As President of an company specializing in executive recruitment, I see resumes from highly qualified and able candidates every day. And it only takes a glance to see why many of these experienced executives are not getting the interviews that, doubtless, they feel they deserve. The reason ? Many of these resumes look and feel […]

Most people at some point in their lives have to deal with a difficult boss. Difficult supervisors vary in personality from being a little pushy or rude, all the way to being downright abusive. Many people feel that an abusive boss has control of their personal life outside of work by lowering their self-esteem and […]

Research suggests that as many as 8 out of 10 employed adults are in the wrong job or career! They are in poor career-shape or have little or no career-stamina.
If you are one of the 8 or your goal is to shape up, it is important to have a good understanding of some basic career […]

There are many free job search resources available in any community, large or small. These resources are available to the aspiring CEO as well as to the person who wants to make sandwiches. Some job seekers are not aware of what helpful places and people there are, especially for FREE. The resources are:
1. The nearest […]

As they always say “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”
Of course just knowing people doesn’t necessarily get you the job, or the promotion, or the contract you wanted, but it certainly can help; so long as people don’t think you are using them.
It’s true that networking is extremely important, so finding new […]

It’s hard to imagine why anyone would pick up a newspaper to find a job any more. With a seemingly endless array of career sites, mailing lists, corporate sites and newsgroups, job seekers have more options online than ever before. And the credit goes to the growth and advances in Information Technology (IT).
Traditionally job seekers […]

Hunting for a position in a new career field? Trying to take your new education or skills and transform them into a job with a future?
I’ve spent the last few weeks working in a placement service trying to help people find that first “career” job; trying to help them make the transition from student to […]