Ok - how many resumes have I reviewed, written, edited - not sure, but it feels like millions. One thing I have to say over and over again is don’t let your resume end up with “feature creep”. Feature creep is term for over doing it on product options. I came across the term in a » Read More
In today’s economy we aren’t often seeing the words ‘hiring & thriving’, but according to CNNMoney.com’s article “Where the Jobs Are” there are industries and are in fact hiring and thriving. As the article points out - despite our year to date job loss of 1.9 million (yes…1.9 million!) industries like education, accounting and health » Read More
Yesterday I was at Kinko’s making some copies and I overheard a ‘classic’ networking conversation (yes, overheard…it unfolded right next to me and the only way out of hearing it would have been to have my iPod on). My point with blogging on this is to share the beauty of networking in hopes that if » Read More
What’s up in Calgary? I just popped onto Workopolis.com – Canada’s biggest job site offering more than 50,000 jobs – looks like there’s a lot of opportunity over there. Do you live in Canada and are searching for a job or perhaps thinking about making a shift in lifestyle and maybe even moving to » Read More
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
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
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