Eat Your Career
AUGUST 16, 2021
A participant in our recent Q&A session asked: “CVs (or resumes) are often rejected by recruiters for having career gaps. “CVs (or resumes) are often times rejected by recruiters for having career gaps. Can you suggest a way of avoiding my CV or resume being rejected for this reason?”
Success
MAY 6, 2024
RR: I was looking at different places to work, but this was during the 2008 recession, so there were more lawyers graduating than there were actual jobs. Your resume shouldn’t be about the companies you worked for, but what you did while you were there and how you were an asset to that company.” We all have secret skills.
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Success
MARCH 23, 2023
So, the duo founded nonPareil Institute, a post-secondary training institute, in 2008. Many times, companies just really don’t know how to onboard and manage an adult on the spectrum,” Moore says. In 2008, World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els and his wife Liezl Els went public with their son Ben’s autism diagnosis.
On The Job
APRIL 24, 2017
It's in her best interest -- and that of the company -- to find a way to make the job work better for you. If the problems are serious -- you ethically disagree with company policy or you're asked to do duties you find reprehensible or just have no interest in -- then it's probably time to just move on and learn from the experience.
On The Job
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
Remember what 2008 felt like? Do you have a resume ready? Keep up with industry news, and understand the financial health of your own company. Be vigilant about trends in the industry that may signal a downturn, or hints within your company that it's financially struggling. Pretty grim years. Big mistake. Up your game.
Laughing all the Way to Work
AUGUST 3, 2007
Updated this article February 13, 2008 [link] Unfortunately, in one job I had I was involved on the downside of government downsizing, but I feel that even during a seemingly bad experience, you can always learn something positive. One of the many things I remember, and have put to good use, was a workshop on resume writing.
On The Job
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
In 2008, when Jessie Canella returned home from Iraq where he had been deployed as a Marine, he wasn't sure how to get a job in the civilian world. Canella soon learned what other job seekers have discovered: Competing with thousands of others online is often like throwing a resume into a black hole. He declined.
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