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,...
Thinking the right way
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...
It’s not over until an offer is made.
The interview is over. Phew! What a relief! The hard work is done and now it is up to the “powers that be” to make a decision. You’ve done as much as you can do and now it’s just a waiting game. Really ? You don’t have any niggling...
Reputation Killers: A Personal PR Disaster
Your reputation is one thing you can’t buy, beg, borrow or steal. Your reputation is yours alone, built by your actions–how well you perform, how you treat those around you up-and-down the ladder, your intelligence and your ethics. Today, more than at any...
“Epic Fail” Interview Answers
You don’t have to have a degree in it, you don’t have to be a card carrying member of Mensa, nor do you need psychic abilities. When it all comes down to it, being successful at interviews is largely about using commonsense balanced with truth. Let’s...
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...