Monthly Archives: November 2016

Simply put: In the work you do, size matters. If you think about it, what you and the hiring manager are doing is seeing if there is a good fit for you on the team – one of the only three things every interview question is about. And scale is a big deal in determining your […]

Typically, your Professional Experience is the largest section of your resume. Here, you list your positions, results — and the companies you’ve worked for. It’s the company I want to focus on today. Everyone knows what a company is, right? After all, there is a name, there is either private or public ownership…everyone knows about […]

Whether you’re changing jobs or trying to catch your first interview, the one thing employers and recruiters want to see is a proper resume. You should think of your resume as a representative talking to the employer on your behalf, because that’s exactly what it does. In order to get the position, your resume needs […]

Recently I attended a two-day course in presentation skills. Since I did that whole debate thing in high school — and went to nationals in oratory — I didn’t think I would get much out of the course. Most of it, I knew. But there were two important things I learned: how to correctly work […]

I’ll bet each of these positions have their own level of stress. If any of you out there are in this kind of position, I’d love to hear from you on what stresses you have in these jobs. From Quantum Binders:

Maybe you have recently graduated college and are looking to land your first big break in your chosen field. Maybe you’ve been breaking your back in an industry for 25 years, but the shift toward the knowledge economy has forced you to retool and reengage the marketplace in a new way. Whatever your situation, it’s […]

Every job ends. The only question is when. Will it be tomorrow? Two months from now? Two decades from now? We really don’t think about when our job ends on a consistent basis. Usually, we start to think about getting a new job when bad stuff starts to happen. Your new boss doesn’t like what you are […]

There are hints. And rumors. And some facts about what is happening at your company. Stuff that will impact your job one way or the other. It’s called “the writing on the wall.” Plain truth coming at you, obvious to any impartial observer. Of course, we’re not impartial, are we? Let my friend Jason Alba […]