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Making a satisfactory career change is a significant life change and paradigm shift which must be accompanied by action. After all, a person must do something new in order to experience something new. However, it has been my experience that many people who are floundering and struggling want to make fundamental changes, yet keep adhering [...]
When we think of habits, most of us think of things like working out, brushing our teeth and the route we take home from work. Yet, habits also include our attitudes, emotions and our own rationale. That includes fear. Many of the things we fear are of our own making. Sometimes the fear is paralyzing [...]
Quora.com …you probably haven’t heard of it. It’s still relatively early in its growth. However, I believe it will become very significant and it can be a great place to learn, contribute, and gain knowledge and valuable exposure in your job search.
What is it? It’s a site developed by former Facebook executives. According to their [...]
Leave the boring resume practices of the past in 2010 and implement these fresh ideas to start your 2011 job search off right. I’m sharing three strategies that we employ as expert resume writers that command the employer’s attention (They won’t look away; I’m telling you, they’re powerful!) and how you can utilize these [...]
Wow, I can’t believe another year has passed by so quickly and the so called Obama stimulus package has yet to trickle down to the vast majority of Americans, and our government (federal and municipal) has done so little to lower unemployment, stem corporate layoffs, stop the outsourcing of jobs overseas, and create livable wage [...]
LinkedIn, the #1 social business-networking website in the world, with more than 80 million registered users, spanning more than 200 countries, just released the top 10 most overused words and phrases that appear in their members’ profiles. I immediately wanted to know the words AND was I guilty of using them on my resume and [...]
After all the hard work and effort, you finely landed the job. The anxiety about what’s going to happen next is gone and you’re relieved that you can stop updating your resume. Now that you have a job and you’re about to start next Monday, you’re starting to feel the sheer terror of what you [...]
Job Seekers often hear that they should tailor, modify, or customize their resume for each job opportunity they pursue. However, very few ever do.
Is it really worth all the trouble? Will it make a difference?
I don’t want to misrepresent my experience!
Isn’t it “gaming” the system?
I have all my experience on there, they [...]
This week a recent college graduate sent me her resume, along with this question: “How can I update my objective statement to fit this specific job?” While I appreciated her recognizing the need to customize her resume for each specific application, the best way to update an objective statement is to delete it altogether.
Even if [...]
“Is there really a difference between a $400 and a $10 resume? What are your thoughts?”
Once again this topic emerged on one of my Linked-In groups; this time around Faisel posted it on Indeed.com, and I thought I would share and expound on my reply to him today on Career Rocketeer.
Faisel:
In answer to [...]
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