Job Search Pain We All Know As a child, did you ever touch a hot stove or stick your finger in a light socket? If so, you likely never did so again, right? Pain is a powerful teacher. A poorly executed job search can be painful, too. And it can offer powerful lessons, if you …
From this moment on, choose not to let your past dictate your future. What is gone is gone forever. Now is the time to move on, to do and become what you want: to be the best in any area that you choose, so you may design your own destiny. Here are a few helpful …
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The Most Common Job Search Problems Solved Last week I surveyed 159 job seekers by email to get their answers to this question: “What one thing could I do to make your job search easier?” The responses were intriguing and I will share with you my answers to the most relevant ones in this and …
Cover Letter Questions to Answer Struggling to write a cover letter? You’re not alone. Based on the dozens of inquiries I get every week on this subject, here are four common cover letter questions, with answers to guide you How can I write a cover letter that really stands out in this economy? You can …
How to Avoid Bad Resume Advice We’ve all received bad career advice at some point. Mine came from an aunt who said: “You should be a chemical engineer. You’d be good at it.” Two years of advanced math and 627 headaches later, I decided she was wrong. Here’s some bad career advice on resume writing …
How to handle the intimate Questions of Salary You want a higher salary in your next job, right? Yet, you’re worried about discussing salary, right? If you’re like most people, you answered, “yes” to both questions. Let’s face it, discussing salary is a touchy subject in any job interview — what if you ask for …
Resume Mistakes To Avoid How would a busy recruiter react to your resume? Would it make the “A” pile, or get tossed into the “round file” (i.e., the trash)? To find out, I interviewed Victoria Potter, an experienced recruiter from Edina, Minn.-based Princeton Search Group (www.princetonsearch.com). She reads nearly 300 resumes every week and has …
Guerrilla Marketing: Why it Works The government estimates that between 20 -40 million Americans change jobs every year. That’s a staggering number when you think about it. There are no statistics on the number of mismatches vs career advancers – it’s been this way for years. Already reeling from the struggling economy, competition for the …
Taking Charge: How to be Persistent I just returned from vacation in the Dominican Republic – great place. One of the most interesting aspects for me as a “social scientist” was watching the interaction between the sunbathers and the folks selling cigarettes, sunglasses and hair-braiding on the beech. Every morning the same team of 5-6 …
Are you too easy to let go? Where you one of those guys in high school that always seemed desperate for a date?If so it was probably because you were a real pleaser, An eager beaver? Did it annoy you that the guys who seemed indifferent where the ones the girls where most interested in? …
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