Some people have a knack for walking into roles for which they are, on paper at least, entirely unqualified. Passion and wanting it so much it hurts, as any failed Australian or American Idol contestant can tell you, doesn’t make it happen for the rest of us....
Gayle Howard
How are those New Year’s Resolutions Panning Out?
Don’t tell me, because I’m about to guess. Your New Year’s Resolution to lose a few pounds? It’s been broken already hasn’t it? Sure it has! You’re only human after all! And that other resolution; the one where you said that this is...
Unleashing your career…with the power of words
I created my business slogan “Unleashing your career with the power of words” many years ago as it resonated with me. Words have always had power. They can hurt someone’s feelings, they can wield power by inspiring decision makers to act....
Rejection Bites. Are you coping?
Nobody likes to miss out. Nobody wants to hear the implied undertone of “We liked another candidate more than we liked you” because it takes us back to our school days when kids fail to engage the filter before thought hits mouth; the sort of statement...
Condense it? No way! It was the best job EVER! (Featuring dated info in your resume)
This week’s top question came from “Jon” who asked: “You always say that in a resume the last job should have the most information and to progressively decrease the amount of info for each job back in time. I understand why you would do that,...
It’s Christmas Time…and a ho-ho-ho hum?
Who can forget the poignant scene in the movie Kramer vs. Kramer when the character played by Dustin Hoffman schlepps his advertising portfolio from office party to office party on Christmas eve desperate for a job so he may retain custody of his young son? As...