Challenges Facing the Mature Worker
Most of us didn’t see it coming. And now that it is here, many are struggling with how to cope. I’m not talking about The Great Recession as a whole, but about one egregious consequence of it—the...
View ArticleFour Ways To Help Make Your Resume Successful
So, let’s assume that you haven’t yet started on that New Year’s resolution of rewriting your resume, which of course assumes that you made a New Year’s resolution to rewrite your resume (You did,...
View ArticleFinding and Keeping Needed Talent
One of the greatest challenges for employers the world over is locating, hiring, and retaining employees who bring highly productive value to their companies, and organizations. Such employees are, of...
View ArticleFour Strategies to Keep Your Career Relevant
Traditionally, we have thought of a professional as someone who is very dedicated and practiced within a relatively narrow, yet focused type of work. They choose to not be distracted with trying to be...
View ArticleCover Letters Examined
Since we are moving toward becoming a paperless society the question often comes up in the context of job searching, whether or not cover letters are still necessary. The short answer is yes....
View ArticleThe Job Interview
Job interviews are about as eagerly anticipated as root canals for many people. Even if you have been out of work for a long time and are desperately wanting to reenter the workplace, the necessary...
View ArticleLooking At Work Experience Gaps on Your Resume
Among the abundance of things worrying the job seeker today is the work history gap on your resume that occurs when there is as break in the employment chronology brought on by any number of reasons—...
View Article10 Things to Have for Your Interview
Despite the bleak employment news from May many more New Englanders are getting job interviews than a year ago. Preparing for one is daunting to say the least. And there is no shortage of articles,...
View ArticleRecognizing Your Career Successes
We are largely driven to enhance our careers by the need to feel successful. The urge to link our efforts with purposeful outcomes is a primal motivator for the professional person. The desire to make...
View ArticleThe Need to Identify High Potential Employees
Imagine a company that focuses intensely on the present business climate and tries to not repeat its own past mistakes or the failings of its competition. Management retains talent by placing a lot of...
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