• Seven Steps to Making a Successful Career Change

    My first job was secretary to Moses. Having to transcribe and make 2,430 copies of the Ten Commandments convinced me I was on the wrong career path! OK, maybe I'm not quite THAT old. But I did start out as a secretary. While I didn't mind the work, eventually I decided it wasn't very satisfying. I often felt like a "tool" that helped others contribute to the organization's success. I wanted to make my own contributions, to find creative ways to make a difference. It took me about 12 year to c ...
    Author: Bonnie Lowe
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  • Seven Tips to a Job-Winning Interview

    These days, interviews don't come easily. When you get The Call, make the most of your time -- and go for it!

    1. Investigate the company's culture, markets, and finances. But resist the temptation to show off what you've researched: "I just read that you're about to embark on a new product line") unless you have a question directly related to your career.

    2. Look like you belong. Learn the company's dress code and err on the side of conservatism. When you're seeking a senior posit ...
    Author: Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.
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  • Should My Resume Writer Write My Cover Letter?

    Yes! It's probably the wisest thing to do.

    A cover letter laser-focuses the resume under it. So...prepare for a profound statement...the two go together. In fact, if anybody ever tells you not to include a cover letter because it's "unnecessary," that person's nuts. Flee quickly.

    If they go together, getting them from the same source makes good sense. I would do it.

    The job search document preparation process usually starts with the resume. Th ...
    Author: Roy Miller
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  • Should You Have An Objective? Yes, But Maybe Not On Your Resume

    Many professional resume writers strongly recommend including an objective statement on your resume. I agree...under one condition. It has to be so good that it reaches out and COMPELS the reader to call you for an interview. Most aren't.

    If you're interviewing a prospective resume writer (and you should definitely interview them before hiring them), ask him for a respresentative object statement from his porfolio. Is it compelling to you? What's compelli ...
    Author: Roy Miller
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  • Should You Lie On Your Resume ?

    Warning: Lying on your resume could cost you your job and your freedom.

    Picture this. You’re sitting at your desk working away happily at a company you’ve been employed with for ten years. You’ve had several promotions and you’re now a Sr. Assistant Manager.

    You’ve got your eye on a top management position, which everyone says you’re a shoe-in to get. Your future looks bright, indeed. So, when the boss calls you into the office for something extreme ...
    Author: Donna Monday
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  • Six of the Best for a Winning Resume

    1. Be Complete

    Make sure that your resume includes EVERYTHING your prospective employer would need to know to be able to offer you an interview.

    It is NOT unheard of for your carefully-crafted cover letter to be separated from your CV - if your contact details were only on your cover letter, how will they get in touch to arrange the interview?

    Therefore, make sure that your CV includes AT LEAST the following information:
    Author: Jonathan Lewis
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  • So You Want To Be a Nurse When You Grow Up?
    You're interested in becoming a nurse. How do you get into the field? First of all,
    you need to assess your basic interest. Why do you want to get into nursing? Are
    you getting ready to graduate from high school and always wanted to be a nurse?
    Do you want to go into nursing, because a relative is in the profession or your
    family has a tradition of graduating nurses, and it seems like the right thing to do?
    Nursing seems like a nice secure profession-the pay attracts you? You'v ...
    Author: Pat Wooten, RN, BSN
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  • So, Why Don't You Tell Me About Yourself?

    "So, why don't you tell me about yourself?" is the most frequently asked interview question. It's a question that most interviewees expect and the one they have the most difficulty answering. Though one could answer this open-ended question in a myriad of ways, the key to answering this question or any other interview question is to offer a response that supports your career objective. This means that you shouldn't respond with comments about your hobbies, spouse, or extra curricular activiti ...
    Author: Linda Matias
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  • Solving the Nursing Shortage
    For years, hospitals all over the United States have experienced a shortage in nurses, nurse administrators, nurse managers and nurse practitioners. Unfortunately, the shortage doesn't appear to be getting any better.

    According to a report by the Health Resources and Services Administration, 30 states currently have shortages of registered nurses (RNs). The shortage is expected to intensify over the next two decades, with 44 states expected to have RN shortages by the year 2020. Furtherm ...
    Author: Que Schafer
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  • Success: Define Your Own!
    Many of us are prisoners of our own success. Maybe we started our careers with a goal of climbing the corporate ladder or earning $X per year or ________________ (fill in the blank).

    We then achieve success, are “respected” by our peers, have a nice big house full of great stuff, take nice vacations….. And yet, we often think, “Is this all that there is?” We have a sense of emptiness inside.

    I think ma ...
    Author: Debra Thorsen
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  • Successful Job Search: Knocking Out The Competition
    Most of the time, competition stimulates us, gets our juices flowing, generates creativity, a sense of excitement, and motivates us to perform at our best. Looking for work is another matter! When it comes to financial survival, to regaining independence and self-worth, competition can be crippling.

