Maintain Your Online Presence

  Having an online presence has become more important than ever in a person’s job search and overall career management.  According to the CareerBuilder annual social media recruitment survey performed by Harris Poll:  “Avoiding a professional online presence may be hurting your chances of finding a new job. More than one third of employers (35 percent) say […]

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Background Checks: What is really necessary?

While background checks of potential employees are certainly necessary, some aspects that are being used today are inappropriate.  I am all for the criminal history check, verification of past employers, and when necessary a person’s driving record.  However, a credit check – your FICO score and overall credit history are no business of a potential

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Shake It Off

About two to three times a year someone writes a “Nasty-Gram” article about how all Career Coaches and Resume Writers are charlatans, and naturally professionals in this industry get very upset.  This is what happened in the most recent case with Matt Charney’s article on Recruiting Daily.  Mind you Matt is “friends” with many of

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Book Recommendations for Jobseekers and Small Business Owners

I am often asked about book recommendations regarding personal branding and marketing for jobseekers and business owners, so here are four to consider.  I am definitely a fan of the most updated versions of “ME 2.0, 4 Steps to Building Your Future” by Dan Schawbel, “To Sell is Human” by Daniel Pink, “101 Strategic, Job Search

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Millennial Workers: They Really Aren’t That Different From Any Other Generation

There is this common belief that somehow the millennial generation are entitled, lazy, and disloyal, and while in some instances that may be true of a few, it can be just as true for many GenXers and Baby Boomers.  I have many a millennial client and the above myths couldn’t be more untrue.  They are

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Respect the Jobseeker’s Valuable Time

Whether my clients are discussing their frustrations with the current job search environment, or seminar, workshop and career fair attendees are venting, some complaints remain constant, and one of those complaints is “why are companies wasting my time?”  I know organizations are busier than ever, and employee and management hours have increased, but if you

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Social Media, the Golden Rule, Your Job Search (and Career)

Daily I will admit shock at the posts I see on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and other social media.  This doesn’t even include blogs, articles (posted remarks after those blogs and articles), and comment sites (like “who called me” for 1-800 #’s).  Somehow the Internet has become a cacophony of voices wanting to list each and

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