If you are job hunting after a long and successful career, you may not have updated your resume during the last five, ten or fifteen years. Some of your ideas about unemployment, job searches and resumes may also have become dated. Do any of the following ideas sound like your own? You are ashamed to let any family, friends or close business associates know that you are now unemployed. In the last decade, more and more people have experienced joblessness… Read More
National Career Summit Invitation from Robin Schlinger
Do you want to receive expert Job and Career Advice from over 24 of the leading Job and Career experts in the world – All for Free? If you do, signup today for the National Career Summit, a virtual training event that can be accessed from your computer or phone. For your free ticket, go to https://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=5142692 You’ll learn step by step how to compete from over 24 Leading Job & Career Experts For FREE! – Including me, Robin Schlinger…. Read More
Do You Need a Professional Resume Writer?
It costs money to hire a professional resume writer; is the money worth it? Here are a few reasons why you might consider hiring a professional. You hate bragging or talking about yourself and have nothing in your career to brag about anyway. A resume is more than a list of facts about where and when you worked and what you did. It describes your accomplishments and highlights the value of your work to past and future employers. This is… Read More
LinkedIn Connections: Can Weak Connections Help with Your Job Search?
On LinkedIn (and similar professional sites), you can connect with people you might never meet otherwise. If you have used LinkedIn for many years, you may find that some of those connections are very weak: in fact, you may have forgotten when and why you agreed to become contacts. How long should you keep those weak connections? Should you purge your contact list, keeping it for your closest and most active connections? I disagree with purging, unless a connection has… Read More
Do You Need More Than One Resume?
Most people need more than one resume. They may have one main resume, but they need to tailor to every position they apply for, to match the specific requirements in an advertisement or job notice. For example, if you are applying for a job as a retail store manager, you wouldn’t ordinarily mention your sports hobbies. However, if the retail store sells sports equipment, your sports hobbies might be worth adding. Multiple resumes are also important for individuals who have… Read More
