Top Ten Things NOT To Do In Your Job Search In 2014
It’s hard to believe that the year 2013 is over. It went by quickly and...
Summertime, And The Living Is … Distracting!
When you are looking for work, you always face a lot of distracting temptations. But...
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Top 10 Job Seeker Resolutions For 2012
Ah yes, the end of the year. Now is the time year when almost anyone...
I Fatigue
Recently, I was reviewing resumes, cover letters and doing some interview preparation for job seekers...
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Prospecting
There was a time not too long ago when job seekers routinely sent out their...
Submission!
Questions about the best way to submit your resume and application documents are as common...
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Listen And Repeat
Listen and repeat! For many years, high school students had that phrase drilled into their...
Systems
Over the past few days I’ve been trying to find some hardware from a disassembled...
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Do You Want Fries With That?
The concept of up-selling (trying to sell the customer more than just what they asked...
Quantify! It’s All In The Numbers!
Like millions of others, I spent some time this past weekend watching the NFL playoffs. ...
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Above The Crowd
Recently I attended a very large, and very crowded free outdoor 3-day music festival in...
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Membership Has Its Privileges
Throughout the country, state-provided resources for job seekers are drying up. Staff shortages, mandatory layoffs...
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Hurdles – Fear Of Rejection and Failure
There are an awful lot of things that get in the way of our success,...
Resume Customization
One of the questions I get asked most often is: “Do I need to customize...
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Go Your Own Way
In school, were you the one who always had a better/different way of doing things? ...
The Object(ive) Of Your Affection
An Objective statement on your resume, and reiterated in your cover letter is a concise...
Don't Take It Personally!
With the unemployment rate rising, it is apparent that more people are completing for fewer...
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Nice n Soft – Conveying Your Soft Skills
There’s no question that one’s skills, experience and qualifications should be the primary consideration by...
Attitude Is Everything
Recently I was asked to review a cover letter from a bookkeeper/accountant who for many...