Helping You Reach Your Job Search and Career Goals
Back when I was involved in nonprofit management, people would sometimes ask me, “So you do all this as a volunteer?” I would smile at them and say, “No, I am a paid professional.” Occasionally, that response garnered me a few odd looks. I could almost hear what they were thinking: “You don’t really need [...]
On one of the LinkedIn groups I belong to, a question was posted by someone who wants to move into a different career with a different industry. There are a lot of details that go into executing a successful career change plan, which can vary due to the particular situation. In answering the individual’s question, [...]
A reader asks: “I am presently in the process of obtaining a spousal immigrant visa from Canada to the U.S. My next step in the process is my immigration interview at the US Consulate early next Spring 2011. My goal is to have a letter of employment that I may present at the time of [...]
Just so everyone is clear — I’m not talking about the slang use of “tool”. I’m referring to one of the more traditional usages of tool as defined in Dictionary.com: “anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose” In your job search and career, you want to be considered a tool — [...]
The following is a video that Shea Richardson, an animator, put together for his cover letter: Two important things conveyed in Shea’s cover letter are: 1) the talent he possesses in his field, and 2) his personality. While not all of us would have the means to create such a video, it still is possible to [...]
