You Don’t Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression

“Either you’re the one erasing or you’re the one being erased.” – Jim Carrey How much time and thought do you put into your overall appearance preparations when you go on a job interview? If the answer is little to none, then there is a good chance that you are still looking for a job. You [...] [...]

How to Email Your Resume and Cover Letter

“Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.” – Abdul Kalam When you apply for any job, your resume is your first impression on the potential employer and you must make it a lasting one. It will introduce you to the employer. [...] [...]

Reinvent Your Career and Job Search – Part 1

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius I ran into an old friend (metaphorically speaking) that I used to work with very early in my career. We hadn’t been in contact for probably 12 years or so even though we spent 11 years (across [...] [...]

Top Picks for Job Search – Companies on “The List”

“Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.” – Hunter S. Thompson So when you look for job opportunities, do you just do a search based on job openings or do you have a “list”? If you are now thinking “what list?” then this post is for you. So, just like today’s quote, getting the right job [...] [...]

Losing Your Job and Weathering the Storm

“A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes” -Mahatma Gandhi A friend of mine recently lost his job (his company shut down, no severance and no benefits) and, while he was “fine” financially while he was working, he is in financial distress now that he is out of work. [...] [...]

Updating Your Old Resume For Today’s Job Search

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” – Vince Lombardi In today’s tough economy, there are numerous people out there who are unemployed and looking for work. Much has been made of the 20-something, recent college grad who cannot [...] [...]

Gargoyles, Trollocs and Job Interviews

“You thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever, But you rode upon a steamer to the violence of the sun.” – “Tales of Brave Ulysses” – Eric Clapton and Martin Sharp A strange title on the surface, unless you’ve had the “job interview from hell” (doesn’t really matter if you were the receiver or [...] [...]

Hunting for a Job Abroad

“The man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.” – Charles Schwab Job hunting can be difficult even at the best of times, but when you are hunting for a job abroad it can seem almost painful. You can feel disregarded and at a disadvantage to all of the residential applicants applying [...] [...]

I Can’t Get No Job Satisfaction

“It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity.” – Frederick Phillips Not feeling appreciated at work? Feeling underpaid or under valued? Why spend time focused on getting a new job before you’ve spend time improving the job you’ve got? The vast majority of us have had the “I [...] [...]

4 Tips for Making Time for the Job Search while Employed

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson When I talk to many friends who are dissatisfied with their current jobs, I often ask why they don’t look for a different job. The response I get almost always is that they simply do not have the time that is required to look for [...] [...]