David Bolton
Andrei C.
Vincent Chow
Mark Feffer
Alice Hill
Scot Herrick
C.S. Magor
Cat Miller
M Noivad
Tips to Improve Your Job Search
Job searches bring little feedback from your resume, phone interviews, and face-to-face interviews. Usually, what you hear back is…nothing. No comments on your resume, a silence after the phone interview, or the perfectly generic legal rejection after a face-to-face interview. What are some of the successful techniques you’ve used to find a job? Share your thoughts below. But here you are, looking for the elusive job offer and not knowing what to improve on since you get so little feedback.… continue…
Don’t Get Creative With Job Titles in Your Resume
The job title you have at your company is not the same as the one you need on your resume. Companies have their own way of providing titles for their employees. The titles relate to the culture or how someone did titles 20 years ago, or just to have people feel more important about the job they do. Sanitation Engineer, anyone? Resumes Are Different But when it comes to resumes, your company job title may, in fact, be hurting your… continue…
Review Your Performance Goals Now
Performance goals are a big part of many reviews, so it’s important to pay attention to them after the first quarter of the year. Otherwise, they can come back to bite you when you are vying for the all-important performance rating and rankings. What are your strategies for hitting your goals? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Business priorities change. But if your goals are not updated with what is important now, you’ll never get credit for all the… continue…
How To Avoid Office Distractions and Actually Get Work Done
We all fight fires at the office. The trick is figuring out how much of the fire fighting is just stuff that happens or is something preventable. Figuring that out means we need to step back to see what we are working on and what is causing the heartburn. There are many tricks to help deal with overwhelm, but an important one is to do something proactive every day. Are you proactive on at least one thing every day at work?… continue…
To Contract or Not to Contract?
Contract positions can be appealing due to increased flexibility, higher pay (at times) and as a foot in the door at a company, among other reasons. Before making the jump to contract, there are significant differences you should be aware of between being a contract and full-time employee. Contract positions typically entail being employed by a consulting company who works with employers to fill positions. The typical reason is usually “staff augmentation”, where there is a temporary need for more employees… continue…
Three Tips to Help You Change Careers
Making a career change is a tough road to follow. Those with lots of experience feel the need to start over in a new career—and expect an entry-level salary to go along with it. Others just don’t know how to go about it. But you can. Here’s how to start. Know why you want to make a career change All interviews are about three questions: your skills to do the job, your motivation to do the work and how well… continue…
How to Update Your Resume for 2012
Whew! That old 2011 is all over and done with, right? Good thing, too. But before you throw 2011 completely out the window (my year always ends with Super Bowl weekend…), it’s time to do something important: update your resume so you have it ready for 2012. How? Let’s take a look. 1. Add in your goal attainment for 2011 You had your goals in your performance review so now is the time to add them to your resume. You… continue…
