When your resume is reviewed by an employer or decision-maker, the reader needs to be able to tell who you are from what they read. A resume is so much more than just a deadpan list of skills, facts, numbers and experience. Your resume needs to communicate the person...
Personal Branding
How to become a sought-after expert in your field
Do you ever feel like you’re just one more face in the crowd, wondering what it takes to be seen, valued, and continually sought out for your expertise? The solution is surprisingly simple—and something you already possess. Is there something you do exceptionally...
Your LinkedIn Photo—You Must Get it Right
Are you getting your Linkedin photo right? LinkedIn is the window to your next job; to the career-changing next relationship, to new opportunities and friends. Your LinkedIn photo says to the world, "This is my public face; if you hire me this is what you will see...
Over 50s JobSeekers: personal branded Twitter bio ideas
Twitter bio ideas Today's jobseekers can leverage a confusing array of services and technologies—from LinkedIn and Twitter, to job boards, automatic resume distribution services and more. When used strategically as part of a larger framework, social media can help...
Your skills and abilities for the job are not everything!
If I told you that your skills and abilities for the job are the third most important thing in securing a job, you'd probably not believe me, right? But think about this. How many times have you applied for a job where your skills and talents were a hundred per...
Bad Choices Can Kill Your Career
What do Mel Gibson, Amy Winehouse, Robert Irvine, Brendan Fevola, and David Edmondson have in common? They all made bad choices that undermined or destroyed their careers, reputations and earning capacity. So why am I talking about celebrities and high-flyers and what...