What does your resume say about you?

Posted on May 9, 2012
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Resumes vary in length and style just as people vary in appearance. This short, 1-2 page document (or more if applying to the federal government) is all you have to represent who YOU are, what accomplishments you have achieved, and demonstrate what makes you the best fit for the organization. The resume should be considered an abbreviated auto-biography, one that, like its lengthy counterpart, is meant to intrigue the reader.  So how to you pull them in? Read more

Oases in a turbulent jobscape

Posted on May 3, 2012
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Though the storm clouds bearing down on the global economy have, in recent months, begun to part (some), and while the tides of pervasive uncertainty beneath which imperiled job seekers and job-holders were once submerged have begun to recede, there is still an overwhelming sense of job insecurity as a number of question marks, the biggest of which relates to future composition of the EU and Europe’s ongoing sovereign debt crisis, still loom. In short, like investors, who, at the height of the economic crisis, sought ‘sure bets’—safe places to stash their investments capable of weathering prolonged market volatility—job seekers are still searching for that job oasis. Read more

‘Job creep’

Posted on April 13, 2012
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While a constant parade of new, handheld, mobile devices has enabled us to adapt to, push forward, and thrive in the new techno-centric culture that emerged as a result of a slew of interconnected technological innovations that came to define the mid-late 20th century, culminating in the creation and spread of personal computing and the Internet, in the 21st century, I have sometimes found difficult the task of finding my bearings in a culture that is constantly evolving with the technology it creates. Rarely am I able to pause and wonder whether, in fact, I am indeed better off. Although the Information Age has done just what its name purports—eased access to and democratized information, breaking down some of those social or cultural barriers which, in the past, might have obstructed access to education—the emergence, and quick embrace of handheld, mobile devices has allowed us to remain ‘plugged-in’ while making us more accessible. Though I am careful not to bemoan the very innovations and technology allowing me to compose this blog post, social and cultural values have changed quickly to accommodate the, oft blindingly fast-paced, technological innovations of the 21st century, many of which affect each of us on a personal level (in some way), and have, since their invention, chipped away at our work-life balance, something I refer to as ‘job creep’. Read more

When a job post just doesn’t seem right

Posted on April 4, 2012
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Look at enough job posts, and patterns begin to emerge—vague, almost indistinguishable, signs, which, once decoded, allow you to scratch away the post’s shallow façade, and in doing so, understand the post with greater clarity and insight. Of course, this heightened understanding, allowing job-seekers to ‘read between the lines’, also equips erstwhile employees with the critical tools required to discriminate bona fide job posts from, sometimes almost identical, fakes Read more

Uniting your passion with your profession

Posted on March 29, 2012
Filed Under Career Change, Employment, Finding a Job, First Job, Keeping your Job, Promotion, The Workplace | Leave a Comment

By Shun McGhee, Guest Contributor

Walking through the mall as a wide-eyed 25-year-old I approached a book store. As I was just about to pass the store one of the books caught my attention. The title was “How I Retired at 26! A Step-by-Step Guide to Accessing Your Freedom and Wealth at Any Age” by Asha Tyson. Desperate to change my financial predicament and rapidly approaching age 26, I was drawn to the book. I picked up the paperback with some skepticism. I thought, “This could be another pyramid scheme.” I decided to skim the book a little just to see what it was about. In the pages I read while at the bookstore, the author assured readers she was not promoting a get rich quick scheme of any kind. This made me a little more comfortable and I decided to buy it.

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