    We apply for a job in the fervent hope that hundreds of others are not also applying. Finding work is too serious an issue to be considered a game or a sport. We need to find that position th ...
    Author: Virginia Bola, PsyD
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  • TAKE THIS CAREER AND SHOVE IT -- IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!
    TAKE THIS CAREER AND SHOVE IT -- IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!

    Are you listening to that little voice in your head telling you how much you dislike your job? If not, you may
    become angry with those around you, when in fact, you'll be angry at yourself for failing to taking the
    necessary steps to change your career -- or job within the same industry. Career change is not always
    easy. For some, the simple task of deciding what to do is often the hardest part. For others who know
    w ...
    Author: Ann Baehr
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  • Targeted Résumés - How to Target Your Résumé to the Job You Want

    1. Determine what you are trying to accomplish.

    Make sure you have a clear goal in mind. Hiring managers are too busy to try to figure out what you want to accomplish.

    Writing a general, one-size fits all résumé won’t cut it in today’s competitive job market. You have to make an effort to stand apart from everyone else.

    If you don’t know what you want to do, STOP and figure it out. You cannot create an awesome, knock-your-socks-off résu ...
    Author: Jennifer Anthony
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  • Ten Resume Writing Tips You Can’t Live Without

    For some job opening, employers receive hundreds and even thousands of resumes. When you are looking for a job, how can you best promote yourself? How can you convince a prospective employer to pick-up the phone and call you for an interview?

    Sought-after career coach and author of the critically-acclaimed book, The Dark Before the Dawn: 70 Secrets to Self-discovery, Theresa Castro states that you should take into consideration that your resume is the fir ...
    Author: Theresa Castro
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  • Ten Healthcare Fields That Can't Wait To Hire You

    Healthcare is one of the hottest career fields in America today. The aging and retiring of the largest population segment in the country, known as “baby boomers”, has left the healthcare industry racing to find enough employees to fill the void. Advances in medical technology and treatment are causing people to live longer as well. Add the fact many universities and colleges don’t have enough teachers to train new employees; there becomes a ripe market for healthcare careers.

    You would ...
    Author: Max Stein
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  • Ten Tips to a Powerful Resume

    A new resume can jump-start your career. Your network contacts may ask for a resume and some industries absolutely, positively demand a resume as the price of admission.

    Does your resume come across as wimpy as a lettuce leaf -- the kind that hides under your salad and nobody notices? Create a powerful resume that demands to be noticed -- and earns kudos for great style.

    1. Your resume is a sales tool. It is not a place for therapeutic self-disclosu ...
    Author: Cathy Goodwin
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  • The 10 Second Window of Opportunity, Resume Hour Glass

    Do you know that a hiring manager just spends 10 second with your resume before deciding to forward or junk it? Ten seconds is all you got, to impress that person to get to the next step of the hiring process - "interviews". I have seen many folks who can easily market themselves in person but they are poor at condensing them in a piece of electronic paper. This article helps you focus on beating the "Resume Hour Glass".

    The first and foremost is pinpoint ...
    Author: Vinodh Pushparaj
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  • The 10-Step Resume Critique

    Your resume will generally receive a 15- to 30-second scan upon first review by an employer. With that in mind, it is critical that your resume -- your "paper handshake" -- makes a positive first impression and compels the reader to put your resume in the "yes" pile and possibly call you in for an interview.

    Before you circulate your resume, you will want to ensure it incorporates the basic characteristics of a powerful, interview-generating resume. When ...
    Author: Peter Hill
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  • The 6 Stages of Modern Career Development
    The 6 Stages of Modern Career Development
    By Michelle L. Casto, M.Ed.
    Whole Life Coach, Speaker, and Author

    Career experts say that people will change careers (not jobs) 5-7 times in a lifetime. This being true, career management is an important life skill to develop and cultivate. There are six stages of modern career development: Assessment, Investigation, Preparation, Commitment, Retention, and Transition. Learning the characteristics of each stage will empower you to navigate t ...
    Author: Michelle Casto
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  • The Computer-Friendly Resume
    The Computer-Friendly Resume

    The evolution of technology is changing the traditional methods for job searching and recruiting. More and more companies are now relying on computers to initiate the process of hiring and are filling their database with candidates with skills that are easily searchable. Traditionally, submitted resumes were first received and sorted by humans. What else, right? But now, for many firms, this step has been handed over to their computers.

    To facilitate m ...
    Author: Laura Murray
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  • The Critical Resume Question

    People have asked me often how to write a resume, or how to write a good resume, or what sets good resumes apart.

    I always give the same answer.

    Great resumes, the only kind you ever want to have if you want an effective job search, answer one critical question for any potential employer who looks at it:

    WHAT'S IN IT FOR THEM?

    If your resume doesn't answer that question in a few seconds, it's garbage. It's worse than worthless for you, b ...
    Author: Roy Miller
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  • The Dreaded One-Page Resume Rule

    You've probably heard it since you were in college, writing your first resume:

    "A resume should be only one page."

