Consider including on your resume a branding statement that defines who you are, your promise of value, and why you should be sought out. A branding statement is a punchy “ad-like” statement that tells immediately what you can bring to an employer. Your branding statement should sum up your value proposition, encapsulate your reputation, showcase [...]

Service in the community is a great way to build careers. Especially if you’re out of work, service is a great way to give back and grow personally and professionally.

DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is looking for 150 volunteers to help with and event where volunteers will judge student presentations. I participated as [...]

Presenting another excerpt from the excellent blog post, Ten Reasons Why Your Resume Isn’t Working by our colleague, Barbara Safani. Here’s another reason your resume may not be working:

You have copied and pasted your previous job descriptions into your resume. The reality is that people in similar jobs perform similar job tasks. An [...]

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For the past several months, I’ve been going through a social reboot. This involves consciously reassessing my social life and deciding what connections and social habits to maintain and what to change.

But this year I’ve decided to go further with this process and declare outright social bankruptcy. This is an area of my life that was far enough [...]

If your job search is going to extend into the new year, here’s a resolution that will make a difference:  look for a meaningful volunteer job. Volunteering always makes a difference, of course, in the community and for the people nonprofits serve.  It’s good to know that you can make a difference to others and [...]

Journalist and author Geoff Colvin is Fortune Magazine’s Senior Editor at Large and author of the book Talent is Overrated.

Colvin has studied talented athletes, musicians, chess players and others considered to be extremely talented, and he reports that talent is not what separates the average performers from the truly great in any field.  He describes [...]

What’s the difference between Jerry Rice (NFL  Hall of Fame receiver) and wide receiver Mike Williams, a 2005 first round pick by the Detroit Lions, whom you’ve almost certainly never heard of before this moment? Besides an unequalled 20-year career in a position that requires strength, grace and speed, 13 pro bowl appearances, 197 touchdowns, [...]

CBS Moneywatch recently released a list of the college majors with the highest unemployment rates.  Five of the list of 25 majors are related to psychology.  “Ironically,” the accompanying article goes on to say, “Psychology is the fifth most popular college degree.”  Those numbers are probably related, of course; I try to convince jobseekers that [...]

A job-search letter technique that can be effective during tough times is what Marky Stein, calls a “Q” or qualifications letter. “This document is a short letter that compares your qualifications with the employer’s requirements for the job,” writes Stein on WSJ.com. “It’s brief and concise enough to catch the reader’s eye with highly relevant [...]