Tips From The Pros, Part 1

Jeffrey Metzger, Your Resume Consultant

This will be the first in a series of blogs made up of great advice from the best and brightest voices in the Career Services industry.  When asked for their best piece of advice for the job seeker in 2012, these pros responded with great enthusiasm. Continue Reading

Are You Underutilizing LinkedIn? 7 Tips for Making the Most of Your Profile

Jessica Holbrook Hernandez of Great Resumes Fast

When on the prowl for a new position, job seekers must turn every stone they run across.  This means taking advantage of networking opportunities, online forums, job boards, and other unexpected resources.

For many, LinkedIn has become an amazing online tool for networking with professionals and finding great job opportunities.  But many experts say the opportunities would be even more extensive if job seekers knew how to make the most of this social networking site by utilizing the following seven tips: Continue Reading

Executive Resume Writing: Revealing Your Personal Brand

Jessica Holbrook Hernandez of Great Resumes Fast

Your executive personal brand is what defines you as a top candidate in your field—and it should be felt throughout every professional action you take, whether you’re networking or blogging.  Of course, when writing your resume, your executive brand is a major piece of the puzzle, as well.  This is why it’s important to take the steps necessary to reveal your personal brand before ever putting pen to paper. Continue Reading

The Executive Resume Makeover: 4 Steps to Job Seeking Success

Jessica Holbrook Hernandez of Great Resumes Fast

If you’re not getting hired for the executive job you want, there are a couple of issues that could be hindering the process.  One is that your interview is not making the impact you want, and another is that your resume may not be scoring interviews in the first place.

When the latter is the problem, there are a number of steps you can take to improve your chances of a callback.  Here are four that could help make over your executive resume, giving you a renewed chance at success. Continue Reading

Is a Cover Letter Necessary?

In your job search, do you think about writing a cover letter?  For some job seekers, the answer is probably yes, but for many others no.  They believe more focus should be placed on their resumes since those are key to landing interviews.  While this is true, it doesn’t hurt to add a cover letter to your resume to emphasize your interest in a job. Continue Reading

Resume Keyword Mistakes – Are You Making One?

Jessica Holbrook Hernandez of Great Resumes Fast

Appropriate keyword use is a big deal for job seekers working on their resumes. Many employers now use some form of scanning software as an initial screener that helps them determine which candidates are obviously qualified for the job.

Even when your resume makes it passed the screening process, if a hiring manager can’t glance at your resume and determine through your use of keywords that you mesh with the position you’re applying for, your resume will likely land in the decline stack.

The best way to ensure your resume will be taken seriously is to avoid the misuse of keywords. Continue Reading

Wrong Way! Take a Right Turn to Get the Job

Where exactly is your job search going? Hopefully, you are on the road to success, but it is possible to make a wrong turn along the way. In order to get a job, you need to avoid certain tendencies that can slow you down. According to one expert, these include: Continue Reading

Returning to the workforce after an extended absence. Interview Tips From The Interview Coach, Carole Martin

Carole Martin, The Interview Coach

1. Be able to explain why you have decided that now is the time for you to return to the work force – why now? Have a convincing statement about your goals or intentions of staying in the work force after being away for a period of time – this is best done by scripting and practicing your answer so that you feel confident saying it in the interview. Continue Reading

Video of Omar Epps Sharing First Summer Job Experience

In the following video, Actor Omar Epps, shares his first summer job experience as a pizza delivery person.  Listen to what he learned about responsibility on the job, as well as on a personal level. Continue Reading

Video of Valerie Jarrett Sharing First Summer Job Experience

In the following video, Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President, talks about her first summer job as a clinic coordinator at a medical center.  Find out what skills she learned that help her in the White House. Continue Reading