by Erin Kennedy | Aug 26, 2013 | Career Advice, resumes/cover letters
There’s no underestimating the power of a good cover letter. This is your initial contact with a potential job and the spot where the decision to go on to the resume is made. You want to avoid making common “cover letter mistakes” by doing your...
by Tina Kashlak Nicolai | Aug 26, 2013 | Career Advice, resumes/cover letters, Trends
Storytelling is making a comeback! Most everywhere we look these days we are seeing the question…”What’s your story?” From advertisers selling their products to talk show hosts featuring segments surrounding storytelling. Why, even the career space is falling in line...
by Andrew Conlon | Aug 24, 2013 | Career Advice, on the job
Many people get stuck in jobs that they don’t like, yet they do nothing about it. They complain, moan and make excuses for their current situations, but they refuse to be proactive and make a change. Maybe you enrolled into law school because of pressure from your...
by Erin Kennedy | Jul 14, 2013 | Career Advice, resumes/cover letters, Trends
I used to wonder what happens to our resumes when we send them out to people or post them online.Do they get seen? Do they disappear into cyberspace? Do they get filed away somewhere in a big hope chest of resumes? What really happens to our resumes when we post them...
by Andrew Conlon | Jul 14, 2013 | Career Advice, resumes/cover letters, Trends
Resume writing is like building a puzzle. You need to collect and describe all the little pieces that make you special (i.e. your skills and experience), and then you need to combine them together in a document that will adequately sell you to a prospective employer....
