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700 Characters to Résumé Success Via a Think Tweet Mentality

2012-06-01T12:23:58-04:00

I love the feedback I get regarding Twitter when I am teaching a client to integrate a “Think Tweet” concept into résumé writing. Tweet? What is a tweet? Twitter? – can’t say that I have heard of it! What the...

Darning Your Professional Life

2012-05-30T13:35:19-04:00

Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend. ~ Jewel In a recent chat with a family member, the subject of darning entered the conversation. Darning is an age-old tradition that perhaps your grandmother or great-grandmother performed. Mine did,...

How to Overcome Job Search Stressors

2012-05-29T12:00:00-04:00

One of the top five stressors in life is losing a job. Just in case you are curious about the other top stressors, they range from death, divorce, wedding, jail, school exams, moving, kids/family, and debt to name a few....

Does Your Résumé Suck? 22 Things to Consider

2012-05-24T17:54:49-04:00

A recent conversation with a business executive started with “Basically, I am here today because a recruiter told me my résumé sucks and they don’t want to work with me until I get it in better shape. I am hoping...

Navigating the Networking Nightmare

2012-05-22T10:09:00-04:00

The importance of networking has not diminished, no matter what you think you’ve heard. Online networking associated with social media like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter have certainly moved into the networking arena and taken a strong hold, but need to...

How Do You Get Courage?

2012-05-16T15:31:15-04:00

Last week, one of my clients asked me this question: How do you get courage? How do you get courage, anyway? Are you born with it? Is it in your DNA? Does a teacher teach it? Do you acquire it...

What do you really know about a prospective employer?

2012-05-15T10:05:00-04:00

The internet has made easy work of finding potential candidates through social networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook. Executive membership sites have thrived in the last ten years providing executives with job search information and recruiters with a database of...

Job Loss: He Said What?

2012-05-10T16:02:48-04:00

In graduate school, I recall taking a Stress Management course. I also recall learning that next to death and divorce, job loss is a leading stress inducer. And with the loss of a job, all shapes and sorts of emotions...

Kuh-hoh-neys and Your Job Search

2012-05-09T16:47:03-04:00

I love listening to my clients – they always keep me thinking. And what I have been thinking about of recent is this word: kahonies – a word a client used to describe her former boss. She said that her...

5 Ways NOT to Let Your Network Know about Your Job Search

2012-05-08T15:15:53-04:00

Avoid these easy but unhelpful ways to let folks know you are in job search mode: 1. Send out a mass email. 2. Only put an update on LinkedIn 3. Tell them you are looking for a job and ask...

Can Executives be Perceived as “Too Smart”?

2012-05-08T13:14:00-04:00

Executives rise to the top of an organization for a variety of reasons that include: thinking outside the box, vision, business savvy, strategies, and the intelligence to see the big picture and drill it down to deliverables. These are attributes...

Resume Career Breakers: Why You Should Always Tell the Truth

2012-05-07T22:15:58-04:00

This post was inspired by a prospective client who recently asked, "How much B.S. can I get away with on my resume?" I'll let you guess my answer! As I write, there's a media firestorm brewing over the accuracy of...

Parallels of a Good Leader and Executive in Job Search

2012-05-01T12:32:00-04:00

Did anyone ever tell you that you were a born leader? Most people have to learn the skills needed to be an effective leader. Leadership skills can propel you in your career whether it be internal promotions, increased salary or...

Icebreaker for Job Search

2012-05-01T11:54:22-04:00

In a recent conversation with a good friend, we were discussing rehearsal dinner game possibilities since both of us have a son getting married this summer. I was sharing with her the Who Does What shoe game I’d watched in...

Got Passion? Surprising Tip for Work Success & Interviewing

2012-04-30T15:53:03-04:00

Credit to Kim Garst for image I encountered the phrase “all in” in two quite different contexts lately. In the first, a minister used it to describe his faith. In the second, a technology sales executive said it about the...

