Career Success Through Self-Marketing

Marketing shouldn't be limited to advertising companies. Finding a job or enhancing your current position requires good self-marketing skills. What is self-marketing? Basically, self-marketing is communicating your benefits to potential or current employers. Think of yourself as a "product" and explain to employers what differentiates you from other "products."Why is... Read More

Always Have a Current Resume

What is the biggest mistake people make with resumes?People write their resumes as a chronological summary of everything they've done in their professional lives. Employers only care about one thing: what you can do for them. If they can't quickly get that answer out of your resume, it'll get tossed... Read More

How to Ask For a Salary Increase and Get Your Raise

Feeling overworked and underpaid? If you're starting to feel like you deserve a raise, here are eight DO's and DON'Ts to build your confidence and tact (and what to avoid!) in asking for the salary you feel you deserve.DO1. Devise a "Plan of Action". First and foremost, get a strategy... Read More

Jobseekers! Look For Smoke, Not Fire

"If you always do what you've always done, you will always get what you've always received," said some wise person. This is certainly true when it comes to job-hunting, especially during a "sucky" economy. How many times have you applied to a job on Monster.com? Now ask yourself, "How many... Read More

Job Interviews: Ill File a Grievance!

I recently went to a retirement party with my husband for one of his co-workers. I worked at this same place six years ago (that's where I met my husband, but that's another story), so I knew most of the people at the party.One person I didn't know (I'll call... Read More

How Can Qualifications Help Your Proof Reading Career?

For those who are looking for a career as a proofreader, it is important to have the right qualifications. It is important to remember that this is a proper job. It is not just an easy way to make some money from home. For those who are serious, it will... Read More

Career Discovery - Pinpoint Your Ideal Career

Determine your ideal career--one that's in alignment with your values, passions, and talents--and discover the work you were born to doCareer discovery is the process by which a person identifies their ideal career path, thus saving themselves a lot of time (and money) by not pursuing career choices that they... Read More

TMI: The Resume Destroyer

"They say my résumé should be only one page long. Is that correct?"Not necessarily. Many résumés are rightly two, three, or even more pages in length.On the other hand, many résumés are far longer than necessary. Carelessly written, they contain "TMI"-"Too Much Information"-and that mind-numbing surplus can damage or destroy... Read More

Multiple Skills for the 21st Century

(excerpted from The Weekend Seminar - Skills for the 21st Century 1999 Version)I find it's important to not walk into the 21st Century without multiple skills. But what I also find is that if you are already in sales, network marketing or have an entrepreneurial business (or plan to in... Read More

Take Charge of Your Job Search: 12 Steps to Success

Despite what many people may say, a job search does not have to be an unpleasant experience. There are those people who choose to take charge of the process, who actually find the process to be very rewarding and stimulating. Conducting a job search is in many ways a self... Read More

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Choose Your References Wisely!

So, you need to submit employment references. A simple task,... Read More

Get Dressed and Get Hired

Tying a tie properly may tie you to your next... Read More

Job Interviews: Six Steps to Acing a Telephone Interview

Telephone interviews are becoming more popular these days. Whether that's... Read More

The Last Minute Interview

Your breath catches in your throat - at last, an... Read More

Working in Dubai

Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is one of the... Read More

It May Be Time to Walk in an Employers Shoes

If you are in a job search and aren't receiving... Read More

Image and Style Count

When I was a child, there was a pool nearby... Read More

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone in the Job Search

Most everyone these days knows what a comfort zone is.... Read More

War Time Hiring: 5 Steps to Attract Top Talent

A recent report, titled "The War for Talent" stated that... Read More

Career Discovery - Pinpoint Your Ideal Career

Determine your ideal career--one that's in alignment with your values,... Read More

If You Think You Cant Change Course... Youre Right

You've heard the... Read More

Find Passion for Your Work

Most people spend approximately 25% to over 67% of their... Read More

Interview Skills That Attract Offers

An interviewer's mission is to assess your qualifications compared to... Read More

More Companies Using Job Interview Phone Screening

Planning and preparing before you begin to send out resumes... Read More

Build New Habits -- Payday Will Come --

Feeling that it never works is not a good excuse.... Read More

Why Employers Want an Employee with a Degree

You wake up in the morning, head to work, and... Read More

Where Did All The Farmers Go?

Several times a year, I hear someone complain about the... Read More

The Night Worker

In the process of musing about our perennially awake world... Read More

Preparing For An Interview

When preparing for an interview, you need to know your... Read More

Don?t Discount the Temporary Position Interview

If you think, 'it's just an interview for a temp... Read More

Big Job Sites Vs The Small Ones

There is much to say about posting resumes on the... Read More

7 Tips for Writing Winning Resume Cover Letters

Writing a good resume cover letter is something you should... Read More

Taking Your Words Seriously

When we ordered the stained glass window as... Read More

9 Secrets to Career Success

Are you miserable at your job (or what you are... Read More

How to Reach Outside Yourself to Advance Your Career

When flipping the channels of your TV, you are bound... Read More

Should I leave My Job?

Most of us have to work for a living. Since... Read More

What to Do if You are Over 40 and Have Lost Your Job

Unexpectedly loosing your job can be a very traumatic and... Read More

Fascinating Ways to Make a Living Doing What You Love May Be Closer Than You Think...

You don't have to look very far to find fascinating... Read More

Six Sure-Fire Ways to Get Yourself a Pay Rise

Many employees do not care too much for their bosses... Read More

Think About a Nursing Degree

If you decide to get a degree in nursing, there... Read More

What is Experience Anyway?

I learned in first grade that one plus... Read More

Career Success: Take Charge of Your Career

People react very differently to the waves of change that... Read More

Career Advice On Freelance Writing Jobs

Sometimes the freelance writing jobs available are those that no... Read More