Blue Sky Resumes

This is the last in a 10-part series entitled ‘The Smart Job Search.’ You can find links to the series so far by clicking here. If you don’t currently use Twitter, you might see it as more of a distraction than anything. Isn’t it just a bunch of people babbling about what they had for [...]

This is the ninth in a 10-part series designed to transform your job search. If you missed earlier posts, you can find them all here. I’ve talked a lot in this series about ways to avoid job boards and find the hidden jobs no-one else knows about. We’ve talked about building recruiter relationships, networking, creating [...]

This is the eighth in a 10-part series entitled ‘The Smart Job Search.’ You can find links to the series so far by clicking here. If you’ve spent any time at all reading job search advice, you’ll have heard that networking is the #1 way to find your next position. It’s been said so many [...]

This is the seventh in a 10-part series entitled ‘The Smart Job Search.’ You can find links to the series so far by clicking here. In the second post in this series, I told you that it was crucial to set your GPS at the start of your search by defining a clear path and [...]

This is the sixth in a 10-part series entitled ‘The Smart Job Search.’ You can find the series so far by clicking here. In my last Smart Search post, I talked about the importance of working with recruiters and explained that they are the gatekeepers for tons of unadvertised positions. That’s why it’s vital to [...]

This is the fifth in a 10-part series entitled ‘The Smart Job Search.’ You can find the series so far by clicking here. The professional recruiter (aka the headhunter) may be the most maligned figure in the careers field. I can’t count the number of times a job seeker has told me “I don’t work [...]

This is the fourth in a 10-part series entitled ‘The Smart Job Search.’ You can find the series so far by clicking here. Not too long ago, the key to getting a great job was to write a powerful resume and a fantastic cover letter, and then target your search properly. All of those things [...]

This is the third in a series of posts about a new (and super-effective) approach to looking for work. Read the first post here and the second here. Those of you who have already taken my resume course may be tempted to skip this post (although I hope you won’t!), but for everyone else, this [...]