Archive for Executive Resume
5 Fast Fixes To Get Your Career Back On Track
Posted by: | CommentsIf you're new here, you may want to grab yourself the free 7-part Resume Writing e-Course. Thanks for visiting!
Losing your job can be earth shattering — especially when you’ve put years into your job. If you’ve just been laid off, you have exactly one week to mope around your house in your pajamas and eat ice cream for breakfast. Then, once that’s out of your system, get it together and make a plan.
Heading back to school is a good option during a recession. Here are four reasons why: Read More→
Getting Educated Can Save You From a Layoff
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s a most undesirable group: the unemployed. Job losses in 2008 totaled 2.6 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In December 2008 alone, the unemployment rate rose from 6.8 to 7.2 percent. Don’t want to become a statistic? Get educated.
If you enrolled in college (or considering pursuing a degree or certificate), you’d be in good company. The University Continuing Education Association cites that nearly half of full- and part-time undergraduates ages 25 to 34 and about 63 percent of those 35+ continue to work full time. About 40 percent of today’s undergrads are at least 25.
6 Lucrative Paths Up the Career Ladder
Posted by: | CommentsDo you aspire to move up in life? Not content with camping out on the lowest rung of the corporate ladder? These careers offer potential upward movement along with a solid salary.
In fact, six particular degrees offer a clear upward path to graduates. With the right education and skills, you won’t have to worry about being stuck in the same position for too long.
Do More With Less: The ‘New Normal’ at Work
Posted by: | CommentsFor anyone fortunate enough to still have a job in this downturn, the empty cubicles around you likely mean more responsibilities –?and a greater daily workload — to cover for positions that have been cut or won’t be filled anytime soon.
If you’re being asked to do the work of two — or more — workers, here are five ways to cope with the extra items on your list, without losing your cool or your sense of well-being.
Where To Send Your Brilliant Resume
Posted by: | CommentsAs I have said many times before your resume will not get you the job you want. Your resume is only one part of the equation. The purpose of your resume is to get you through the front door of the company you wish to work for and have an interview.
So you have invested much of your precious time on writing and tweaking your resume, getting feedback and, now, you are extremely happy with the final version.
