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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

Are you hanging around in your own role because you feel you haven’t served a long enough period of time for it to be justifiable on your resume? We all have fear of having a resume that you could play hop scotch on. But let me flip this around for you and present another perspective.

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Beware of Career Marketing Firms

Job Advice Blog

He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm. Next, I Googled the company name–and searched on other search engines as well–to try to learn something about the proposal/agreement signer with the title of managing director. My research led me to a résumé-writing service.

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Tips From Successful Job Seekers

On The Job

But she decided to pursue a job search method she had heard about — proposing business ideas to a prospective employer. "I I suggested in my cover letter some ideas to pique the employer's interest," she says. Then, when I got the interview, I really stepped it up. I made the ideas as specific as possible."