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Should you lie on your resume?
My wife says a half-truth is a whole lie. She’s a great mom and raised her kids with that moral code. But as adults, we know the world isn’t always black and white and we tell certain little white...
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Help! I love my job but hate my boss!
We’ve all worked for a jerk at one time or another. No one likes it but reality is, many companies keep them in place because they excel in other areas besides their ability to lead. Like it or not,...
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Coping with Job Search Rejection
Have you experienced job search rejection? Disappointment and rejection are realities every job seeker faces at some point. How do you avoid becoming discouraged and feeling like a loser, until you...
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How to work a career fair
Check out my first blog for Monster.com Career Start. Are you an entry-level professional considering using career fairs for networking? Get my best advice here:8 Secrets for Working a Job FairUse...
View ArticleHow To Create a New Job Description
The Knock Em Dead Job Deconstruction Document™ breaks down the job into its component deliverables, so that you can reassemble them into a practical Job Description (JD) that delivers a...
View ArticleSalary Negotiation – How Much Money Should You Ask For?
Ask for too much and you might not get an offer; ask for too little and you could be kicking yourself for years. Under-negotiating your salary today has an impact on your lifetime earnings, because all...
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Run Your Job Search Like a Sales and Marketing Campaign
You think you’re doing all the right things … but is it enough? You’ve got a great resume that you’ve posted it on the resume banks, you’ve sent it in response to company job postings. You’ve got a...
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How to Go After a Promotion
Promotions come as a result of hard work, credibility, visibility, and a plan of action to gain experience and credentials. You get hired based on credentials, not potential, and you get promoted for...
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Tough interview question: “What is your greatest weakness?”
“What is your greatest weakness?” is one of the toughest and most common of all interview questions, and often comes right after you have been tossed that softball, “What’s your greatest strength?”...
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What Independence Day Means to Me
On July 4th we celebrate freedom from oppression, respect for the beliefs of others and a fair deal for all, because we are the only nation on earth that promises and largely delivers on these...
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The Benefits of Professional Resume Writing Services
Knock Em Dead Professional Resume Writing ServicesYou get a resume that works — we guarantee it!When your resume works, doors of opportunity open and you work; but when your resume doesn’t work, those...
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Free Resume Writing Help Available 24/7
When your resume doesn’t work, you don’t work. So if your resume isn’t getting interviews, chances are you don’t fullyunderstand what it takes to build a resume that will work in a world dominated by...
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Six Tips for a Resume Makeover
Have you written a resume that just doesn’t seem to be working? Hint. If you aren’t getting interviews, it’s not working. Here are six of my top tips for giving your DIY resume a quick makeover. Be...
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30 Ways to Offend an Interviewer
Not everyone is a natural at interviewing for a job. There is a definite level of finesse involved with being able to turn a job interview into a job offer and if your behavior with interviewers is...
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Career Management – Lessons They Don’t Teach In School
I write about just one thing and that’s career management – how you can get control of your destiny and live a successful, fulfilling and secure life; a life lived on your terms.So how is that...
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The Truth About Industry Bias
So you are one of two candidates vying for an accounting position at a publishing house. You both have the requisite degrees and over 10 years of experience, but she has worked for a publisher and you...
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Will Your General Resume Work?
If you’re not getting interviews, chances are, the problem is your resume. If you’re using an outdated, general resume, that could be what’s stalling your job search. A general resume is like...
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How to Rebuild After Getting Fired
Getting fired is one of the most difficult things that can happen in your career. For whatever reason, (and there could be hundreds of them), you underperform, or maybe even really screw up, and...
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The Wrong Approach to Job Interviews
Headhunters and hiring managers say that many candidates think interviews are about deciding whether they want the job, and that often the only questions asked are about salary, vacation, and benefits....
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When to use an Executive Briefing Cover Letter
You’re not really looking for a job, but you stumble across something too good to pass up, but your resume is a mess. Ideally you’d re-write your resume or have it re-written for you, but what if there...
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