Saturday Evening Reposted
Reposted with permission from VisualCV
If you are one of the lucky few that have been offered an interview lately, you have already done a few things right. To continue moving in the right direction you will need to demonstrate during the interview, your value to their company. Below you’ll find tips on how [...]
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Posted in Job Loss, Job Search, Resume Devel. on Jun 24th, 2009
Wednesday’s Q&A
Client Question: I send out many resumes and never hear anything back. Should I do some kind of follow up?
Answer: Absolutely! Following up on resumes sent, like sending thank you notes, is an underutilized opportunity to get back in front of employers. Since it takes a little more effort, it is a secret weapon [...]
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Monday’s PMA
This weekend and even this morning catching up with friends on Twitter, the topic of conversation varied but all focused on change. Change taking place in our personal lives and around the world in our professional lives every day. Talking with many on the changes in their lives, some were all for it while [...]
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Posted in Current Events, career blogs on Jun 19th, 2009
Friday’s Free For All
It is Friday and I am definitely behind in my blogging. I miss it and would sometimes rather work on blog posts and articles than on work that directly pays money. But, I am proud of my vigilance in keeping up with my work even if it means slacking off in my [...]
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Posted in Interview Prep, Job Search on Jun 16th, 2009
Tuesday’s Tip
The phone interview is often a precursor to the traditional face-to-face interview. It is an important part of the weeding out process. With companies looking for ways to cut back, the phone interview works well to save companies money and time.
In order to really nail the phone interview you must prepare for it – [...]
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Posted in Current Events on Jun 15th, 2009
Hi! Just a reminder of the Fox 2 sponsored Career Fair being held at Lawrence Tech on Wednesday June, 17. I’ll be there providing resume reviews and answering career related questions.
Stop by and say Hi!!!
Putting America Back to Work
Sponsored by Fox 2 News and EmploymentGuide.com
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 from 9:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Lawrence Technical University
Don [...]
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Posted in Career Mgt., Positive Attitude on Jun 15th, 2009
Monday’s PMA
I am just in the first chapters of Pamela Slim’s Escape from Cubicle Nation, a frank and interesting look at the trappings of living your career in an unfulfilling corporate job and finding your way to entrepreneurial freedom. At this point what is really being focused on is the importance of your happiness in [...]
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Friday’s Free for All
Today was a fun, new experience for me. I was asked to take part in two interview pieces for our local Fox network. The first interview was completed on Wednesday when I went into their studio and participated in a live plug for a career fair I’ll be at next week. It [...]
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Posted in Job Loss, Resume Devel., jobseeker on Jun 10th, 2009
Wednesday’s Q&A
Question: Should a resume be one page or two?
Answer: It depends….its true! The so called rule of all resumes must be one page just isn’t true. With people changing jobs more frequently and achieving more goals, a resume should sometimes be two pages. I usually tell clients, if your background warrants a two page [...]
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Posted in Career Mgt., Job Search on Jun 9th, 2009
Tuesday’s Tips
More and more companies are making it mandatory to submit online job applications. Even if you have been introduced to the right person and have already provided them with a dynamite resume you still may be asked to apply online. Although new technology is making the process much more user friendly, it is still [...]
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