Posted in Career Mentor, Career Tips on Jul 12th, 2009
Looking for a job is tough even when times are good. In a deteriorating economy it provides new challenges. But, then it also provides you new ways to differentiate yourself and stand out from the crowd. As a career coach I repeatedly encounter some behaviors that get in the way of clients being seen [...]
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Posted in Job Search, Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2009
As a career coach I have well-placed clients who are in executive positions at prominent companies in the Silicon Valley and elsewhere. I also have an extensive network on LinkedIn carefully cultivated over the years, which is my stock-in-trade. So, when a client is looking for an opportunity at a company where I have some [...]
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Posted in Resume on Jul 9th, 2009
It is better to sleep on things beforehand than to lie awake about them
afterwards. -Baltasar Gracian, philosopher and writer (1601-1658)
As a career coach I routinely work with clients to make their resumes more presentable. In the process I am often surprised by the number of clients who want to misstate facts or who want to [...]
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