by Joey | Mar 19, 2015 | Resumes, Tough Love
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...
by Joey | Jun 16, 2014 | Cover Letters, Tough Love
Plunk down either of the following two sentences in your cover letter or resume—sentiments that I have unfortunately come across too many times—and I would bet that your odds of getting called in for an interview are near-zero. (Not to mention, these sentences top the...
by Joey | Nov 17, 2013 | Career, Career Killers, Tough Love
The first in a series of posts that will keep you from killing your career Let’s start off with some movie-trivia, shall we? What do the films Sirens, Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain, Notting Hill and Love...
by Joey | Sep 21, 2013 | Job Search, Jobs, Tough Love
According to American vocalist Bobby McFerrin: “When you worry your face will frown, and that will bring everybody down. Don’t worry….be happy!” Hey, Bobby…ever had a job that made you want to claw your own eyes out? Ever been so bored at work, or had a...
by Joey | Aug 5, 2013 | Job Search, Tough Love
A recent story on WNPR about the US unemployment rate’s drop below 7.5% in July of this year—a four-year low—focused in on joblessness among African Americans, which currently stands at nearly twice that of the rest of the population. The piece refers to the case of...
by Joey | Mar 5, 2013 | Career, Freelance, Tough Love
Last week on FlexJobs.com I wrote how even the most forward-thinking employers are haunted by the prospect of their remote workers goofing-off from home—or the mall, or the movies—instead of working. Then Yahoo! sent a memo to its people, telling them they’d better...
