofreader?
Thinking of a career as a proofreader? Then you will... Read More
A Concept That Could Double Youre Income in Mystery Shopping
Do you want to double, or increase significantly you're income... Read More
Seven Deadly Types of Job Recruiters
Collect them all!Over the course of six months in my... Read More
5 Steps to Standing Out Above the Crowd at Work
Do you feel like one in a million at work... Read More
Four Important Questions to Ask Your Interviewer; Do You Really Want to Work for This Person?
Many job seekers miss a golden opportunity when they are... Read More
Common Résumé Mistakes
Using a general résumé.DON'T DO IT! You cannot successfully use... Read More
Formal Business Attire is Making a Comeback
The dot com boom of 1990s brought with it a... Read More
Pre-Interview Web Research
You have obtained an interview -- congratulations! You feel prepared... Read More
Rekindling Passion for Work
Passion comes in many forms. I'm focused on the version... Read More
Getting A Leg Up
Legging Up Your CompetitionLet's face it. When you graduate from... Read More
3 Secrets to Landing a Home-Based Position
Landing a telecommute position isn't easy. Finding them in the... Read More
7 Steps to Effective Communication
The success of any business or organization depends largely on... Read More
9 Tips on Creating a Professional Emailed Job Application
With the advent of the Internet, many of us have... Read More
Are You Eking Out a Living, and Cant Get What You Want from a Job?
Many people are working at jobs they don't want and... Read More
What to Do if You are Over 40 and Have Lost Your Job
Unexpectedly loosing your job can be a very traumatic and... Read More
Get Off Your Butt and Out of the Rut
It's amazing to see so many people who are prepared... Read More
Get A New Job - Career Choices
Career change is tough but rewardingThere are a number of... Read More
Stay At Home Moms No Longer Struggling To Make Ends Meet
It is hard to be a stay at home mom.... Read More
Tips for Requesting a Raise
You probably think you deserve a raise. But does your... Read More
Career Search from Within
Seeking meaningful and fulfilling work can become a discouraging, confusing... Read More
Surviving in Corporate Amercia: Part 1 - Email
There is a saying that goes, "The best offense is... Read More
Why It Is Impossible To Raise Your Standard Of Living Working A Job
Everything in nature has been endowed with what it needs... Read More
Writing Resumes
Use a resume as a foot in the doorWhen you... Read More
Ask For That Raise!
For nine years Jeff worked for company G as an... Read More
Ten Tips to a Powerful Resume
A new resume can jump-start your career. Your network contacts... Read More
Surprise! Accounting is the Hot New Major
There was a time when accounting was the boring college... Read More
Ten Resume Writing Tips You Can?t Live Without
For some job opening, employers receive hundreds and even thousands... Read More
Answering The What Are Your Weaknesses? Interview Question
One of the trickier questions an interviewer might put to... Read More
Difficult Relationships at Work - Dealing with Workplace Conflict
Difficult Relationships at Work - How to Influence the UncooperativeWe... Read More
Resume Writing Service Website
Promote Your Resume Business Website!While we make our websites to... Read More
50 Things To Do To Your Boss That Are Fun For You, But Not For Them
1. You're eavesdropping and you hear your boss has reservations... Read More
Create A Rappin? Resume
(Percussion sounds emanating from who knows where while you listen... Read More
Build Your Career Decision By Decision
Do you dislike making decisions and avoid the challenge whenever... Read More
Top 10 Super Job Interview Tips
Use these interview tips for job hunting success!It's a tough... Read More
Acing The Interview
It's no secret that there is a lot of competition... Read More
Surviving Corporate Politics Part 2: Keeping Up Appearances
Never a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression, or... Read More
For Effective Decisions, Look Beyond Career Stereotypes
You've probably been taught not to stereotype people based on... Read More
Job Search: The End of the Line
There is an end to the job search tunnel!It has... Read More
Find Those People
"The Emperor's New Clothes" was a favorite childhood story of... Read More
Adapting To Change In A Changing World
Have you learnt a new skill or improved upon your... Read More
How To Write The Perfect Cover Letter: Be Brief--And Be Gone!
The best cover letters are 'one-page wonders.' Why? Because they... Read More
Job Interviews: Answering Whats Your Greatest Weakness?
Many interview guides advise candidates to answer the common "What's... Read More
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