Ensuring that your résumé format works in every situation is a bit tricky. Do you create it using MS Word or is an alternate word-processing program acceptable? Is it okay to include tables, graphs, shaded text boxes, and/or borders? How … Continue reading
To achieve career success, take the time to know who you are and what you bring to the table. That was the overriding message delivered by the trainer in a teleseminar I attended today on the subject of personal branding. … Continue reading
If you’re looking for work, surfing the Internet for job openings and submitting your résumé is a low-risk activity. You don’t have to talk to anyone, explain why you are in the job market or deliver a sales pitch. Plus, … Continue reading
Some work environments bear many of the characteristics of a dysfunctional family with the boss playing the role of the emotionally abusive parent or spouse and the employees each finding their own way to adapt. The success of the television … Continue reading
I’ve been working with job seekers for more than 25 years, yet I constantly encounter individual approaches that cause me to shake my head in wonderment. For example, I had a message on my office voice mail earlier this week … Continue reading
