We have come to a time in the workforce when it is likely that your co-workers and boss might not be your age or even your generation. It is important to consider that people approach their jobs from different perspectives. This is an odd feeling for Baby Boomers who dominated the workforce for years. Now, […]
I guess it is inevitable that people of different ages have different perspectives. Life events shape perspectives and priorities. Generations experience events from unique perspectives. This is particularly important these days since we have four generations in the workforce today: the Greatest (born in the 30’s), Baby boomers (born since the 40’s), and Gen X […]
In the September 2013 issue of the AARP Bulletin is The Poll, the “Job Scene.” AARP surveyed 1,187 adults age 45 and older from June 27-July 7, 2013 to find out whether people over age 45 have adjusted their work intentions in the face of the recent recession. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised by […]
In the 2013 CareerBuilder annual resume survey, employers shared some common resume mistakes that may lead to automatically rejecting a candidate. This information is invaluable. Let’s look at the top five resume problems listed in the CareerBuilder press release: Resumes with typos (58%): Although this seems obvious, I still see resumes with typos. I have […]
Each year, I eagerly await CareerBuilder’s annual survey of outrageous resume mistakes, released this year on September 11, 2013. Human resource people share great stories about funny candidates and resumes so a survey of 3,000 hiring managers and human resource professionals has be to hilarious. Sure enough, this year’s survey does not disappoint with real-life […]
After a nine month gestation, our baby is born!! The Job Search Marketing Plan is published today! The Job Search Marketing Plan, first book in the Job Seeker’s Manifesto series, launches September 23, 2013 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks. You can get involved!! From September 23, 2013 through October 7, you can download […]
The Job Search Marketing Plan, the first book in our series The Job Seeker’s Manifesto, is almost here. Every action begins with a plan. Without a plan, as many job seekers can attest, it is hard to achieve the result you want. We took our own advice and put our thoughts and words about finding […]
Everyone has their own memory of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Recently we had the opportunity to visit the new 9/11 Memorial in New York City. It is a moving monument to those who lost their lives, those who came to their rescue and rebuilding better and stronger. The two monuments to the […]
The Job Search Marketing Plan, first book in the five book series, the Job Seeker’s Manifesto, will launch on Monday September 23, 2013 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks. I cannot believe we have come to where we are launching this book. It has gone from a fleeting idea in our heads to a […]
I have been thinking about wellness a lot lately. I have been particularly active in the last year because I traveled extensively on my boat so I got a lot of physical activity while I worked. I also got a lot of work done. I wrote three books that will be published shortly and worked […]
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