Blue Sky Resumes

Regular readers know that American Idol is my guilty pleasure and last night, the show provided a rare surprise – despite the fact that producers and judges had been hyping a finale between Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert all season, a dark horse contestant sneaked in under the wire, beat one of the two the [...]

I’ve seen some great pieces on the Susan Boyle phenomenon and all make sense. (If you don’t know who Susan Boyle is, go here first). This one by Letti Cottin Pogrebin suggests that Susan makes middle-aged women cry because she represents a triumph over ageism. I wonder about this – like many people, I’ve watched [...]

Like most people, I’ve seen my 401(k) drop in value, the few stocks I own have taken a beating, and the value of my house has surely fallen, although I haven’t asked since I don’t plan on moving any time soon. None of these investments turn out to be worth what I thought they were [...]

I’ve talked before about how important it is for your resume to show potential employers how you will add value. But rather than just talking about it, I thought it might be helpful to show you some examples of resumes that do a good job on this score, so that you can see how effective [...]

A couple of days ago, I described my frustration at the lack of personalized responses to my ad for a designer. Commenter Mose suggested that instead of just venting, I actually explain how to customize your resume. Good idea! So I’ve taken a resume I had on my desk (disguised of course) and we’re going [...]

I read this post from Michael Martine (aka Remarkablogger) while half-watching American Idol. Yeah, yeah I know – Idol is cheesy. There are better things to do with my time. I know. But I watch it anyway, so shoot me. I’ve watched it for 4 years actually and I’m to the point where I can [...]

I like to hear from former clients and see how their job search is going and here’s what I’ve learned from the recent feedback: The people who are finding work the fastest are people who (1) know exactly what they want to do and (2) have recent, directly related experience. This isn’t rocket science of [...]

Six years ago I was laid off. Actually, as the VP of HR, I laid myself off but that’s semantics. The end result was that I didn’t have a job. At first I did the usual. I sent my resume to headhunters, contacted my network, and applied to a few posted positions. But this time [...]