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A Two-Letter Word That Heightens Your Brand
Let’s explore a two-letter word that heightens your brand, résumé, and LinkedIn profile. Yes, there are a lot of opinions about résumés, and it can be confusing. We all have our reasons and you ultimately have to decide which reasons most align with you and how you do things. So, this advice may not resonate […]
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How Much Detail Should You Really Put in Your Résumé?
When writing your résumé, whether you are going it alone or engaging a professional, reverse engineer your résumé based on your career goals.
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How Does a Professionally Branded Résumé Give You More Bang for Your Buck?
When hiring a professional résumé writer, it can be tempting to price shop. It’s important, however, to know the power of a branded résumé.
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Does Your Résumé Pass the Professional Test? [Checklists Within]
Here are 10 hiring trends that are shifting as companies become more aware of the need to be attractive to top talent in a job seeker’s market.
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Why Recruiters Ask You Questions That Your Résumé Clearly Answers Already
Have you, like many other job seekers, noticed that it seems sometimes like recruiters, maybe even hiring managers, ask you questions that have clearly been answered already in your résumé? Like, “Do you have experience with business intelligence tools?” while your last position was “Business Intelligence Analyst.” You’re getting all kinds of advice from […]
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What to Say When You Follow Up
Analysis paralysis is a phenomenon that happens when you hesitate taking action until you have enough data, which is an enigma. It’s valuable to do research before reaching out to an employer. There are some things you should know: the leaders, the customers, the products and services, the current and short-term future initiatives, and the […]
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Facing Age Discrimination? You Might Not Like This Advice
If you’re finding it harder to land a job as you age, you may be wondering if age discrimination is rampant. You may worry about how are you ever going to compete with younger professionals. The usual advice is to try to disguise your age by cutting off previous experience past X years and omitting […]
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10 Steps to Being the ONE Who Gets the Offer: Avoid “Bland Brand”
Most people don’t get the job. Only one. How do you set yourself up to be that one from the get-go? It’s your brand. This isn’t just a buzzword, and it’s not something created out of thin air. In fact, you have one whether you are intentional about it or not. Only, if you haven’t […]
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Intend to Land Before the Holidays Hit? What You Should Be Doing Right Now!
I am in as much denial as you that it is August already! My nieces and nephew in Georgia had their first day of school today and one of my Midwest clients’ kids went back two weeks ago. Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future. Your brain, like mine, may simply refuse […]