So, it turns out I don’t know everything. Who knew? Ever since I started this business with my husband, we’ve made all the decisions ourselves. We did hire a web designer to create our site, but we basically dictated the content and the designer worked within those parameters. And since then, we’ve never hired outside […]
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Seth Godin has an interesting post today that dovetails with something I’ve been thinking – he talks about the difference between grabbing attention and having people want to buy from you: Michael Jackson, Fidel Castro and Sarah Palin created drama. Paying attention, though, is the not the same as buying or respecting. It’s possible to
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Interesting experience this week with a client who signed up for a new resume. We’ll call him Eric. Eric is a high-level financial services executive who’s currently employed, but looking to make a move. A week after receiving our proprietary questionnaire, Eric called to say he didn’t have the time to complete it and would
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My gran used to have a saying when something was just so ridiculous that it was hard to believe. She’d say “Well that just beggars belief!” I thought of her today when I read this post about a young woman who lost her job on Facebook. I don’t mean she just said something stupid on
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Barbara Safani has had enough of ill-informed and condescending critiques of the professional resume writing industry: So please, if you have been reading the advice of people who are bashing the resume writing industry, take a moment to reflect on how condescending their advice is. You are an intelligent consumer. If some aspect of a
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There is a lot of talk these days about how job seekers can “market themselves” and “build a personal brand” and, a phrase I often use, “communicate their value proposition.” All of this can sound intimidating when you’re faced with finding a job in a tough job market. Believe me I know – I’ve been
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I was just skimming one of those “10 sites you should know about’ type posts when I came across two really problematic sites among those listed. Razume and Resume Social are both sites that encourage users to create a resume, then seek feedback from other community members. Here is what Razume says: On Razume, you
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Just had a conversation with a client that prompted this quick post. The client loves his new resume except for one feature. This feature is a little unusual (can’t tell you what it is – trade secret!) but really makes his resume pop. It will not appeal to everyone – some recruiters may even dislike
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Social media is amazing. We can think something, type it, and just like that, broadcast it to the world. Amazing! But this ability to communicate with everyone has a downside. All too often, people feel that because they can say something, they should. I can’t count the number of smart and interesting people I’ve stopped
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In a recent post, Career Rocketeer discussed the importance of building a positive online footprint. Your online footprint is the digital imprint of your life. It’s the things you created deliberately, with readers in mind, like your LinkedIn profile or VisualCV. But it’s also the comments you made two years ago on a political blog.
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