Fill Your Shoes with Career Accomplishments

Brian received his first draft resume from us and he told us he felt it was overstated. “I feel like I sound like a braggart when I read it,” he said. “Ok… let’s walk through it line by line to see what we need to scale back…,” we replied. We proceeded to go through Brian’s…

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How Can Gifts Become Baggage in Your Career?

I have been blessed with a gift that has served me well my entire life. My gift is I’m the girl you want to be in the foxhole with — I will stop at nothing to get out. So if you are with me in the foxhole, you will get out too. No doubt. I…

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Adapt or Flee: What’ll It Be?

Adapt or Flee: What’ll It Be? I stumbled upon a Wall Street Journal article tackling the question of what new (and old) hires should do if they realize that their current position isn’t a good fit for them. As it turns out, a new job–even with a posh title and lavish pay–can fall short of…

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Is Your High-Quality Experience Landing Low-Quality Interviews?

Is Your High-Quality Experience Landing Low-Quality Interviews? If so, then you might be suffering from imposter syndrome… There’s a little known secret amongst high-achievers. In many cases this dirty little secret is THE reason why high-achievers with years of experience land low-quality interviews and struggle to get jobs (even with their lengthy track record of…

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