Build Your Board Knowledge20170616200003
Build Your Board Knowledge
As you advance in your career, there are a number of organizations that you should become aware of, aimed at improving board skills and corporate gove...
Networking With the Unemployed20170602200528
Networking With the Unemployed
We often hear that Networking Meetings are useless because they are full of people that are also looking for a job. Just because people are in tr...
Why Reading Comprehension is Important to Your Job Search20170517203145
Why Reading Comprehension is Important to Your Job Search
How many times have you had an email exchange similar the following: Your email: “We will be meeting at the ABC Café at 11:30am on Monday the...
Does Networking Work in this Economy?20170510203458
Does Networking Work in this Economy?
National unemployment is slightly down at 4.4% (from the Bureau of Labor statistics) and certain areas of the country are seeing an even rosier pictur...
Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?20170502203636
Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?
A simple question that causes too many people to talk too much! It doesn’t matter that your boss had a classic case of paranoid schizophrenia or tha...
Put Yourself in the Other Chair for a More Effective Interview20170419203812
Put Yourself in the Other Chair for a More Effective Interview
Imagine yourself at a social function. The person you just met is speaking in depth about their knowledge of the logistical intricacies of managing gl...
The resume: an exquisite device with which NOT to get in the door20170412204009
The resume: an exquisite device with which NOT to get in the door
It is around 10:30 on Saturday morning. The sun is shining and you have your favorite decaf mocha latte in your hand. You sit down, open your sc...
Who Are You?20170403204248
Who Are You?
When you are in job search or networking mode, you hear a lot about your “elevator speech” and what you should say in the conventional two minute ...
Getting Feedback After An Interview20170111204526
Getting Feedback After An Interview
You thought the interview went well but you don’t get the job. What now? How can you learn from the situation? “Getting feedback after an intervie...
Getting Past Resume Robots20161104204639
Getting Past Resume Robots
When you apply for a position at some larger companies, often a human doesn’t even get a chance to look at your resume. That’s because many HR dep...