“From the moment I clicked ‘submit,’ [Shauna] was in touch with me and kept the momentum going until completion… I needed a resume that would capture 24 years of experience, and point toward going to the next level. My new resume does that… Very professional, encouraging, positive and empowering experience overall.”
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As a career coach and resume writer, many of my clients come to me when they need a job. Perhaps they’ve been laid off, or their firm closed, or they were unable to land a summer internship. At that point, they’re already playing catch up. A great resume is important, but it’s not a silver
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Many of us complain about how busy we are. Too busy to get that resume done. Too busy to reconnect with old colleagues. Too busy to write that article. Too busy to sharpen those public speaking skills. It’s easy to be too busy. But that doesn’t mean you’re productive. When you find yourself so busy
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Have you heard of Morris Robinson? If not, you should look him up. He’s a graduate of the famed Citadel military school, a two-time All American college football player, and a former regional sales manager of high tech plastics who had a multistate territory and a corporate car. He’s also a rising star in opera.
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This week I spoke to a colleague about a client of his who was having trouble moving from middle management into leadership roles in his company. This client noticed that those who were moving up the ladder into leadership had almost all been—at some point or another—entrepreneurs. He had not been an entrepreneur and when
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Need to turn your cover letter or resume up a notch? Keep these ten powerful adjectives in mind while you write. Don’t just claim you have these traits. Illustrate it. enthusiastic excellent global hard-working high tech industrious international loyal methodical motivated
As a resume writer and career adviser, I counsel my clients to relax when they go into a job interview. Being relaxed and comfortable will certainly make a job interview go more smoothly—for both the job candidate and the interviewer. But there’s a difference between being relaxed and “letting it all hang out.” To do
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Men and women have different faux pas when it comes to wardrobe, but they make a lot of the same mistakes when it comes to personal hygiene and grooming. And while most of my clients apply to work in conservative environments like law firms, investment banks, and corporations, the hygiene and grooming faux pas discussed
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Since most of my clients are applying to work in conservative, professional environments like law firms, investment banks, and corporations, I advise them to wear conservative, professional dress when going on an interview. That means a dark colored suit (either with pants or a skit), a white or otherwise light-colored dress shirt, and quiet, closed-toe
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