I put up a picture on Facebook yesterday of me as a kid sitting in my living room. I love this picture because it reminds me what my house looked like as a child and it's a window into what trends influenced how homes were decorated at the time. My mother had a penchant for plastic slipcovers and sh...
Replace Running Shoes and Resumes Regularly for Optimal Performance
I just bought a pair of new running shoes. You are supposed to replace your running shoes every 300 to 500 miles depending on your running style, weight, and the sneaker. My sneakers had seen at least double that amount of mileage. The tread on both sneakers was worn down so far that I was striking ...
Try and Get a Job…The Right Way
Seth Godin's guest post, Don't Try and Get a Job, on GL Hoffman's What Would Dad Say blog suggests that you are better off starting your own business than trying to get a job. And this is exactly the advice I would expect from this unconventional marketing guru and author of such great books a...
Ask the Recruiter Part Four
For this week's final post in the Ask the Recruiter series, I interviewed Winnie Corton. She has held several human resource roles in the financial services, retail, pharmaceutical, and not for profit sectors and most recently she was a recruiter for Citigroup. What is your biggest interview pet...
Happy About My Resume on Blog Talk Radio
Last week I was interviewed by Krishna De of Blog Talk Radio about my new book Happy About My Resume: 50 Tips for Building a Better Document to Secure a Brighter Future. During the interview, I discussed some of the top resume mistakes including: Lack of a clear focus or professional brand...no ...
Do You Have a Career Management Emergency Fund?
A lot of people who are out of work aren't getting the professional job search guidance they need because they feel they can't afford it. Without professional help, many end up with ineffective resumes or unproductive search campaigns. Each week the job seeker is out of work, they lose money. Money ...
Ask the Recruiter Part One
During the month of January, I will be interviewing recruiters each Monday to ask some of the questions job seekers want answers to. My first interview was with Allen Geller, Managing Director of Raines International, a premier retained executive search firm in New York City. What is your bigg...
Treat Your Resume Like a Fine Work of Art
I'm on vacation in Egypt this week and I spent the day in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The art here is nothing short of amazing and the condition of the art is such that it is hard to believe that some of these pieces are over 4,000 years old. But the way the art is displayed is sad. Very few of th...
Happy About My Resume
Career Solvers is proud to announce the release of our new book "Happy About My Resume: 50 Tips for Building a Better Document to Secure a Brighter Future." Click on the link to learn more about our resume book and visit our new sister blog, Happy About My Resume for more tips on resume writing....
Career Solvers Wins 3 TORI Awards
Each year, Career Directors International hosts the TORI (Toast of the Resume Industry) international awards competition. This year, Career Solvers received five nominations and three 2nd place awards in the following categories: Best Executive Resume Best Creative Resume Best Cover Letter...