Great Occupations

Recently, I helped a client with his resume, and he followed up with a question about where he should post his resume online. My response: Well, I will answer your question about posting your resume online but with full disclosure – I'm not a big fan of doing that. Only because it opens you up to "spammers," but if you're okay with that, then you should definitely... Read the rest of this entry »

In a Business.com article, career experts, Dan Klamm & Alana Edmunds, provide “5 Rules for Professional Social Networking Success.” Their number one rule is that you should... Read the rest of this entry »

If you are looking for a great company, then these lists will help you narrow your search. They also offer great research, contact information, and even photos. If you are preparing for an interview or initiating a job search, these resources will help. Read the rest of this entry »

One neat tool [in LinkedIn] is to lookup your current company - or target company - to see where employees worked at before and after they work at the target company. Read the rest of this entry »

She asked me, “Now, exactly what do you mean by keywords?” I had just told my client who relocated to Austin from a country on the other side of the globe to come up with some strong keywords for her LinkedIn profile – we were going to work together on her “Summary” and “Specialties” sections. Well, how do you explain something that you have taken for granted so many years? When I was a recruiter, I used keywords to... Read the rest of this entry »