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Avoiding Irreparable Resume Mistakes
Avoiding Irreparable Resume Mistakes Today I want to tell you about a client, “Greg.” His current company, while a successful, mature business, is having trouble allocating resources to an offshoot they charged Greg to lead. It’s causing all sorts of problems on delivery execution and financial reporting. On top of it, Greg is concerned about…
Read MoreDoes Your Resume Make Recruiters Yawn?
Does Your Resume Make Recruiters Yawn? Filling a job opening with the RIGHT person is no easy task. The majority of resumes I saw as a 13-year recruiter typically use all the space outlining responsibilities associated with prior positions… but this is of little help to recruiters. Why? Responsibilities only on a resume is like…
Read More4 Signs You Have an Old Fart Resume
4 Signs You Have an Old Fart Resume A client of ours asked us to review their resume because he wanted to make sure he didn’t have a resume that made him look like an old fart. Yeah, I would say that’s a worthy goal: Making sure your resume doesn’t make you look like an…
Read MoreIs Staying in a Bad Job Worse Than Being Unemployed?
A study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology cited by Oxford Academic attempts to address if staying in a bad job is worse for your health than remaining unemployed. The hypothesis to prove/disprove for their study is: “There is little evidence on whether becoming re-employed in poor quality work is better for health and…
Read MoreCreating Job Stability in an Unstable World
Creating Job Stability in an Unstable World Brexit. Brazilian economy. Trump. Euro currency instability. African economic outlook. Asia-Pacific stock market. And now the global coronavirus pandemic. Up. Down. Way down. Way up. Yo-yo. Action. Reaction. Reaction to the reaction. Whatever your economic or political beliefs, I think we can all agree that today’s world is…
Read MoreConquering Ageism: First-Hand Account from a Successful Job Seeker
Conquering Ageism: First-Hand Account from a Successful Job Seeker Ageism is the classic job seeker hurdle that most people think is holding them back. When I speak with these experienced executives and professionals who are struggling, I often find it is because of other reasons why they are not moving forward in their job search.…
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