Why It’s Time to Ditch the Objective Statement On Your Resume

Why It’s Time to Ditch the Objective Statement On Your Resume

If your resume starts out with a statement such as “Objective: Senior Level Marketing Director with 15 years of experience seeking to . . .” you have just dated yourself. If you are still using a line like that to open up your executive resume, you may as well realize that your chances of getting selected for an interview are probably long gone as well. The reader knows what your objective is – it is to get hired. Lose the “Objective” and replace it with a dynamic career summary that pulls the reader in and shows that you have the experience, skills, and credentials to get the job.

Crisis Leadership

Crisis Leadership

Perhaps the biggest challenge the Covid-19 Pandemic brings is how to lead in a crisis, in which the ground appears to change by the hour and in some instances by the minute.

How to Ace Interviews in the Age of a Pandemic

How to Ace Interviews in the Age of a Pandemic

Job searching during a crisis can be difficult but not impossible. In this case, it does mean that recruiting and hiring becomes digitized in order to protect yourself, your employees, and the candidates. While some companies are slowing or halting their hiring efforts until the situation improves, some are still actively seeking new candidates.

Personal Development and Mental Health Issues During This Crisis

Personal Development and Mental Health Issues During This Crisis

Personal development is not a long-term goal or objective, or even social ambition. It is the continuous assessment along with realigning of essential goals that enables you to properly identify and optimize your functional abilities along with potential.

How to Recharge when You Can’t Take Naps at Work

How to Recharge when You Can’t Take Naps at Work

Sleeping on the job is typically frowned upon, and if you work for the federal government, it’s actually officially a workplace taboo. In November 2019, the U.S. government banned naps at work. The General Services Administration issued a statement that said all persons are prohibited from sleeping in federal buildings, except when such activity is expressly authorized by an agency official.

Change Your Organization’s Weather

Change Your Organization’s Weather

Wildfires are much more prevalent these days across the globe. They have the potential of burning large areas in just days or weeks. There is usually a great deal of struggle in containing such wildfires, with the risks of homes and lives being lost looming over those who battle the fires.

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