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For Your Resume Success, Think Like a Professional Writer
It’s depressing, isn’t it? You sit there looking at your resume that isn’t getting the results sitting in your portfolio just waiting for interviews. But it’s just not happening for you. Why is that? Why can’t you get interviews?
Stop the madness! Make sure your resume speaks volumes […]

CNN Money wrote an article about some of the dumbest job interview moves. It reminded me of a situation 10 years ago where we were recruiting a high end software developer. The job paid in the 6 figure range and included a lot of management responsibility. We had set up interviews with […]

Cover Letter Mistake #2: Who Are You and Why Should I Interview You?
Have you ever been reading some piece of literature and as you’re reading you realize you have no idea what the point of the whole piece actually is? It’s very annoying and you’re likely not to read another word because you feel like […]

Take a Side Job for the Sake of Your Career
When was the last time you looked at your life and said, “How in the world did I get here?” A month ago? Last week? This morning? Sometimes you can wonder that in a good way as if you’ve had a great fortune in love, […]