Archive for the ‘Careers’ Category
Resume Secret: Tailor Your Resume Twice! Here’s Why
Tailoring your resume is very important in your job search, but you need to remember to tailor each and every resume you send to potential employers. What is tailoring your resume? You want to be sure to use specific information from the online job description and update your resume with applicable words and acronyms from [...]
Use Research and Networking to Obtain the Right Contacts
In Tip 1 I discussed writing your ideal job description and researching potential companies who may offer such a role. Now you need to narrow your list of preferred employers to 1-3 companies and do some research and networking to find out the best way to contact them. There are a number of ways [...]
What’s The Right Length For My Resume?
In my work as a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW), the single biggest question I get from clients is: how long should my resume be, really? The Internet is filled with conflicting advice on this issue, so it’s not surprising that jobseekers frequently feel insecure about it. After all, a resume that’s too long will [...]
What Hiring Managers Really Want From Jobseekers
It is no surprise to anyone who is seeking a job these days that we are in a very strong buyer’s market. That simply means that there are a lot more good, qualified people looking for jobs than the number of jobs that are a good match for their skills and experience. It has been [...]
We Have Too Many Anti-Discrimination Laws On the Books These Days – Now It’s Hurting Jobs
It seems that employers just can’t catch a break, as there are so many rules for employment, which come under the classification as discriminatory practices, that it’s getting a bit unnerving. Perhaps, you’ve heard the latest one, that if someone has a blank spot in their resume or they’ve been unemployed for a longer than [...]
Tips on How to Write Your Resume
Starting your resume, updating and rewriting it is not the easiest task to achieve. You might think it could be since its basically writing a condensed version of your skills, knowledge and professional experiences on a piece of paper but think again. Your resume is the first impression that an employer has of you. It is [...]
Six Things to Do When You’ve Lost Your Job
Wake up everybody! Get out of the unemployment line, and launch your new and improved life: This is not the end of your world. It’s the beginning of a much happier career and lifestyle that’s in alignment with what your soul came here to accomplish. This great economic meltdown is a call from our [...]
Resume Mistakes Job Seekers Make
Any job seeker who has tried writing a resume knows resume writing is much more complex than it actually looks. There is an art to designing a resume and when job seekers get it right, they increase their chances of gaining of interviews. Let’s take a look at resume mistakes the majority of candidates make: [...]
Conducting Your Own Background Check
If you are looking for a new job, odds are good that prospective employers who are seriously considering you will conduct a background check. With today’s technology, there’s no telling what they may learn about you — unless you beat them to it by conducting your own check on yourself. Today’s employers, especially large [...]
Cover Letter FAQ
A cover letter is your introduction to the employer and highlights your best qualities and how you would bring value to the employer. Your goal is to keep the reader’s interest throughout the letter and to make them eager to read your resume. A cover letter is also an excellent tool for explaining issues that [...]


