A modern job search requires more than a resume. You may need a suite of job search documents, depending on your industry, profession, and career level. The documents you might… Read More
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3 Questions to Ask About Your Resume—before an ATS Scans It!
The first thing many jobseekers do with a new resume—whether they wrote it themselves or worked with a writer—is show it to people they know for their opinions. But who… Read More
6 Steps for Getting Recommendations: Guidance for new grads and career-changers
It’s a vexing problem for many of us to get recommendations when we finish school, especially when we have little work experience. This can also be a challenge for career-changers… Read More
3 Resume Basics for the Post-pandemic World: Pro tips for new grads & those returning from pandemic breaks
Last week, a local job training program asked me to put together a talk on resume basics. As I started preparing, I realized it would be useful to remind everyone… Read More
7 Practical Actions to Take if Your Job Ends with the Old Year: Prepare for a 2023 job search.
Earlier this week, I boarded the same train out of Penn Station in New York that I got on ten years ago on that day when my last job in… Read More