Résumé Writing: I Thought You’d Sex It Up More

2012-04-25T10:00:58-04:00

Having helped hundreds and hundreds of clients for two-plus decades, I have listened to hours and hours of client conversation, so not too much surprises or shocks me. Last month was a different matter when certain words were spoken by...

20 Insider Job Search Tips from Recruiters: Ignore at Your Peril

2012-04-24T19:05:10-04:00

Have you caught up the the technology of job search yet? I am amazed that there are CIOs of big companies out there who don't have a built-out LinkedIn profile - just name, photo, and employers. At a recruiter round...

Deciding Whether To Go To Grad School Or Tackle The Job Market

2012-04-24T18:59:14-04:00

This is a guest post from Sam Peters. This spring is not an ideal time to graduate from college. At a time when the economy is still stagnant and student debt is on the rise, finding a secure entry-level job...

Life Lessons from Anna

2012-04-24T18:34:33-04:00

Ever been stuck in your life or career -- and needed the advice of a trusted friend or mentor to help you get out of your own way? About a month ago, my family lost a trusted life-long nudge -...

Executive Alert: Are You in the Wrong Job?

2012-04-24T10:05:00-04:00

Even executives don’t get it right every time. You thought this was a good move and even the research indicated you were a perfect fit for the position. But, as the job unfolded, you are no longer enamored with the...

Monday, Monday

2012-04-23T12:10:59-04:00

“Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration." Evan Esar Make something versus nothing happen this day. What one thing might that be? Tip: Write down the one thing you would like to do today,...

When Things Don't Go According to Plan

2012-04-19T12:24:12-04:00

“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult-once we truly understand and...

White Chicken, Luckenbach and Your Job Search

2012-04-18T13:59:19-04:00

If you’re a routine Career Hub reader, perhaps you will recall my post from last year: Everybody ‘s Somebody in Luckenbach. Remember how I was greeted by roosters during my first visit there? In a return visit a few days...

Is the US job market weakening?

2012-04-17T13:03:00-04:00

A hiring slowdown in March might imply a weaker job market. The economists are being cautious with their predictions until seeing the employment figures for April. There are varying opinions whether this is a trend or not. As an executive...

Cloud Technology & Your IT Job: 5 Career Planning Tips

2012-04-17T10:52:28-04:00

For all our IT readers out there, here's a heads-up. For the rest of you, the changes in technology direction described may indirectly impact your job as well. Trying to predict the future of IT jobs is...shall we say, like...

Instagram and Facebook: It’s The Message, Not The Platform

2012-04-10T13:47:18-04:00

“It’s never the platform. It’s always the message” - Gary Vaynerchuck This morning Facebook announced the wopping $1 billion acquisition of Instagram - the popular mobile photo-sharing app. Instagram make zero profits but Facebook are clearly paying for the so...

19th Annual Executive Job Market Intelligence Report

2012-04-10T12:59:00-04:00

Every year ExecuNet (a private membership network for senior-level executives and executive recruiters) publishes an Executive Job Market Intelligence Report that contains valuable information for executives. You don’t have to be in the midst of career transition to get benefit...

Thai Massages, Monk Internships and Disconnecting

2012-04-05T22:26:43-04:00

It’s Sunday evening and I’m writing this post whilst sitting in the departure lounge at Bangkok Airport in Thailand. Thailand is just a 2 hour flight from Singapore where I currently live, and so I’ve been here for a very...

26 Things to Keep Out of Your 2012 Résumé

2012-04-04T10:44:38-04:00

Age Birth Date Complaints, Contradictions, Convictions Discriminatory Data Educational Embellishments / Exaggerations Flawed Facts, Failures Goals Unspecified, Poor Grammar History from Childhood Irrelevant Interests Joblessness Reasons Know-it-all attitude Lies – Little or Big Misspelled Words Negativity Obstacles in your personal...

Privacy violation - asking for Facebook passwords

2012-04-03T13:38:00-04:00

It is challenging enough to change jobs, transition careers, and move up the corporate ladder. Recently, it has come to the attention of the public that companies and government agencies have started asking for passwords to a job seeker’s social...