Resumes are user centered documents. That means that they should be written with the reader in mind. Just like JFK instructed us to ask what we could do for our country and not the other way around, a jobseeker should be thinking about what they can do for a potential employer. Read more
Resume Tip #1 – Prepare a job-specific keyword list
We’ve all been a victim of the dreaded resume abyss. Sending your resume out into what seems to be a giant black hole. And then…crickets. What’s happening to the resume? In today’s tight job market, it’s more than likely being screened by a computer rather than a human. And if you don’t have the right keywords, the sad truth is that you may never make it to the hiring manager. Read more
Tell me about a time…
Arrgh, right? Any question on an interview that starts with “Tell me about a time” is sure to be a challenge. Perhaps the most challenging is this one – Tell me about a time you failed at work. How did you handle it? Read more
Finding your passion is NOT all in a day’s work.
People are always saying that…follow your passion. Do what you love, the money will follow. If you do what you love, you never work a day in your life. Sounds great, right? Sure, unless you don’t know what that is or how to get to get there.
I talk to people all the time who either know what it is that they love to do and just can’t quite put it all together or people who just haven’t figured it out yet. The advice that seems to resonate the most with each of these people is that it’s the little things. It’s not always about the dream job that you always wanted or pursuing a seemingly impossible feat like being the next big star on Broadway. For many people, it’s about enjoying your life and finding a career, or even a company, that supports that. Read more
3 Interview Questions to Have in Your Back Pocket
You perfected a killer, accomplishment-based resume and you landed that interview. So now what?
Hiring Managers are under incredible pressure to make good hiring decisions. In fact, their job performance will likely be judged in part by their ability to do so. Plus, in a soft job market, HR departments are stretched incredibly thin and are forced to do some pretty heavy candidate prescreening, over the phone and in person. Having answers ready to some tough behavioral interviewing questions will put your mind at ease and help you put your best foot forward. Read more
