June 24, 2014

Resume Myths Part 2

Keep your resume to one page In reality, unless you have just graduated from school and have absolutely zero work experience, a one page resume is […]
May 9, 2014

Unwritten Rules of Internships

Rules for Internships or Co-Ops You are about to start your first internship, co-op or training job. Perhaps you need actual hands-on work experience in order […]
April 14, 2014

Communication Skills Required

Communication is a Requirement More and more job postings have something in them about having strong communication skills, oral and written communication skills and/or presentation skills. […]
March 14, 2014

Targeting the Hiring Manager

Email from a Job Seeker I keep seeing articles about how to get my resume into the “right hands” and suggesting that I write a compelling […]
October 30, 2013

The Secret to Getting Your First Job

Your First Job The short answer is:  CARE!   Show you care.  Demonstrate, at every level that you care and you want the job. You have your […]
September 30, 2013

Are You Too Old

Yes, it Does Exist There is no denying there is actually age discrimination in the world.  There are various forms of age discrimination. The preconception that […]
September 10, 2013

Attitude or Aptitude

Attitude Rules Maybe we should just give up and recruit for attitude and forget about aptitude. I have numerous client companies in a variety of fields […]
June 20, 2013

Functional versus Chronological Resume

Resume Formats From the perspective of someone reviewing thousands of resumes and working with a wide variety of human resource professionals and hiring managers…I have a […]
April 10, 2013

Phone Messages

Please Leave a Message What does your home or cell phone message say about you? Examples of actual recordings that have left me wondering if this […]
February 27, 2013

When Not to Share

Friends and Your Job Search Competing with your friends for the same job isn’t something most people think about.  However, in my line of work I’ve […]