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Why Every Job Seeker Needs To Blog
Career Alley
OCTOBER 17, 2010
“Don't focus on having a great blog. Focus on producing a blog that's great for your readers.” Brian Clark. Author Byline: Phil Rosenberg, President [link] Author Website: [link
October, 2010
The two most important words to begin your e-mail
Cube Rules
OCTOBER 25, 2010
photo credit: Robert Scoble. E-mail is the workhorse of corporate communications. It is how many of us receive our “to-do’s&# from our manager and team, the way we clarify what needs doing, and how we collaborate on teams. E-mail is also one of the least effective communication mediums on the plane t. E-mail as routine communications, not a personal branding tool. The problem with e-mail is that we don’t view it as a something that brands us in our work.
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Should I Connect with Someone I Interviewed with on LinkedIn?
Ms. Career Girl
OCTOBER 11, 2010
Is it appropriate to connect with someone you interviewed with several months ago on LinkedIn
How to Keep Going When You Feel Overwhelmed
Career Makeover Coach
OCTOBER 11, 2010
No matter how exciting it can be once you have decided to follow through with your business idea – there will come a point when you feel overwhelmed and uncertain about whether you made the right decision. When you first start working
Sc-sc-scary Resume Mistakes
Professional Resume Services
OCTOBER 28, 2010
**I am a member of the Career Collective, a group of resume writers and career coaches. Each month, all members discuss a certain topic. This month, we are talking about “scary&# career or resume mistakes. Please follow our tweets on Twitter #careercollective. You can also view the other member’s interesting posts at the end of
How Not to Be a "Spooky" Job Seeker
Life@work
OCTOBER 28, 2010
As a nod to our almost-Halloween posting date this month, the Career Collective (a community of blogging career coaches, resume writers and other career experts) is writing about how to avoid "scary" career mistakes and how to make sure your career "costume" fits you. Follow us on Twitter at #careercollective, and be sure to check out the links below to all of the other posts on this topic! Seems like Halloween is a polarizing holiday - you either love it or hate it.
Resigned to “Pursue Other Interests”
Career Alley
OCTOBER 11, 2010
“A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.” – Chin-Ning Chu. We've all seen that phrase “resigned to pursue other interests”, either at work or in
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What Should I SAY at a Career Fair? (Part 2)
Ms. Career Girl
OCTOBER 18, 2010
Post image for What Should I SAY at a Career Fair? Part 2). Career Fair Advice and Tips (Part 2). We have a career fair here at my college next week and I was wondering what your thoughts are/personal experience is with events like
Leverage Your Image to Get Your Next Promotion
Career Makeover Coach
OCTOBER 6, 2010
Guest Post by Sasha Westin, Fabuliss.com Let's be honest. The job market is competitive regardless of the economy. And if you're not being forced to think about your next move, you should still be thinking about it
Just How Do Keywords Work In a Resume?
Professional Resume Services
OCTOBER 19, 2010
So many people are put off by the idea of writing a resume, and ignore doing it until the absolute last possible minute, many times when it is too late. Using a resume that is written properly will save you a lot of heartache in the end, though—and is worth the time investment. Taking advantage
Ridiculous Résumé Mistakes – Are You Making One Too? - Resume and.
Careers Done Write
OCTOBER 8, 2010
You have submitted your CV/Resume, now what?
Career Alley
OCTOBER 3, 2010
“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” – John Wooden. Author Byline: Adrianne George is the founder and former managing director of JobsinStockholm.com. She now manages social media for
The e-mail effectiveness secret no one uses
Cube Rules
OCTOBER 27, 2010
photo credit: ario_. Let’s face it: when you get a hundred e-mails a day, you can count ninety-nine of them as poorly written. How they are poorly written can start at the subject line and end with the five thousand word postscript where everything in the e-mail is confidential and if you received it in error you need to rip the electrons right off your computer screen so you are not e-mail informed of world-changing events in the Company.
Learn What Others Do to Find Your Ideal Career
Ms. Career Girl
OCTOBER 25, 2010
Two weeks ago my sister Jay (a high school senior) and her boyfriend visited me downtown to look at DePaul University. Afterwards, we sat outside at one of my favorite Lincoln Park spots and talked about college and careers
Top Ten On-Line Tools for Time Management
Career Makeover Coach
OCTOBER 4, 2010
You can watch the video (to the right) for a quick update and an overview of the first five tools on the list. I give you a brief description of: Hootsuite: For managing your social networking profiles from one screen Gmail: Great for
Are You Overqualified for the Job You Want?
Professional Resume Services
OCTOBER 19, 2010
Looking for a job is not always fun, and you need a good resume to help you along in the process. Here’s an important question to consider—does your resume give the impression that you are overqualified for the job you want? Or, are you truly overqualified to get the job that your heart desires? Having
Hiding in Plain Sight
Threshold Consulting
OCTOBER 24, 2010
Invisible Man This month's Career Collective is Halloween themed. Topics are: How to avoid scary career/resume mistakes; or how to ensure your resume/career "costume" fits you / attracts your target audience
Job Search Tips, Tricks and Treats
Career Alley
OCTOBER 31, 2010
“Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.” – Tom Peters
“Who Owns The ‘Creative Things’ You Produce At Work?”
Sklover Working Wisdom
OCTOBER 21, 2010
“A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.” . Frank Capra. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY*: Darren, 55, a packaging engineer from Western Pennsylvania, worked for an international pharmaceutical firm. People described Darren as a “natural-born tinkerer.” If he wasn’t fixing a clock, he was taking apart a computer just to see how it worked. As a packaging engineer, Darren spent his entire day trying to figure out how to make packaging for pharmaceutical companies work better.
