Personal Branding

Candidate Profiles

The New Candidate Profiles and Their Impact on Your Job Search or Business

September 14, 2021 / Business Coaching, Career Coaching, Human Resources, Interview and Job Search Coaching, Life Coaching, Personal Branding

How many times have you heard the statement to be careful what you post online? Well, it turns out that companies are exploiting information they can access in the public domain about job candidates, including those posts you wish you had never made. Whether full-time, part-time, contract or temporary worker, a company may wish to know just …

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Getting Constant Rejections in Your Job Search?

September 14, 2021 / Career Coaching, Interview and Job Search Coaching, Personal Branding, Resume Writing

Assumptions that individuals make during a job search, particularly when it comes to rejections, are rarely true. We second guess ourselves because of perceived failure. Below, I offer a more accurate assessment of what is often occurring, and a few tips to overcome it when the issue is one you can rectify.  1) The organization interviews candidates …

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Tips to Prepare for a Telephone Interview

Tips to Prepare for a Telephone Interview

February 25, 2021 / Interview and Job Search Coaching, Personal Branding

My recent feature in the National Resume Writers Association (NRWA) “Ask the Experts” forum 09/10/18 Karen Silins, A+ Career & Resume, LLC To prepare for a phone interview, have the following items ready: 1. Your resume, job ad, and company research. 2. Question(s) you want to ask. 3. Glass of water. 4. Turn off call-waiting. …

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What is a Waste of Space, Unprofessional or Inappropriate on Your Resume?

What is a Waste of Space, Unprofessional or Inappropriate on Your Resume?

February 25, 2021 / Career Coaching, Interview and Job Search Coaching, Personal Branding, Resume Writing

I found the above picture yesterday in a search for graphics, and it immediately struck me as perfect for my article. While everyone writing their resume is doing so in earnest and with the best information they have, often the person writing it may have received bad resume advice from friends and family, used poorly …

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Answering the Question: What Makes You More Qualified Than the Other Candidates?

February 25, 2021 / Interview and Job Search Coaching, Personal Branding

  This is a common question my clients are regularly asked in an interview.  There is worth to the question, despite what you read online, and I do understand the logic behind it.  So, here is how you handle it: First, tell them you don’t know the other candidates’ qualifications, nor do you have their …

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11 Interview Tips Experts Say Will Make You Stand Out

11 Interview Tips Experts Say Will Make You Stand Out

February 25, 2021 / Interview and Job Search Coaching, Personal Branding

I was honored to recently participate in a colleague’s article interviewing 11 experts on how to “stand out from the crowd” while in an interview.  Below is my tip for jobseekers, and a link to the full article. “Craft answers to Behavioral Interview questions prior to the interview.  I take every one of my clients …

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Book Recommendations for Jobseekers and Small Business Owners

January 2, 2015 / Leave a Comment / Personal Branding

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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