Posts Tagged ‘transferable skills’
The Evil HR Lady Is Right
The Evil HR Lady is a real person. Her name is Suzanne Lucas and she is at evilhrlady.org. And Suzanne has a TED Talk called “”Forget Talent & Get To Work” where she says employers should focus on skills and not on talent
Read MoreCommon, But Unspoken, Resume Keyword Problems
Common, But Unspoken, Resume Keyword Problems Everyone wants the magic set of keywords. Jim was no different. A successful Director of Marketing who has had a rough 7 months of job searching, despite a 21-year track record of impressive wins at equally impressive companies. “I think I don’t have the right keywords,” he told me.…
Read More5 Ways a Career Changer Can Demonstrate Leadership Skills on Their Resume
5 Ways a Career Changer Can Demonstrate Leadership Skills on Their Resume Money Magazine wrote an article about “The 8 Best Skills for Career Changers“, and the author lists LEADERSHIP as the second best skill for a career changer to have and to showcase on their resume as a transferable skill. Leadership is one of…
Read MoreHow to Turn Your Passion into a Career
Today’s economic times force you to look at where you are. Working for a sizable paycheck or for notable prestige isn’t fulfilling enough for most people during challenging times—or anytime for that matter. We want…heck, we NEED to feel internally fueled by our work. Turning your passion into an intrinsically rewarding and financially sustainable career…
Read MoreShould You Go Back to School for Your Master’s Degree? 5 Points to Consider
Should You Go Back to School for Your Master’s Degree? 5 Points to Consider After being on the job hunt for a while with no prospective offers or interviews on the horizon, executives often times wonder whether or not they should go back to school to obtain an advanced degree. Same conundrum can happen to…
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