Are you not receiving any call backs or interview requests from your countless applications to jobs? It may not be your experience or salary requirements that are causing your resume to be thrown in the trash. It may be the fact that your resume is not worded correctly or optimized for your industry. If you [...]

Did you know that Thursday January 28 was Data Privacy Day, an annual event celebrated in the United States, Canada, the UK and 26 other European countries? No, I didn’t either. Its aim is to raise awareness for consumers around privacy issues. One of the sponsors of Data Privacy Day is Microsoft who commissioned research [...]

When you’re interviewing for a job at the executive level – especially if you’ve been out of work for a while – you may want to try just about any tactic possible to get the job. Because you’re used to being aggressive to get your way, you may want to try to persuade the interviewer [...]

Did you know that numbers can make a huge difference in your ability to create a quality resume? It’s true. The more numbers you add to your resume, the more you are enhancing it and increasing your chances of getting called in for an interview. Of course, adding numbers doesn’t simply meaning writing “1, 2, [...]

It may seem like a bit of an impossible task switch careers once you’ve reached the executive level, but it happens more than you think – and it is contemplated even more than that. In fact, according to Execunet’s 2009 Executive Job Market Intelligence Report, 94 percent of the senior-level executives surveyed would consider switching [...]

Did you know that the way you sit, smile and shake hands can speak volumes during a job interview? It’s true. There is no manual to read to determine how you should manage your body language; however, if you make certain gestures, you’re definitely sending a certain message. So how can you know what message [...]