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Resume
Optimization: Think Like A Hiring Manager
[2003-04-11] I have a couple questions for you. I have never had a problem getting
a job I have applied for IF I get an interview! I interview very well and (without
sounding like I have an ego problem), I am also a very hard worker with the skills,
competency and drive to do my job. The problem I always have is getting the interview!
I usually have to send out so many resume's before I even get one single one!
Louise Garver Answers Career Questions
[2003-04-11] Is your job search stalled? Is your resume closing doors instead
of opening them? Are you landing interviews, but failing to get the offer? Is
your job unfulfilling? Do you know how to recession-proof your career? Louise
Garver can help. Send her your career questions today!
Find
the Career That's Been Looking for You
[2003-04-11] Charles M. Schultz, ("Peanuts") wrote: "I have always been grateful
for the tolerance my parents showed for the ambition I showed for a strange profession.
They never tried to discourage me, or point me in a different direction."
How
Taking More Coffee Breaks Can Get You Promoted
[2003-04-11] A recent study by Pfeffer and Sutton, presented in their book, “The
Knowing-Doing Gap,” found that when 1,000 employees in business, government, and
non-profit organizations were surveyed, it turned out that most workplace learning
goes on “unbudgeted, unplanned and uncaptured by the organization.”
The
Top Business Schools in Terms of 'Soft' Skills
[2003-04-11] Interpersonal communication and other so-called soft skills are what
corporate recruiters crave most but find most elusive in M.B.A. graduates. "The
major business schools produce graduates with analytical horsepower and solid
command of the basics -- finance, marketing and strategy. But soft skills such
as communication, leadership and a team mentality sometimes receive cursory treatment."
(WSJ)
Surviving
a Relocation on a Shoestring
[2003-04-07] Getting ready to move to a new city? Start a business? Risk a new
career? Nearly always, your first consideration will be, "Can I afford to make
this move?" You count up for savings. How long can you live before you lose your
house or go on welfare? Can you afford the cost of living in Los Angeles or Boston?
Can you find a job in one of those charming low-cost, low-employment towns? |
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