    Nope. Wrong. Dead wrong.

    Having said that, the one-page rule IS a good rule of thumb for most resumes. But once you've been working for a couple years or more, one page simply isn't enough to market yourself effectively. That's what your resume is supposed to be about.

    If you're straight out of college and don't have lots of ...
    Author: Roy Miller
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  • The Executive Resume - Moving Beyond Accomplishments

    There is a major difference between conventional resumes and executive resumes. Accomplishments are usually the center point of a conventional resume (i.e., indicating how much money was saved, how sales increased, what processes were proposed, planned, initiated, implemented, or streamlined). The executive resume, on the other hand, has more than one focus. It alludes to the executive's ability to drive profits (accomplishments) and the capacity to lead (that is, to blend various "soft" skil ...
    Author: Linda Matias
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  • The Five Most Common - And Most Avoidable - Résumé Errors

    Writing an effective résumé can certainly be challenging. There are numerous rules and none of them apply 100% of the time. It is often much easier for people to craft their document if they understand the boundaries within which they will need to operate 100% of the time - the mistakes that should never be made and will brand a job-seeker as unprofessional. Eliminating all of these errors from your résumé will go a long way in improving your chances of securin ...
    Author: Jaimie Marzullo
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  • The Interviewable Resume

    It is rumored that the only word William Shakespeare wrote on his resume was “Available.” We’ll probably never know if that is true. But it raises an interesting question. How much information is too much and how much is too little when dealing with resume copy?

    The resume is a vital piece to any job search. As companies scramble to find the ideal candidate, they use the resume to screen candidates. Done right, a resume builds an instant connection with the reader and helps steer the co ...
    Author: Linda Matias
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  • The Not-So-Effective Cover Letter

    Here’s a newsflash: Cover letters work, plain and simple. This is why I’m intrigued by the fact that a) jobseekers rarely submit them and b) hiring managers seldom read them. As a result, I started asking questions. Specifically, “What’s your problem with cover letters?” Here’s what I found out.

    Jobseekers claim all the pertinent information is included in the resume. Translation: “I don’t know how to write an effective cover letter so I just scrap it.” Hiring managers say cover letters ...
    Author: Linda Matias
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  • The ONLY Purpose Of A Resume

    The only reason you must create a knock-'em-dead resume is to get a job interview.

    That's it. Nothing fancy. If you don't get an interview, your resume failed you. Specifically, if you don't get an interview for each job you're targeting seriously, your resume failed you.

    So why is it important to create a resume? Because you won't get an interview without a resume. It's not the only thing you need (a laser-focused cover letter is most important), b ...
    Author: Roy Miller
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  • The Perfect Resume
    The perfect resume presents hiring managers with a four-fold vision of who you are and what you bring to the table:


    The perfect resume offers Logical Proofs:

    • Facts
    • Quantifiable data
    • Logical conclusions
    • Achievement and success statements
    • Relevant professional goals/accomplishments
    • Limits the use of jargon
    • Maximizes use of occupation/industry-specific key words
    • Your capabilities and skills
    • Clear, specific, me ...

    Author: Cheryl Lynch Simpson
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  • The Recruiting Truth...Time Is Not On Your Side
    In today's marketplace things are constantly changing and so are the needs of just about each and every organization. Whether your company is growing organically or inorganically, whether your company is growing domestically or internationally or for one reason or another you just have pain, your organization must be in a position to attract top talent and attract it quickly! But attracting it is only the first part of the equation. The bigger problem is what you do once you attract talent to yo ...
    Author: Mike Magnotta
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  • The Top 3 Resume Mistakes of Career Changers and How to Avoid Them
    The Top 3 Resume Mistakes of Career Changers and How to Avoid Them!
    Copyright 2004, By Rita Fisher, Certified Professional Resume Writer

    1. Lack of focus in the resume

    Are you going from a Production Manager position to Pharmaceutical Sales?

    So…why does your resume start with this objective: “To obtain a challenging position that will provide continued growth, learning and advancement”

    HUH?

    What does THAT mean?

    I mean, if you are trying to change car ...
    Author: Rita Fisher, CPRW
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  • There's No Need to Pad Your Resume

    It seems like a good idea, harmless in fact. Your friends assure you that everybody does it and that employers rarely check resume facts. Going on blind faith and convinced the truth hasn’t been helpful so far, you seriously consider fabricating information on your resume. You adapt the school of thought that a little white lie never hurt anyone and lying on a resume is just that, a little white lie.

    Cheating on a resume can be tempting, especially when o ...
    Author: Linda Matias
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  • Think About a Nursing Degree

    If you decide to get a degree in nursing, there are many things you need to know and consider first. Choosing your nursing school may not be as easy as you expect. There is research that needs to go into it to be sure you get the best school available to you. You are going to want to look into different college programs, where they are located, how much they cost, what degrees they offer as well as information about scholarships and more to help you make an inf ...
    Author: Suzanne Verita
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