Is Your Social Media Profile Hurting Your Job Search?

Job hunting is so great in this digital era…everything is online: job postings, the application process, resume submission, information about a prospective employer…all with a few clicks of the mouse.  Terrific, right?  Yes.  Definitely better than printing a resume and cover letter onto quality paper and dropping it at the post office.  It is also

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EQ VS IQ

IQ has measurable yardsticks.  Grades in school, certifications, and professional licenses attest to what you know about given subjects.  You are more likely to trust a CPA with your financial information for income tax preparation.  Engineers must have a degree and, with passage of time, a professional designation.  Likewise a myriad of other professions provide benchmarks for inclusion.  But there

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Employment References Matter!

It is estimated that people will change jobs and/or careers every 3 to 5 years If She Can Beat Me Rockin’, She Can Have My Chair!: Lessons about Life, Love and Taking Care of Business for Young Women Today .  So, if you work 25+ years, your resume could reflect 8 or more company names.  Each time

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Choose your Words Carefully!

When you are looking for your next career position, remember the four important words above.  What you say will be remembered for a long, long time. If you were laid off from a previous position and it was not for performance, then be very careful how you answer the question “Were you ever fired?” or “Why

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Is a Two Week Notice Really Necessary?

In a former position as HR Director we had a monthly luncheon to celebrate successes, recognize employee birthdates occurring that month and recognize employees celebrating company start date anniversaries that month. It was uncanny how many employees celebrated birthdays and start dates in the same month. Do you think these were coincidences? Years ago I

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Academy Award Winning Interviewee

  Are you an Academy Award®-Winning Interviewee? As a recruiter, I enjoy interviewing candidates…for the most part.  I love hearing about “your” story and evaluating how your experience and skill sets can be matched to my clients’ needs.  Unfortunately, not everyone is a good story teller.   So, I wanted to use this forum to

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