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In the Job Search, Your Comfort Zone is the Danger Zone!
It’s a phrase used by many motivational speakers, business coaches, religious leaders and others:
The comfort zone is the danger zone!
It may seem like a catchy phrase, but the fact is… it’s true!
Whether you’re a business leader, a sales person, an employee in virtually any line of work, someone trying to live out their faith, or [...]
3 Video Resume Mistakes
Video is the new Black. Right? I mean when you see that “play button” triangle, aren’t you just compelled to click it?
Video is the highest online activity, according to Pew International’s recent report. No wonder we are seeing so many video resumes these days.
In fact, I did a search for “video resume” on YouTube and [...]
7 Phrases to Delete From Your LinkedIn Profile
An interesting practice seems to have cropped up on LinkedIn, where phrases long taboo on resumes (such as “self-motivated team player”) are creeping back into lists of job hunter credentials.
Unfortunately, these mundane, redundant phrases make it difficult for you to maximize the power of LinkedIn for your search – while also making it more challenging [...]
Step Up to Advance Your Career!
Want to step up your career and move up the corporate ladder? If yes, then you’ll need to step up.
Moving up the chain of command within your current company could be one of the hardest things to do. Why?
The senior managers already see you in your current role, performing your day-to-day responsibilities. They [...]
Tech Sheet, Classic Novel and Best-Selling Thriller Resumes
Every year for the past four years I have written and critiqued hundreds of resumes from professionals who hired me to transform their fairly good resumes into impressive, targeted marketing documents, and from job seekers who emailed me a professionally or self written resume for a no cost critique and professional advice on how to [...]
Personal Branding
Your LinkedIn Photo: Hot or Not?
What do tuxedos, strapless dresses, bar scenes, beaches, and outdoor parties have in common? They’ve all been the accompaniment to some amazingly casual LinkedIn photos.You’re probably aware … [Read More...]
What Makes You Different from Other Job Candidates?
If you are currently looking for a new job, you are very well aware that the number of people looking for jobs outnumbers the jobs that are now available. If you happen to be one of those job … [Read More...]
What Can Ben Carlson Teach Us About Branding Yourself
In 1987, Ben Carson performed a surgery separating Siamese twins joined at the head. This was a milestone in pediatric neurosurgery, a field he is now regarded as a world-wide expert. But he almost … [Read More...]
Job Search
In the Job Search, Your Comfort Zone is the Danger Zone!
It's a phrase used by many motivational speakers, business coaches, religious leaders and others:The comfort zone is the danger zone!It may seem like a catchy phrase, but the fact is… it's … [Read More...]
6 Common Job Search Issues and How to Avoid Them [WEBINAR]
You’ve been knocking on doors, applying to job openings and conducting the occasional interview. No job offer. You’re starting to wonder if you’re doing something wrong or if you are just … [Read More...]
Healing Tips for the Broken-Hearted Job Seeker
Someone once told me that a corporation was a nasty thing to fall in love with…because it will NEVER love you back. The rules of loyalty in the work force are changing. No one can deny … [Read More...]
Resumes
3 Video Resume Mistakes
Video is the new Black. Right? I mean when you see that “play button” triangle, aren’t you just compelled to click it?Video is the highest online activity, according to Pew International’s … [Read More...]
Tech Sheet, Classic Novel and Best-Selling Thriller Resumes
Every year for the past four years I have written and critiqued hundreds of resumes from professionals who hired me to transform their fairly good resumes into impressive, targeted marketing … [Read More...]
10 Resume Mistakes You Must Avoid
1. GENERIC OBJECTIVE: If your objective could be applied to a marketing resume as easily as one for finance, then it says nothing and will get you nowhere. An objective is not an exercise in job … [Read More...]
Interviews
What to REALLY Ask During a Phone Interview
In order to know what questions to ask in the phone interview, you have to first understand what the purpose of the phone interview is for the hiring business. Essentially, they have an opening, … [Read More...]
How to Prove You’re a High-Value Target in a Senior-Level Job Interview
If you are going for a senior level job interview, do you know how to position yourself as a high-value target?Whether we are discussing personal marketing collateral (resume/CV, executive … [Read More...]
Does Coercion Merit Compliance in Your Job Interviews?
“Oh brave new world! That has such people in’t!” In context, this line by Miranda in Shakespeare’s The Tempest (Act V, scene 1), was ironic. Huxley’s title Brave New World, also … [Read More...]
Social Media
7 Phrases to Delete From Your LinkedIn Profile
An interesting practice seems to have cropped up on LinkedIn, where phrases long taboo on resumes (such as “self-motivated team player”) are creeping back into lists of job hunter … [Read More...]
What is Huntsy.com?
I had a great interview with Michael Gruen of Huntsy.com.Huntsy offers job seekers a way to organize their job search through scheduling tasks as well as some very interesting social media … [Read More...]
Digital Resume – Silicon Alley: What’s Your Web Presence?
This title comes from a recent NY Post article by Christine Parker (4/8/12) which caught my eye and I think it will be an eye opener for many of you as well.Christine opens by stating “despite a … [Read More...]
Networking
How I Use LinkedIn for In-Person Networking
If you are running your job search right, you are going out to networking events on a regular basis. And you probably come home with a big pile of business cards.The old way of following up is to … [Read More...]
How to Get Accepted for a Job After Being Rejected
A hiring selection process is often long and drawn out, with multiple screenings, interviews, and reference checks. Coming in 2nd place for a position you wanted and thought was inevitable can be hard … [Read More...]
Stand Out in Your Job Search by Giving Clues
You’re selling a product and the product is you. So much of what I teach involves advanced sales techniques as they apply to job hunting. That’s because job seekers are too “me” focused when … [Read More...]
Career Management
Step Up to Advance Your Career!
Want to step up your career and move up the corporate ladder? If yes, then you’ll need to step up.Moving up the chain of command within your current company could be one of the hardest things … [Read More...]
How to Avoid Being a Well-Paid “Super-Doer” vs. a Manager
The time has come. You have now been promoted into a management position. You have become well known as an expert in your field; and now you’ve been rewarded by being put at the helm. The … [Read More...]
Career Change Fear Easily Becomes Inertia
I found a very depressing site the other day. It came up when I googled the phrase "I hate my job.” It's full of people complaining about what they do for a living. And it's more than just … [Read More...]
Everything Else
Qualified, But Can’t Get Hired?
Recently a job seeker posed this question to a professional LinkedIn group: “Why is it so hard now a days to get a job on purchasing i know im good but no one gives me an opportunity?”This … [Read More...]
Are Career Coaches a Waste of Money?
Recently, I presented at a networking event for local job seekers. There were 3 other career coach-types (technically I’m not a coach, but hey…let’s just call them coaches for this article to … [Read More...]
Survey Says: It’s Not Just Boomers Who Plan to Work Past Retirement
Recently, Joanie Ruge, Sr VP and Chief Employment Analyst for Randstad (world’s second largest HR and staffing firm) released the results of a work monitor survey. This survey is conducted … [Read More...]
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