Get Interviews: Avoid These Common Resume Pitfalls
Improve your job search results by avoiding these common resume pitfalls: Trying to Be All Things Choosing a focus can seem limiting! Review effective marketing campaigns (remember, your resume is a marketing tool), and you will consistently find cohesive, compelling messaging. Even at a career fair, your resume must present a focused picture of your […]
Resume Items – They Say It Will Look Good On Your Resume
You have probably heard that phrase a million times. All through high school and college, “it will look good on your resume” was a bonus to volunteering, participating in a sport, or leading an organization. Surprisingly, listing some of these resume items on your resume could end up hurting your job search. It is important […]
Using LinkedIn for an Executive Job Search
If you are in the process of a job search, you no doubt have heard about the importance of having a LinkedIn profile. But it is about more than having the profile. Your profile can be the difference between landing an interview for a job or getting passed over. That’s why many executives turn to […]
A Job Seeker’s Secret Part 2: Preparing for the Interview
(Please read Job Seeker’s Secret Part 1 if you haven’t already.) Preparing for the Interview Next, it’s time to research the field or industry and the contact’s company. This will help you avoid wasting precious interview time asking questions that you would have been able to answer by doing a little investigation, as well as demonstrate […]
A Job Seeker’s Secret Weapon Part 1: Informational Interviewing
One of the most powerful but underutilized strategies in finding a job is informational interviewing, the process of conducting highly focused conversations with professionals currently working in your field of interest in order to gather information about a job, company, field or industry. Informational interviews provide excellent opportunities to gain knowledge that you may not […]