My Repeatable Approach ...

The following excerpt is reprinted with permission from Rise: 3 Practical Steps for Advancing Your Career, Standing Out as a Leader, and Liking Your Life by Patty Azzarello, copyright © 2012. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group. Based on my 80-20 list...

Do You Have "Summe...

This piece from US News got me to thinking of all the times I’ve had “summer hours” during my career. The piece defines summer hours as some sort of special work arrangement during the summer — like being able to come in early and leave early too. My current...

How to Make Your Resume...

Moneyland highlights a recent study that says recruiters spend an average of six seconds reviewing an individual resume . The study used a scientific technique to analyze how long professional recruiters reviewed candidate profiles and resumes. It found that recruiters scan quickly for...

The Truth About Interns...

The following is reprinted with permission from All Work, No Pay: Finding an Internship, Building Your Resume, Making Connections, and Gaining Job Experience by Lauren Berger, copyright © 2012. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group. No matter what the...

The Importance of Accom...

The following is reprinted, with permission of the publisher, from The Panic Free Job Search: Unleash the Power of the Web and Social Networking to Get Hired © 2012 Paul Hill. Published by Career Press, Pompton Plains, NJ. All rights reserved. The resume is not a story about your...

College Degree Worth an...

CNN Money says a college degree can still pay off big — to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars. A summary of their thoughts from a new Pew Research Center analysis: Typical college grads earn about $650,000 more than their peers who just have a high school diploma over the...

80-20 Your Career...

Now that I’ve shared how to 80-20 your finances , I wanted to offer my 20% of the actions we all can take to get 80% of the results needed to grow our careers. Your career is your most valuable financial asset and by working to maximize it you will make MILLIONS in extra income...

“Sells” Your Potent...

The following excerpt is reprinted with permission from Resume 101: A Student and Recent-Grad Guide to Crafting Resumes and Cover Letters that Land Jobs . Copyright © 2012 by Quentin J. Schultze, PhD. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, Berkeley, CA....

Don’t Waste Space...

US News tells how to enhance your resume and in doing so gives some great advice (IMO) about wasting space on your resume. Their thoughts: Axe the objective and reference sections. The simple act of submitting your resume makes your objective very clear: You want the job. Resumes should...

How to Handle a Bad Job...

US News lists five steps that you can take to combat a bad job reference as follows: 1. Call your former boss and ask if you can reach an agreement about what she’ll say to future reference calls. 2. If the reference is factually inaccurate, skip your former boss and go straight to...