Job Interview Time… Who Says You Can’t Ask a Few Questions of Your Own?
Now that you’re on the job hunt, you know there are preparations that need to be made. You have spent hours pouring over your resume until it’s just right. You have taken the time to update your LinkedIn profile and present the best and most professional image of yourself and your career experience. Once these […]
Has Your Company Been Downsized? Give Us a Week… We’ll Give You a Future
Maybe you saw it coming. There were progressively more and more closed doors and hushed voices over the past months. You knew that some sort of change was brewing within the company but were hoping against the worst. Alternatively, maybe it hit you like a slap in the face. You were taken aback by […]
Feeling Unproductive in Your Job? Sounds Like Somebody Needs a Break
Did this work week draggg on for you? I mean, the weekend can’t come soon enough, right?! What’s even tougher than a long week at the office is a long week in which nothing really got accomplished. You sat at your desk for hours on end, pouring over spreadsheets and documents and graphs and charts […]
Are Your References Helping You Stand Out Above the Rest? They Can Be!
Setting yourself apart from the other candidates is one of the main goals in your job search process, right? You do everything you can to show yourself to be the best choice for the job. Your resume has been re-written and tweaked a dozen times. Your cover letter has been drafted with great care to […]
Are Your Job Search Efforts a Jumbled Mess? Get Your Ducks in a Row
There are times to be lax and times to be on your game. If you’re going to groom yourself to become a stellar job candidate, then you have to get yourself together and be organized in your steps. If you have your resume saved on a friend’s computer and the beginnings of your cover letter […]
Networking, networking, networking…
We have all figured this out by now. The key to almost everything in our lives today – networking. Webster defines it as “the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions; the cultivation of productive relationships for employment or business.” Regardless of our hard work and potential, there seems to be […]
Creating the Best Version of Yourself: How to Freshen Up Your LinkedIn Profile in 2016
New year, new you. Right? Everyone is still holding tight to their New Year’s Resolutions and plans for change. Whether we are holding a true allegiance to our new diets or exercise habits, the good intentions are still in firmly in place at this point. This time of year seems to find each of us […]
Choose Platinum Resumes and Increase Your Chances of Getting Hired by 40% or MORE
You’ve been walking this road of unemployment alone for weeks and weeks to no avail. There are potential bites that never come to fruition and inklings of second interviews that have yet to unfold. As you sit around, mindlessly combing through social media and waiting on the next promising phone call or email to come […]
Your Job Search: The Do’s and Do Not’s for 2016
The beginning of a brand new year can bring with it excitement and anticipation as well as a bit of fear and apprehension. You’ve got high hopes and big plans for your career, but there are days when you can’t keep your doubts at bay. You want to make all of the right moves and […]
Tis the Season for Joy, Peace, and Rest
Today marks the most beloved of holidays for so many of us! We’ve got a lifetime of Christmas memories, some we may choose to remember more fondly than others. Many of us pack up our bags and travel miles and miles by car or by plane to visit dear family and friends. Others stay put […]