Your resume is your primary marketing document, and it also serves as a mini version of you when you’re not in the room. On Tuesday, we looked at some resume rules to get you started. Today, here are some more advanced tips: Make sure that contact info is correct. At a minimum, you’ll want…
It’s important to keep your resume updated even if you’re not looking for a new job. After all, you never know what’s around the corner. It might be something terrible like layoffs or the sale of the company, or it might be something fabulous like a possible promotion or really great offer from another employer. …
Now that you’ve gained an understanding of what has made you unhappy in this job and what you’ve contributed to that, how can you survive without punching someone? One key step you can take is to find allies in your current job. These may even be folks in an entirely different department, so if you…
This is something I hear all too often from my clients. By the time most of us are uncomfortable enough to take action, things on the work front are pretty grim. They’re stressed all the time, Mondays feel like poison, and they have to sit in the parking lot and talk themselves into those last…
Hi all. Today I want to talk a little about autonomy at work. You will find something about this on pretty much every work values quiz, and for good reason. While there isn’t necessarily a standardized definition of measure of autonomy at work, I’m defining it as a measure of control over your own decisions…
People with disabilities face a slew of unique challenges at work, so today I want to talk about managing your work life if you have a that isn’t apparent from the outside. (This isn’t to diminish visible disabilities, but it’s a different game in that case, and tends to be more about getting people to…
Have you ever had a boss who said things like, “I’m in this manage, not to be liked?” If so, chances are pretty good that you actually didn’t like that boss, and, further, didn’t find that person to be an especially good boss. This is because people who like their supervisors tend to find those…
We so often hear that we need to save money and be frugal, but have you ever thought about how big an impact making more money would have on your finances? Today’s topic is salary negotiation, and I recently sat down with financial advisor and Certified Financial Planner Liz Windisch of Aspen Wealth Management, Inc.,…
Illegal interview questions Okay, let’s wrap up Interview Month with how to identify and handle illegal questions. The hard part is that what’s legal to ask varies a little from state to state. In most places in the US, in fact, it’s employment discrimination against LGBTQ folks is perfectly legal. This means, unfortunately, that…
“What are you grateful for and why?” Oddball interview questions can be rough! Watch this short vlog for tips on handling them. To watch Amy Cuddy’s talk, go here: https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are