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• Do Your Leaders Do What They Promise? Do You?

  Trust is a critical element of any meaningful relationship. That’s just as true in the business world as elsewhere. If your leaders make promises they don’t... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Turn Down A Job Interview? Are You Crazy?

  If someone told you that you should turn down the opportunity for a job interview–especially if you’ve been out of work for a while–would you think they were... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Are You a Creative Employee?

  If you think you aren’t a creative employee, you might want to think again. And if you aren’t being creative in some way, can you change that? Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Lying Or Fudging on Resumes–Rotten Idea

  The subject of lying or exaggerating on resumes just keeps coming up! It amazes me how many people–at least some of whom seem otherwise intelligent–make the... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Network Your Way to Job Interviews and Offers

  To some job seekers, “networking” is almost a dirty word–something they want to avoid like the plague. This isn’t a new thought; we’ve been around this track a... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• LinkedIn: The “Dark Side”–What You Need to Know

  Don’t get me wrong. LinkedIn is a potentially great job search and career management tool for career-minded individuals who want to make smart moves in their... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Job Search and Life Challenges

  As the Scottish poet Robert Burns once wrote, “The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men Gang aft agley” or, in other words, “sometimes our plans go really wrong. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• LinkedIn Endorsements and Your Job Search

  Controversial topics can enliven your job search–for instance, they give you opinions on multiple sides of an issue that potentially affects your ongoing... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Company Loyalty: A One-Way Street?

  Have you ever had a job where you knocked yourself out for the company, putting in a lot of unpaid effort, only to be caught in a subsequent layoff round becaus... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Communication Tips–Before the Hire & On the Job

  Communication. What a vague and potentially meaningless term! Note that this doesn’t mean it’s unimportant–far from it.Communication comes in two forms,... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Part-Time Or Full-Time Employment: What’s Best for You?

  If you need full benefits and/or a substantial salary, the question of part-time or full-time might be easy for you to answer. However, in many cases, it’s not... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Two Ways to Do Your Resume: DIY & HAE

  Boiled down to its simplest level, you have two ways to create or revamp your resume: Do It Yourself (DIY) or Hire An Expert (HAE). Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Toxic Work Environments

  This isn’t the first time I’ve blogged about toxic work situations–including toxic bosses. However, it was prompted by a recent comment from a new client that... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Your Career Roadmap

  In the days before GPS, you didn’t take a trip to unfamiliar territory without a roadmap. If you did, you were likely to get lost and waste a lot of time... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Job Interviews: When Silence is Golden

  Have you ever put your foot in your mouth, figuratively speaking, and then wished you could take back what you said? That’s an uncomfortable experience in any... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Internal Or External Hiring: What It Means to You

  Whether you’re looking for an internal promotion or a new external job opportunity, the subject of internal versus external hiring could have an impact on your... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Job Offers and Foot-Dragging Employers

  Have you ever had the experience of interviewing (multiple times) for a position and feeling as if an offer was just around the corner…but it didn’t come and... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Does Your Resume Have the “Right” Words?

  A sure-fire attention-getter in the media seems to be publishing a list of the best and worst words to use in a resume. CareerBuilder has recently contributed t... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Your Job Search

  If you’re doing your best to ignore the whole subject of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), this is a heads-up for you. The trend of using ATS for most if not al... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Job Performance: How Do You Measure Up?

  It’s easy–sometimes all too easy–to get caught up in the day-to-day activities of your work-life and not take a good look at how you’re really doing overall. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER