Women’s Wellness Forum – San Francisco

I was reading an article in Fast Company that referenced a site I haven’t been on before – Upcoming.org Great site to find out what’s going on in any location you desire. I found the Women’s Wellness Forum event (see info. below) coming up in San Francisco on June 2, put on by Invent Your Future » Read More

First 90 Days

In Michael Watkins’ book - The First 90 Days - he states that “The actions you take during your first three months in a new job will largely determine whether you succeed or fail”. So, why do so many people go into this period of time so unprepared? Better yet, just what can one do » Read More

Corporate Chic: Your Summer Tan; how much is too much?

Well, with all the warm weather arriving I have found myself wanting a nice summer tan. I was thinking about it today and then a question came into my mind – when it comes to ‘corporate image’ how much tan is too much? Now a days with all the tanning creams they have (not to » Read More

College Grad Job Search Tip #9

Get a personal business card. If you do not have a business card it’s time to get one for both professional and networking reasons. You do not have to wait until you are employed with a company before you have ‘your card’. You simply choose a card, list your name, profession (the one you received » Read More

College Grad Job Search Tip #8

Research the Company – dig deep. Before you head off to an interview you’ll need to be well prepared to answer the question “What do you know about us?” This is a common question asked of candidates for a number of reasons – the first and most important is to see how well the candidate » Read More

College Grad Job Search Tip #7

Prepare your Professional Pitch. – tell me about yourself is often the first question any employer, manager, recruiter or new acquaintance will ask you. It is just a common question and most of the time we don’t even worry about it. But, then comes the day of your interview and the question arrives and you » Read More

Job Search: getting your arms around the process

Let’s face it – the entire process of job search can just be monstrously overwhelming, which is why you have got to get a plan together in order to tackle the monster. It is really best to think about job search as ‘your current job’. Holding this perspective is a way that can enable you » Read More

Job Board Mania

I’ve heard so many comments from people about the amount of time it takes to post their resumes on each of the top job search engine sites that I was happy to come across Resume Rabbit – you post your resume here once and they then submit to up to 84 other job sites for » Read More