A Guaranteed Way to Stand Out in a Job Interview
A Guaranteed Way to Stand Out Before a job interview, conduct as much research as humanly possible about the organization and gain a strong understanding of the company’s history, their current...
View ArticleZerply Makes Finding Professionals on LinkedIn Easier
Finding Professionals on LinkedIn Just Got Easier Has anyone else had trouble finding people on LinkedIn with similar interests? No, just me? I must not be the only one because a new startup company...
View ArticleThe Infographic Resume
If you hadn’t noticed, times have changed. The job search process is completely different and it is changing rapidly. In an older post, I talked about the micro resume, a trend started in China....
View ArticleCareer Advice Cliches (Part 1)
If you are a Career Coach, you’ll likely agree that there are many clichés out there when it comes to career advice – just as cliché as the image I purposely decided to use for this post (I’m going...
View ArticleSuccess is Not About Resources – It’s About Resourcefulness
Loving What You Do What it is it we are chasing when we are after our career goals? In a previous post, I talked about the true meaning of passion. If you are after your career goals, you should be...
View ArticleCareer Advice Cliches (Part 2)
In my “Career Advice Cliches (Part 1)” article, I talked about the career advice cliche I disliked the most. I hear career advice cliches often and I dislike them because the advice is typically...
View Article5 Reasons to Send a Thank You Letter After Interviewing
With Thanksgiving here, I thought it was perfect timing to write a blog about the importance of the thank you letter. One would think sending a thank you letter upon completion of a job interview would...
View ArticleHOW TO: Use Wordle to Focus Your Resume and Get the Interview
Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that the user provides. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. Some of you probably already...
View Article5 Reasons to Attend the Company Holiday Party
The holiday season is known for shopping, good food, and holiday parties. Whether it’s an ugly sweater party or a white elephant gift exchange, don’t be a scrooge or a grinch – attend! If you’re the...
View ArticleThe Age of the Perpetual Job Search
The World Has Changed As we approach the new year, it’s a good time to reflect on the past. 2011 was a tough year for many and 2012 is likely to be the beginning of a long-term transition for many job...
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