Many perfectly qualified candidates have gaps in their employment. The gap can stem from a variety of chosen and situational causes. Many of my clients (women and men) elected to stay home and care for family members, often children but sometimes aging parents or ailing siblings or other close relatives. Read more
What is personal branding anyway?
Everyone has something that makes them unique. Whether you’re exceptional at assessing the competitive landscape, assembling technical teams, or managing and motivating sales people, you do something better than the majority of your competition. Read more
Strategic Resume Writing – 4 Tips to Help Keep You Focused
No, I’m not talking about objectives again.
Resume writing, like everything else you do in life, should be focused towards a specific purpose. And most jobseekers do have a specific goal.
Whether you’re looking to transition into another field, leverage your skills and experience into a higher paying position, increase your work/life balance, or get a job at a bigger/smaller/more flexible/more structured company, you probably have already identified your next move.
The challenge is to be sure you keep your resume on track. Here’s some quick ideas to help you stay focused while you’re writing your resume. Read more
Do I really have to write a cover letter?
The truth is, yes, you probably should.
Is it as important as your resume? No, obviously your resume is the essential piece of jobseeker communication. The resume is where you should focus the majority of your efforts. But simply ignoring the cover letter isn’t a great idea. Read more
Can I reinvent myself with my resume?
One of the most common requests from clients is a career change resume. Our current economic climate has left countless experienced professionals with years of expertise in a particular industry a precarious position, watching an entire industry or a position eradicated, outsourced, or irrevocably changed. Read more
