Termination

A good friend of mine was terminated from her position of almost five (5) years duration today.  I hired her back in 2009 and she was a very successful employee.  Unfortunately, the organization for which she worked made some poor business decisions and that caused...

Perseverance

One of the most important aspects of conducting a job search is diligent perseverance.  In today’s world where manufacturing jobs are primarily outsourced overseas, where paper pushing and shuffling jobs are being eliminated by computers, where sales, marketing and...

Content (Part 2)

One of the most important sections on your resume in today’s job market is your Professional Profile or Professional Summary.  As I rule, I usually entitle this section Professional Profile if you have seven (7) years or experience or less.  If you have eight (8)...

Content (Part 1)

Content (Part 1) How important is your content in a resume?  While I believe that a resume format is of the highest importance (and some people would definitely argue that point), resume content is what will eventually procure a phone screen or an interview for you. ...