Why Shrinking Your Resume Can Hurt You
Have you ever visited a friend who regaled you with their 50-page wedding album or 30-minute DVD of a European vacation? Perhaps they had you crouch over their computer while linking to Facebook posts and images so they could enthuse over their latest accomplishment? How difficult is it to sit still as they narrate each …
Interview: Smart Money Smart Kids by Dave Ramsey And Rachel Cruze
I recently spoke to Dave Ramsey and his daughter Rachel Cruze, as they were releasing their new book “Smart Money Smart Kids: Raising the Next Generation to Win with Money“. Ramsey is America’s trusted voice o”.n money and business. His four New York Times best-selling books –Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover …
7 Tips For Getting Good At Spotting Trends
In order to succeed in business you need to anticipate what your market will want or need before it’s completely obvious to all. Learning to spot trends will give you great insight into your prospective customer’s needs. It might also lead you to developing a great new idea, product line or a whole new business.…
4 Ways Social Media Can Blend Personal Brand and Job Search
In your job search, having a great personal brand is a wildly understated way to stand out and better your chances of getting hired.
Social media can be used as a catalyst that bridges the gap between personal brand and job search. According to Jobvite, 94 percent of recruiters use (or plan to use) social …
Do You Use Glassdoor for Your Job Search?
Have you ever heard of Glassdoor.com before? Well, if you haven’t, let me explain. Glassdoor is a very useful website which helps job seekers to receive inside information about their target companies. If you are a potential job seeker or have an interview, looking at the comments of companies on Glassdoor will help you get …
“Priceless” Leadership: An Interview with Kevin Allen
Recently, I had the chance to connect with Kevin Allen, the pitchman behind MasterCard’s now iconic “Priceless” campaign and author of the Wall Street Journal best-seller, The Hidden Agenda. In Allen’s newest book, The Case of the Missing Cutlery, he discusses his journey to becoming a leader. Specifically, he recalls his time as a young …
Build Your Referral Network – The Targeted Job Search
About 85% of all jobs are filled through employee referrals. Therefore, it makes sense to build a referral network at every company where you might like to work in the future.
Before you read on, this is the fourth in this series on the Targeted Job Search. If you have not read …
Corporate Idealist: An Interview with Christine Bader
Recently, I sat down with Christine Bader, author of the new book, The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil. “Corporate Idealists” are an invisible army of people located inside the world’s biggest and most well-known organizations that push for safer and more culpable practices. As a corporate idealist at BP for nearly …
Personal Branding Weekly – Do You Sound Lame?
If you’re using the words “sorry” and “thanks”, then you run the high risk of sounding lame. These two words are thrown around so haphazardly and without any genuine feeling that they rank as having negative effects on your personal brand much like “umms”, “you knows” and “stuff like that”.
Are you guilty of using…Connecting with Recruiters – The Targeted Job Search
Connecting with recruiters is vital.
In this social media connected world, recruiters have become the mesh that holds things together. Connecting and cultivating relationships with recruiters and other HR professionals is critical.
Before you read on, this is the fourth in this series on the Targeted Job Search. If you have not read the previous …