How Should I Prepare for a College Career Fair?
Ms. Career Girl
OCTOBER 7, 2010
Post image for How Should I Prepare for a College Career Fair? Thanks for all of your responses to my tweet/facebook message! I received a lot of great questions and will be answering each of them in detail
7 Ways to Save Money While Launching Your Business
Career Makeover Coach
OCTOBER 24, 2010
When it comes to launching your business, your most critical resources are time and money. Any book on launching a business will outline the need for long term saving – making sure you have money to live on and to cover expenses for at
Errors on a Resume – How Important Are They?
Professional Resume Services
OCTOBER 19, 2010
Job hunting is not anyone’s favorite thing to do. Neither is writing a resume either, unless you do it for a living. So when you find errors on your resume after you’ve sent it, how important are they? This just happened to a friend of mine. No sooner had her finger hit ‘send’, did she
3 Proven Techniques to Rock Your Next Interview
Careers Done Write
OCTOBER 27, 2010
When it comes to job search and interviewing, I often administer a DISC assessment to my coaching clients in an effort to help me get to know them better. This exercise also helps the client understand his personality, style, and natural tendencies. The information gleaned from the assessment is particularly useful especially if you are cognizant of how environmental influences affect your interactions and responses. I won’t lie – this process is challenging.
Job Search Secrets
Career Alley
OCTOBER 23, 2010
“Listen, Do you want to know a secret?, Do you promise not to tell?” – John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Shhhhh! Job search secrets. Well, not really secrets if you've been spending any length of time looking for jobs leveraging the
Blogging and Twitter: How Tweet It Is!
Executive Career Brand
OCTOBER 28, 2010
Blogging and Twitter: How Tweet It Is! is a post from: Executive Career Brand. Follow MegGuiseppi on Twitter You get it. You're a c-level executive or any level executive or any professional level job seeker or an entrepreneur and you
I was fired because of Facebook | Resumebear Online Resume
Resume Bear
OCTOBER 17, 2010
Last week I mentioned how people say weird (or is that idiotic?) things on Twitter that will most-likely get them fired or at the very least, provide some pretty awkward moments in the office. Well, this behavior is not exclusive to
Ten Ways to Sabotage Your Success
Career Makeover Coach
OCTOBER 8, 2010
Do you constantly feel like the success you crave is just out of your reach? You almost get there. You can see it, you can almost taste it, but then something happens that blocks your blessing. Far too often, the main obstacle to
How to ace a phone interview
Professional Resume Services
OCTOBER 26, 2010
More and more of my clients are telling me that their first interview is a phone interview. Today, it is common to participate in a phone interview as a first step. Phone interviews are designed to weed out candidates who are not a good fit for the company, in spite of their qualifications. Taking the
How to Stay Motivated When Missing the Goal
Ms. Career Girl
OCTOBER 20, 2010
Post image for How to Stay Motivated When Missing the Goal. Whether you're trying to stay motivated in work, motivated in school, or motivated in anything else, setting goals really helps. But what do you do when you've missed your
College Grad Job Search – Let the Good Times Roll Vol 1
Career Alley
OCTOBER 21, 2010
“Let the good times roll, let them knock you around” – The Cars. If you are one of the thousands of people who graduated from college this last May (and you are not working on the “next degree”), there is a very good chance that you've
The Inside Story on Working With Executive Recruiters
Executive Career Brand
OCTOBER 14, 2010
The Inside Story on Working With Executive Recruiters is a post from: Executive Career Brand. Last year I did a Q&A with a blogging and Twitter friend, Jeff Lipschultz (@JLipschultz on Twitter), founding partner of A-List Solutions
I did not hire you because of your online reputation | Resumebear.
Resume Bear
OCTOBER 18, 2010
I've written before about online reputation and how people say stupid things on Twitter and Facebook. Umm… Is “stupid” too strong a word? Hmm… Maybe it would be better to say that people say and do ill-advisable things online
Where good business ideas go to die
Cube Rules
OCTOBER 4, 2010
photo credit: Tiago Daniel. In the space between “ ideas are a dime a dozen &# and the need for “ innovative ideas &# is a chasm of failed follow through and opportunities lost. It goes like this: “I can see how this is working now that you’re here. I appreciate the help.&#. “Thanks. Let me know if I can do anything else. I’m going to truck back to my desk and get to work.&#.
How to Network on LinkedIn
Professional Resume Services
OCTOBER 19, 2010
For those of you who have talked to me, you know that I unabashedly love LinkedIn. As social networking goes for professionals, it’s my favorite. LinkedIn has a much cleaner interface than other sites such as MySpace, Plaxo or Facebook. Setting up a profile on LinkedIn can put your name at the top of the
Becoming a Great Networker: Connecting With Others
Hiring Technical People
OCTOBER 6, 2010
If you are hiring people now, you know that there are plenty of great candidates. How do you discover the best of them? Often, great candidates come to your attention because of their networking. That means if you want to be a great hiring manager, you need to pay attention to and cultivate your network. I was coaching a manager recently who was going through a rough patch in his organization. I asked what the worst thing was that could happen.
Great Strategies for Addressing Behavioral Interview Questions
Career Alley
OCTOBER 9, 2010
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” – Sun Tzu. Author Byline: Jessica Holbrook Hernandez is an expert resume writer, career and personal branding strategist, author, and presenter. Author Website: [link
C-level Executive Resume Length: One, Two, or Three Pages?
Executive Career Brand
OCTOBER 18, 2010
C-level Executive Resume Length: One, Two, or Three Pages? is a post from: Executive Career Brand. New clients often come to me to “fix up” and help them brand their existing resumes. Many have resumes that are 4 or 5
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