I had lunch with my friend Mary recently, and together we looked over her resume.”You worked for Astor Graphics for six months in 2007,” I said. “That’s not a long time. Why don’t you drop that out, show your 2005-2006 job followed by your
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I had lunch with my friend Mary recently, and together we looked over her resume.”You worked for Astor Graphics for six months in 2007,” I said. “That’s not a long time. Why don’t you drop that out, show your 2005-2006 job followed by your
I had lunch with my friend Mary recently, and together we looked over her resume.”You worked for Astor Graphics for six months in 2007,” I said. “That’s not a long time. Why don’t you drop that out, show your 2005-2006 job followed by your
I had lunch with my friend Mary recently, and together we looked over her resume.”You worked for Astor Graphics for six months in 2007,” I said. “That’s not a long time. Why don’t you drop that out, show your 2005-2006 job followed by your
There are a lot of steps that usually happen before you get to the interview portion of your job search: resume, networking, references. Most folks are able to put a lot of effort into getting the interview, but many fall apart during the actual inte
In today’s workplace, there are more ways to damage your career than ever before. An errant tweet. An erroneous Facebook post. A heated email exchange. All of these can sully an otherwise impeccable reputation, as can a litany of faux pas in front of
If you are looking for the perfect career, consider your personality type. What do you love to do? What are you good at doing? And, just as importantly, what bugs the heck out of you? Working eight hours a day at a job you’re ill-suited for is draini
I had lunch with my friend Mary recently, and together we looked over her resume.”You worked for Astor Graphics for six months in 2007,” I said. “That’s not a long time. Why don’t you drop that out, show your 2005-2006 job followed by your
Recently, a number of recruiters have called me out of the blue to do a prescreen interview over the phone for their clients. While such calls are always welcome, you have to be on your toes when you answer the…
America’s Deadliest Jobs
Aug 27
You may have read news reports saying that America’s Main Streeters want revenge on Wall Street for the financial meltdown and recession and mortgage foreclosures and lost life savings. That hardly makes fields like finance and insurance hazardous to
