If you’re up on job-search and career-development advice, you’ve likely been hearing the term “personal brand” used more and more. By all accounts, developing and maintaining a consistent, effective personal brand is as important to the modern worker (in just…
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Are We Ourselves?*
Oct 18
For last week’s Monster+HotJobs poll, I asked people, “Do you think that you can be yourself at work?” And although most of the 3,660 respondents said that they changed their behavior or personality at least slightly on the job, 27…
Journalist and bon viveur Hunter S. Thompson is an unlikely source of career advice–his path to success was so unconventional (to say the least), that very few people would be able to follow in his footsteps. But a recently published…
The Well-Punctuated Resume
Sep 24
In honor of National Punctuation Day, I invite you to proofread your resume! That sounds fun, right? Keep an eye out for these five common punctuation errors: Misplaced apostrophes: I suspect that this error is the most common one–and it’s…
If you perused resume advice when writing your resume, you learned the basics such as the importance of including accomplishments, creating a qualifications summary, customizing the resume to your goal and proofreading to make sure it’s perfect. But now that…
Could the job market be heating up? I’m hearing from more recruiters, and many of my unemployed friends are reporting the same news. While the number of contacts by recruiters is encouraging, it is more important to work with a…
As the economy has worsened and millions of job seekers are chasing after fewer and fewer jobs, what you put on your resume has become more important than ever. Before you send your resume anywhere, run it through this quick…
Down to Food and TP?
Oct 27
I just received this note from a reader. Perhaps you can identify… Hi, Joe, Any hints for someone who has been out of work for the second time in 2008? I was laid-off May 16th and have been on a…
