5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Linked In Profile Today
Linked In has become one of the most powerful tools in career management. And the more you use it, the more it can work for you. Here are 5 easy …
SINGLE-TASKING
As a Recruiter and Career Coach, I’ve read thousands of resumes over the past 15 years. One skill that used to be a frequent buzzword on resumes was the ability …
Re-Connect with Past Contacts
While best practice is to continuously nurture and build your network, life often gets in the way and even the best-intentioned friends and colleagues sometimes lose touch. The moment this …
DAYDREAM ON
When you were a teenager, what did you daydream about? In High School, I wanted to be a rock star. I took voice lessons, studied piano and wrote song lyrics. …
7 Things to Remove from your Resume Now
With advances in technology over the last few decades, humans now receive over five times as much information each day as 20 years ago. On a daily basis, we’re being …
THE GIFT YOU’RE OVERLOOKING
Criticism is defined as, “a critical observation or remark, usually unfavorable.” While criticism comes in many forms, most agree that receiving criticism is not an enjoyable experience. Which of the …
Trouble Remembering Names? Here’s a Fool Proof Plan
Dale Carnegie said it best: “a person’s name, to that person, is the sweetest, most important sound in any language.” Think about how you’ve felt when an acquaintance or customer …
HONK IF YOU LOVE STRESS
Imagine this scenario. You are in the grocery store standing in the cereal aisle deciding between Lucky Charms and Frosted Flakes when someone bumps their cart into the back of …
10 Proven Resume Tips that Get RESULTS
While resumes now take a back seat to networking as the entry point into a potential new job, it’s still critical to ensure yours stands out. Conveying impact on a …
TALK TO STRANGERS
A few weeks ago, my bike chain popped while I was out for a long ride. Fortunately, a stranger stopped and knew exactly how to fix it, and I was …