Be Seen To Be Found: Job Hunting in 2014 and Beyond

Be Seen To Be Found: Job Hunting in 2014 and Beyond

Getting a job these days is about so much more than your resume. That's not to say the resume is dead or not viable anymore, but it's one of many tools in your job-seeking arsenal than your only tool. Employers, and recruiters specifically, are using a variety of...

A Sentence That Can Change Your Life?

A Sentence That Can Change Your Life?

Have you ever been in an elevator and had someone say “tell me about you”? Me neither!  However, the fact remains that you need an elevator pitch before you realize it and step into the proverbial elevator. The thing is, when the need arises, it’s too late. You of...

3 Factors That Can Lead You to a Career You LOVE

3 Factors That Can Lead You to a Career You LOVE

How often have you taken the time to think about what really interests you at work, what has perhaps shaped the career choices you have made so far?  Think about those times when you get really absorbed in something, the time flies by doesn’t it? Why is this...

The Best Behavioural Questions To Help You Nail Your Next Interview

The Best Behavioural Questions To Help You Nail Your Next Interview

Before I list the interview questions, I need to tell you how to spot a behavioural interview question. How to determine if a job interview question is a behavioural question? Behavioural interview questions typically start with “tell me about a time,” “tell me about...

What to do When You Are Stuck In Your Boring Job

What to do When You Are Stuck In Your Boring Job

You are bored in your job. But you know it’s good - you’ve got great government benefits, a stable salary, and a certain sense of security that comes from working directly for Uncle Sam. But, you want more.  You want to do something different, but you’ve been at your...

Do you manage your career like a first date?

Do you manage your career like a first date?

First date.. Career… You heard me correctly! Do you manage your career like a first date? I remember what it was like to be single. That was over thirty years ago but I remember the awkward feelings of trying to find someone who would just go out with me on a date....

Start a Great Career With the Right References

Start a Great Career With the Right References

So you’ve gone through the application process, mastered the interview, and now the company is interested in you. But before you can embark on stepping up to take your new boss’ job (I kid,….sort of) you need to come up with some references so that the company can do...

The Top 4 Misconceptions About Resume Writing

The Top 4 Misconceptions About Resume Writing

From my experience working with job seekers there are many misconceptions about resume writing and the job search in general. As much as we hope that every hiring manger sits and studies our resumes every time we submit for a job, this unfortunately just does not...

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