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How to Ace A Phone Screen Interview
My article in the USNews & World Report "On Careers" Blog has been getting lots of buzz and favorable reviews on a variety of LinkedIn groups. Here's the link to the original article, but I thought you might like to see it here as well. Your thoughts and...
Congratulations! You Have A LinkedIn Profile. So What?
If you are at all like 225 million other people, you have a LinkedIn Profile. If you are like a small percentage of them, you’ve taken the time to carefully display there your personal brand, fill in all your experiences, and accomplishments, and all the rest. Great!...
Is a Single Letter Preventing You From Getting a Job?
Today, I received an email from some of my fellow coaches and resume writing professionals who are members of the prestigious Career Directors International. They shared a number of real-life resume bloopers that brought a chuckle. I wanted to share a few of them with...
5 Ways To Answer: “Why Do You Want To Work Here”?
Imagine getting this call: "Hi Joe. This is Jane from ABC Corp. I'm responding to the résumé you submitted to us. Thanks so much for your interest. Tell me why this job appeals to you?" Gulp. Joe's chances could be doomed from the get-go if he can't quickly summon to...
Unasked Interview Questions You Must Address, and more!
Several of my recent USNews & World Report "On Careers" blog articles have been picked up and featured on Yahoo!, Yahoo! Finance, Business Insider, and a host of other smaller sites. I’ve added links to 58 of these articles written over the course of the last...
4 Keys To Find and Benefit From a Mentor
Neither life nor careers come with built in easy to follow directions. But a mentor who has trod your path before can be of tremendous value in helping you understand how to become more proficient in what you do, and advance your career. In this USNews article I talk...