You had a job offer in your grasp. What happened? If you’re like most job seekers you know there are a series of obstacles to overcome prior to a job offer. You need to be seen, have the right experience, interview well, fit in with the team and finally, you...
Gayle Howard
Resume Strategy: If Your Theory is Wrong, Your Power is Lost
Resume strategy is important. It sets expectations, follows a logical sequence of career growth and ensures the most compelling and persuasive information takes centre stage. Many people don’t think about having a strategy for writing a resume. Usually,...
Your Job Search: Let’s Just Start Again Shall We?
According to Albert Einstein, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. Consider John. John has been unemployed for about four months now. He’s had two interviews that came to nothing...
Writing Your Resume? Think… Weight-Loss Commercial!
A resume should be about achievements. It’s not about what you are supposed to do, or what you are hired to do, but what you have done that shows you go above-and-beyond the call of duty. By describing the “how” part of your achievement, the reader...
It’s “Ask Gayle” Day! Topic: Resumes
Judging by the type of questions I receive daily, resumes are still misunderstood with many job seekers struggling to understand what it is they’re trying to achieve. Mostly, job seekers fail to understand a key concept. The resume is a marketing document....
An Over-50s Career Changer? Surprisingly, it’s Possible!
The chance of changing careers when you’re an over 50 jobseeker is as likely as George Clooney being without a date on a Saturday night. At least, that’s what many people think. But not “Sharyne” who has done just that. Sharyne is a determined,...