5 Health Careers Supported By The Government

5 Health Careers Supported By The Government

The healthcare industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the U.S. The number of healthcare jobs is expected to grow faster than in any other field – by approximately 26 percent by the year 2020. Many of the estimated 5.6 million new jobs will be in the...

3 Social Media To-Dos For Candidates

3 Social Media To-Dos For Candidates

We’ve all read about the huge impact social media is having across a range of business functions. Recruiting has certainly been transformed. But what are the implications for you as a candidate? What do you need to be doing differently in the current jobs market,...

Teamwork Starts at Your Very First Job

Teamwork Starts at Your Very First Job

Throughout the course of my law enforcement career, I found myself—like many others—working to serve and in turn, to have the opportunity to advance in my profession.  As I sought those special assignments, lead roles on projects and ultimately promotions, I learned...

Change Agents Become Leaders in Local Government

Change Agents Become Leaders in Local Government

I once heard it said that “the world is a dirty diaper, let someone else change it”, and of course I chuckled because change can, in some ways, have the same effect on people trapped in a room with a dirty diaper.  They make the face, followed by squirming in their...

Clothes Do Make the (Wo)Man in an Interview

Clothes Do Make the (Wo)Man in an Interview

While prepping clients for their interview, we spend a great amount of time discussing the importance of quality communications.  During an interview, for optimum communications to occur it must incorporate such elements as knowledge of subject the matter, proper word...

The 5 Stages of the Job Hunt

The 5 Stages of the Job Hunt

The fastest way to land a job is to develop a plan and put it into action. A good place to start is to create an “action list” for each of the 5 stages of the job hunt. Below you’ll find a description of each stage as well as a list of possible tasks. But no two job...

5 Ways to Get Promoted to Leadership

5 Ways to Get Promoted to Leadership

Many clients I speak with are frustrated because they are not moving up quickly into a position of leadership or supervision.  Many of them are fearful of not being able to grow and develop into higher-level positions. Valid concern.  Sometimes we get stuck in a job...

5 Ways To Help Your Resume Pass Through Automated Recruiting Software

5 Ways To Help Your Resume Pass Through Automated Recruiting Software

Recruiting software and applicant tracking systems are increasingly used by employers to pre-screen job candidates’ resumes. While these programs save invaluable time for hiring managers and recruiters, they are also flawed and error-prone, sometimes even eliminating...

Fire Service Resume: Is It Good Enough to Get a Job?

Fire Service Resume: Is It Good Enough to Get a Job?

This is the 1st of a 5-part series on how to create an honest and all-inclusive resume to become a Firefighter. In order for you to truthfully answer this question you must first be clear as to what a fire service resume is for and what the components of a successful...

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