Helping You Reach Your Job Search and Career Goals
We are only in March, and already we have busted out the shorts and sandals in the Cooley household. Because temperatures were hitting the 70s and 80s around the middle of the month, there were marathon sessions of trying on last year’s clothing to see what fits and what doesn’t. While my children take great [...]
In my last post, I talked about the importance of using numbers on a résumé or cover letter. Now does that mean that you should always be looking for accomplishments that have big numbers attached to them? Not at all. Sometimes, achievements with small numbers have just as much (if not more) of an impact. [...]
I wanted to share with you some statistics from activity on my blog over the past couple months: Blog posts consistently in the top ten for the day: The #1 Thing You Need to Do to Avoid Landing a Bad Job Three Ways to Add Value to a Company before Getting Hired 5 Ways to [...]
So you decided to hire a career professional to put together a stellar résumé. It looks sharp and you are certain that, once it gets into the hands of decision makers, companies will be clamoring to talk with you! But then, company after company uses a dreaded online application form — the ATS (applicant tracking [...]
Congratulations! You’ve been invited to interview with one of the companies you’ve been targeting in your job search. Now you need to start preparing for this specific opportunity. But how should you tailor your answers? You want to show that you are a good fit for the position, but at the same time you don’t [...]
