February 2010
4 posts
WOO YOUR NEXT EMPLOYER.
Create a business plan. It doesn’t have to be a formal dissertation or thesis but just two or three short paragraphs set apart and highlighted in your cover letter saying what you would do in 30, 60 and 90 days. The timetable sets the stage for goals and outcomes. Companies love to know where they are going. Offering a business plan of ideas to combat problems and increase revenue can be a very...
January 2010
4 posts
YOUR RESUME IS YOUR BRAND. IT MUST SELL YOU WHEN...
Your resume goes before you, heralding your professional worth. If it is not a grocery list of rote duties, it will open doors. Match your profile and previous/current success with the wants and needs of the desired employer, as told to you by personal contacts, business publications, or when researching and targeting particular companies. Concentrate on writing a masterpiece so that your document...
INCLUDE YOUR LINKEDIN.COM PAGE PROFILE LINK ON...
Your profile link positioned under your email address on your resume and cover letter is your signature and enables employers and in person contacts to click right onto your page and find out who you are and what you have to offer. Take advantage of a highly effective tool on the page profile, the Slide Share, to place a Power Point slide show of your achievements in porfolio, marketing and other...
SO YOU THINK YOU BOMBED OUT ON YOUR LAST...
Not always so…here’s why… Sometimes interviewers are distracted or in a bad mood over something internal in the company that has nothing to do with you. But you can still recoup if you keep your cool! One job candidate reported that the employer looked down and stared at the carpet the whole time. Most people would be thrown off by that reaction, lose their momentum and be convinced that it was...