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Thursday, October 15, 2009



How to Manage Your Job References

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Dealing with job references is often times like dealing with the pink elephant in the room. You know you're supposed to address and take care of this issue, but because you don't know where to start, you simply don't take action at all. It's easy to understand why there might be some confusion. Sometimes, you are told to add your references to your resume. Other times, you're told to add the ...

Are You Experiencing Resume Information Overload?

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Navigating the waters of career advice can be murky at times. Everyone seems to have an opinion about what you should or shouldn't do and what you should or shouldn't write. With all the information out there how do you really know what advice to take and what to leave behind? Have you read every article on resume writing or submitted your resume for free evaluations only to find that every place ...

Go On...Brag A Little - It's OK

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The biggest problem we run in to with clients is their inability to want to market themselves, brag about themselves or speak positively about their own achievements. I guess in the world we live in we are just so critical of ourselves – constantly pushing ourselves that we forget all the great things we've achieved in our career. Well this is one instance where it is more than OK to pat yourself ...

Is Your Resume On Maturity Leave?

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I once worked with a woman who was pregnant and was rapidly approaching her due date. In an effort to prepare clients for her absence she sent out a mass email detailing who would be handling their accounts while she was gone on maturity leave. Yes, you read that right. She sent out an email to many, many clients telling them that she would be taking maturity leave. Apparently in twelve weeks ...

The New Rules of the Executive Job Search

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If you've been working at the executive level for some time, you may have been disarmed over the past few years by the changes that have occurred in technology. But if you've recently left your job and have been looking for work, you'll notice that there are entirely new rules in the world of job seeking. You are no longer searching the office supply store for quality resume paper because so ...