In this day and age, who in their right mind would even consider lying on their resume? And this would include embellishing or exaggerating what you have done or accomplished? This society, this work environment is more transparent than ever before. You cannot lie about degrees, schools, job titles, accomplishments and whatever else. You will […]
Job Seekers Still Making The Same Old Mistakes
Somebody help me! I am going to break out a couple of old sayings. First one is, “the more things change, the more things stay the same, “ and the second one is, “there is nothing new under the sun.â€Â As I read the “top 93,234 mistakes job seekers make” article this morning, those two […]
Dead On Resumes – My Top Ten Guidelines
In my last post, I talked a bit about cover letters, and so, I thought I would speak about resumes today. I am conflicted when it comes to resumes. I would not want to diminish the importance of a well written and structured resume. Yet, of all the major job offers I have received, my […]
What Works For You?
If you could put your fnger on the one “thing” or obstacle that keeps people unemployed, I wonder what that one “thing be for you?” Frankly, I have no magic insight into what challenges most people. I’m not sure that anyone does, least of all the career guru’s out there, hawking their wares. Full disclosure, […]
