I often hear from frustrated folk, some whom have even had professional resumes written for them and yet they continue to be passed up for interviews…… what is that about?
Well, often I will review those resumes and I always also ask to see the job posting for which the resume was sent.
The answer is often [...]
Taking Care of Business, Part II
In Part One of Taking Care of Business, we talked about the critical elements of a resume which are getting job seekers interviewed sooner than their competition. If you missed that article, see below. Today we are going to talk about the second element I see garnering quicker results for job [...]
Concerned about being laid off? Make sure you are “Taking care of Business”
In today’s economy I am hearing from many who have lost their jobs, both with notice and without notice.
It is never a comfortable situation to be in, for sure. We’ve lived it within our own family this year, and can happily report [...]
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Tran wrote this question,
Hi Dominique,
I have a question. You may still remembering me about I got laid off nearly 7 months now after 18 ½ years worked at LexisNexis as a Data Analyst position. For past few months, I got a hand full of face to face interviews, and few phone interviews,
Turning down a job offer, in this market…?! Yup…. if you’re Dave and have 3 of them……
Dave wrote….
Ok, so I’m unusually lucky and have three good offers. What’s the best way to turn someone down without burning a bridge? Sweet but brief email, phone call, phone call followed up with an email, request a meeting [...]
Dan asked the following insightful question regarding key words,
After months of lack of success with my resume, I got your book and understand what my resume has been missing…