Regular readers of my blog will know just how much I encourage networking. People, whether they are friends, colleagues, former workmates, managers or supervisors past and present, are your most precious and meaningful asset. Every time I ask a client how he or she...
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Resumes: 20 years of change and innovation
In 1990 I launched my business. It wasn’t much, but enthusiasm made up for a lack of desks and equipment. 1990: the first known World Wide Web page had just been written, “SEEK” was part of a game children played, and the term “Yahoo” was Australian slang for a...
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...
Job Action Day 2009: Today’s Enlightened Jobseeker
As a member of Career Collective–a community of resume writers and career coaches, this article is one of many responses to Quintessential Careers “Job Action Day”. I encourage you to visit other members’ responses, which will be linked at the end of...
Linkedin Tip
Ever tried to create a custom name for your Linkedin profile and found it was taken? Here’s an idea, use your position title with your name. It helps differentiate you and stamps your brand at the same time. Instead of say, Linkedin/John Smith, try...
Network your way into a job
The buzz today is about networking. Everyone networks as we have been told it is the key to penetrating the hidden job market. That’s true. Absolutely. You find out more through talking to people than you ever could ploughing through the classified ads, which...