With the economy in turmoil, many mid-career executives face tough challeges: career change, relocation, shifting job descriptions or self-employment. Most of them will view the waning months of 2009 as dead time. So they’ll put career transition on the back burner until January. That can be a huge mistake. I encourage my clients to begin […]
How do recruiters read your resume?
One Career Consultant suggests recruiters look for focus, transferrable skills and accomplishments. I would agree, although I’m hearing that statements of “objectives” are no longer used. If you do include a statement of objectives, make sure it fits your targeted position. You may need to fine-tune each resume for a separate job. Read the article […]
Mid-life Career Change By Degrees
Should an MBA degree be included in your mid-life, mid-career game plan? The answer is, “Getting a degree can be the best *or* the worst career decision of your life.” Recently a national newspaper featured an article questioning the wisdom of escaping tough economic times by returning to school. Their article was targeted to twenty-something […]
Professional Job Hunting in the 21st Century
The New York Times posted a really good article on the way we search now. See it here. Major tips: Skip the monster job boards like, well, Monster.com. Focus on LinkedIn. Use your daytime hours for face-to-face meetings. Keep your online presence professional. More here.
The Ugly Betty Lessons: A Review
Find Your Inner Ugly Betty is a new book by Tanner Stransky, a young man who appears to have held a job like the one held by television’s Ugly Betty. Clever title, but the book really should be called, “25 Simple Tactics for Entry Level Somethings.” Author Stransky does draw analogies to episodes from Ugly […]
Ready for a job search in this economic climate? Shift to Plan B.
With the dicey economic climate these days, some of you are asking, “How do I get ready for a job search?” Maybe you’ve been thinking about a move. Or maybe you want to get ready in case you need to work your Plan B. Here are 4 steps from my irreverent job search guide: These […]