You’ve decided this is the time for a new direction in your career. You’re pretty excited about starting your search, except for one thing. What if your boss finds out? You don’t have to have a troll for a boss to want to keep your plans to yourself. Unless you know your supervisor would be supportive and helpful in your transition, successful or not, then
LinkedIn announced a redesign of its desktop (non-app) user interface back in September 2016, noting, “This is the largest redesign since LinkedIn’s inception.” The design update is expected to bring the desktop experience closer to the LinkedIn mobile app experience. More important than how the LinkedIn redesign will look is the features that will — or won’t — still be included. In the past, LinkedIn
Q: Can you write my resume today? A: Yes. If I had all of the information I need, and I didn’t have another project scheduled, I could write your resume today. However, a more important question is do you want something as important as your resume rushed? No rush jobs My policy is to decline rush projects because it is more important to provide
T.M. Lewin, a British heritage brand, offers help for professionals to understand the standards of dress for interview and office settings where dressing for success is imperative. The crew at T.M. Lewin has recently developed an exclusive graphic on Cracking the Interview Dress Code, helping growing professionals navigate what to wear and when. This graphic was originally created as a resource for UK
I don’t advise starting your search for a resume writer with this question, but it is the one most often asked. Unfortunately, a resume writer who has a quick and easy answer to this question may not be the best resume writer to hire. If your only criteria is cost, will you be just as satisfied with a poorly written resume as a well-written
Today’s guest blog post is courtesy James Mitchell who recently left a stressful career in finance because he wanted to find a more fulfilling pursuit. Today, he is working as a freelance consultant and enjoys volunteering for InternSolutions.net. He finds it very rewarding to connect young people with lucrative career opportunities. Thanks for your insight, James. By James Mitchell InternSolutions.net Bringing new hires into your
If you’ve been thinking about a career change and just can’t seem to get it done, schedule a call with me to figure out what we can do together to get you moving in the right direction. I offer a program titled Career Exploration that guides you through the process of choosing a new path. That said, sometimes you need more. That’s when you contact
If you’re in the middle of a stressful job search, even if it’s Thanksgiving, gratitude may be the furthest thing from your mind. If you bring it a little closer, you may find that your job search – and your life – will be easier. What good is gratitude? Do you feel any of these things regularly? Critical of yourself and/or others. Lack of
Happy Holidays! You weren’t ready for that, were you? Me neither. With Halloween behind us and Thanksgiving gobbling its way into our hearts and waistlines in a couple of weeks, it’s hard to believe, but the holiday season is here. With it comes the annual parade of myths that stop unsuspecting job hunters in their tracks. Now, it may be important for you to slow
Your resume contains standard sections: the Summary, Experience, and Education sections appear in every resume. There are other sections you can use if they are relevant to your background and to your target position. These sections, usually appearing on the second page of the resume, include awards, publications, presentations, memberships, community involvement, and interests. We’ll take them one by one to explain the content and
