I think many of us spend time building our resumes and sending resumes out. We prepare for our interviews by practicing the so-called “tough questions,” such as “tell me about… Read More
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5 Questions Your Managers and Colleagues Should Be Able to Answer When They Give You a Reference.
Last week, a prospective client sent me a resume with a list of references and their contact information on it. This is a section I do not include on resumes… Read More
4 Old School Job Search Techniques: Will they work in the age of LinkedIn and COVID19?
A researcher for a major job search site posted an interesting question earlier this week. The site wanted to know what “old school” job search methods still work in the… Read More
5 Tips for Career Success After Age 50
On August 1, 2020 I was a panelist on “Successful Career Search After 50”, a LinkedIn live presentation. The LinkedIn Live panel included two business leaders, in addition to myself…. Read More
4 Reasons to Create a Traditional Reverse-chronological Resume in the Social Media Age.
Job-seekers at an employment program where I taught resume writing and online job search strategy used to ask me why the program required them to write resumes. My clients argued… Read More
5 Ways You Can Disqualify Yourself Before Someone Reads Your Resume. How to Avoid These Problems.