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A friend sent me two articles last week that I wanted to share. After reading them, I want to share some advice for what NOT to do with resumes.
First article is called “Linkedin – Top 10 resume words to avoid”. According to Linked-in, the following are the top-10 most overused terms. I did a quick check of my resume and found that I am using 3 of the 10 terms listed. ...
“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.” This is one of my favorite quote from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I believe it 100%. Doesn’t it sound wonderful? Only one problem, do we know what we really desire? ...
If you ask a kid, you will hear enthusiastic answers such as nurse, teacher, fireman, astronaut, doctor etc… What about now, do you still ask yourself this question? If not, why not? We may be “grown ups,” but most of us don’t know the answer to this question as clearly as we use to as a kid. I believe everyone should ask themselves this question at least once every two years. ...
I had lunch with a Deloitte alumni friend recently. He is now a VP of Retail Sales at a major financial institution. Since he knew I had a passion for career coaching, he told me the following recruiting story. In the last few weeks, he has interviewed over 20 candidates for several sales openings, Manager or Director level roles. He told me over 50% of candidates made the same fatal mistake in the interview. Can you guess what it is? ...
If you want to succeed, you need to be able to accomplish everything on your own. Is this true? I don’t think so, but this is a common misconception, especially among recent college graduates. School was all about doing your own work. If you turned in a test or homework after asking someone else for help, it is considered cheating. ...
I don't have to tell you that not everything at work is always smooth sailing. Sometime things are delayed, mistakes are made, wrong numbers are published. It may be your fault, it may be a bad circumstance, or a combination of both. What do you say when your boss wants a progress report and things are not going so well?
I went to a café for lunch today. I don’t usually eavesdrop on other’s conversation, but in this café, it’s so cozy it’s impossible to ignore other’s conversations. Well I happen to overhear a very interesting and loud conversation between 3 people who work at an environmental software company. They are trying to decide whether to hire a candidate they already interview and how to fill another entry-level sales position. I thought I share this to demonstrate one example of how the hiring managers think and what that may mean for job seekers ...