How to Spot & Get Ahead of an Impending Layoff

How to Spot & Get Ahead of an Impending Layoff

Layoffs can happen to the most hard-working, competent individuals. The world economy still sails in troubled waters, and there is simply no way any one person can stifle the ups-and-downs of the market’s turbulent seas. The best you can do is be the best employee...
Don’t Deny…Defy Age Discrimination on your Resume

Don’t Deny…Defy Age Discrimination on your Resume

Let’s get right to it. Here are some helpful techniques to offload the years from your resume:   The summary (profile) section of your resume gets immediate notice because it’s the first hodgepodge of words to be encountered by your target reader. Be sure...
Would You Want To Rede This?

Would You Want To Rede This?

Resume Deli Challenge: There are five commonly misspelled words in this blog post that spell check won’t catch…can you? Comedian Bill Burr jokes: You ever spell a word so badly that even spell check can’t come up with any suggestions? (Spell check) I’ve got all the...
Job Hopping is a Plus

Job Hopping is a Plus

Having a resume that discloses your job-hopping ways is not the death knell it once was. Whereas bouncing from one job to the next was once seen as a lack of focus, or an inability to keep a job, today’s job market views job-hoppers as driven, resourceful,...