Passionate About Your Career? What You And Urban Meyers Have in Common
Passionate about your career? Me, you, and Urban Meyers have something in common. Urban Meyers, new head football coach at Ohio State, took an extended break from coaching to focus on his health and...
View Article7 Job Tips From Your Future Self
A couple of weeks ago, CNN published an article, “Six Tips From Your Future Self,” where the wise and elderly “You” offer life tips about managing your future finances and opportunities. I thought that...
View Article2012 Career Search Advice: Google Plus Yourself Part 2
We have come a long way since Facebook unleashed Facebook fan pages in 2010. Since then there have been many social networking sites that have come and gone. In my opinion, the latest to stand out...
View ArticleJobseekers, Will You Create a Facebook Fan Page Now?
Everyone reports on Facebook privacy infringements, especially when employers are as egregiously violating personal space and freedom of speech by asking for your password. We can argue that Facebook...
View ArticleJob Seekers and Entrepreneurs Must Ace Marketing for Success
WeTalkToday.com founder and this blog’s regular contributor Sandra Tedford (@WeTalkToday) published an article I wrote, “Why Entrepreneurs and Job Seekers should be Marketers.” Please read the article...
View ArticleIT Resumes: Getting Past the HR Gatekeeper
Editor’s note: IvyExec.com is a content partner of this blog who offers a guest article each month. This article is reprinted with Ivy Exec’s permission as part of an ongoing partnership as a...
View Article7 Job Candidates That Scare The Halloween Out of Employers
Employers are hoping that they will never see or experience anyone’s career skeletons under any circumstances. Yet, there are job seekers who can’t help showing his or her dark side of professional...
View ArticleInterview with Leigh Branham, Author of The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave
I feel fortunate to receive a response to some questions I asked Leigh Branham, Author of The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave. You may remember my review a couple of weeks ago of the book. If not,...
View Article2013: Year of The Unappreciated Job Seeker
Without being asked Freddie decorated the office, and attempted to foster the Christmas spirit among coworkers. There were decorations everywhere but her cheerful yet quelled spirit responded to the...
View Article10 Epic Ways to Edit Your Professional Resume to Perfection
Editor’s note: Juliana Weiss-Roessler (@weissroessler) is a freelance writer who frequently covers career advice and job hunting topics. She is also a professional resume editor. It’s been years...
View ArticleCheat on Your Job With Your Spouse #6: Tried and Tested
Trials are good. No, they’re great for the soul. And for our relationships with family and coworkers at our job, right? Be thankful for trials. It tests what we know. The truth is exposed. Trials...
View ArticleDashing Through The Winter Job Search [INFOGRAPHIC]
Winter is coming, but that doesn’t mean your job search has to stop. Too many job seekers take the winter off to make eggnog and cookies, missing out on great job opportunities. Continuing a job...
View ArticleWomen Speak Up, and Government Job Internships for College Students
Editor’s note: Congratulations to Linette Singleton (@NPDIVUS) and Yvonne Schuster (@SodexoYvonne) for winning Anna Runyan’s (@classycareer) e-book, “The Professional Woman’s Guide to Managing Men!”...
View ArticleHow to Write a Resume for the Applicant Tracking System
If you upload your resume through Monster, CareerBuilder, or USAJobs.com it will be screened using software called the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). It’s goal is to find the well qualified...
View ArticleLinkedIn 101 for Job Seekers, and Increasing Productivity
In this episode, you will get an introductory LinkedIn advice from from Charlotte Weeks (@CharlotteWeeks), and how to get peak productivity out of your life and career with Tamara Myles...
View Article9 Ways Volunteering Can Shape Your Career
Volunteering is worth time and effort to advance in your career, or transition into a new one. The chance to choose the work environment and the time you wish to invest in your future is very popular...
View ArticleWhy Has Your Spouse Lost Her Mind When You Lost Your Job
When you get down to it, companies hire the spouse/partner/girlfriend/fiancee when they hire the individual. There is no question that the two for one deal is what companies get. There are two people...
View ArticleColor Your Resume, and the Importance of Soft Skills
Lea McLeod (@LeaMcLeod) is the founder of Degrees of Transition, and a contributor to The Daily Muse who recently published a resume help book, The Resume Coloring Book. Lea has been featured on many...
View ArticleThe More Job Interviews the Better? Wrong! Job Networking Advice
Today, you’ll probably get two vivid pictures: College degrees, Bachelors’ or Master’s, are not the home run of education. Some will say that the value of a Master’s has significantly depreciated, but...
View ArticleJob Search Salary Tools, and Do You Need a Degree?
Editor’s note: There is silence between 23:25 and 24:49. You can fast forward easily using your mouse. I hope to fix that in the next day. Thanks. Negotiation is more than just money and perks, it is...
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