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

Uniting your passion with your profession

Posted on March 29, 2012
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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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Some advice for newly hired managers and executives

Posted on March 1, 2012
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Ardent career guru and Fortune contributor, Anne Fisher, recently received request from a would-be executive who will, very soon, be “parachuting in” to rather hazardous territory. Faced with a position captaining a division of a large corporation which has, let’s be real, rather bleak (or dire—take your pick) prospects, this inquirer asks Fisher to help prepare her for the maelstrom of uncertainty into which she will soon be wading. Feeling somewhat ill-trained for this kind of situation, “It’s larger role than I’ve had so far in my career,” the soon-to-be division head says, one wrought with “significant challenges,” as the thunderhead looming over global markets, one creating a permanent climate of financial instability and uncertainty, continues to materialize. “[T]he business I’ll be running has been hit hard by the recession and the European debt crisis, revenues and earnings are down, and morale is in the tank,” she worries. The syllabus Fisher offers is a four-part solution to the many challenges troubling the conscience of this aspiring executive, and constitutes for sage advice for new managers sharing the concerns of Fisher’s worry wart. Read more

Three tips for new job-seekers from the Oracle of Omaha

Posted on February 10, 2012
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To a certain extent, Warren Buffet bewilders me. Although seemingly embodying all of the attributes of a good leader (and a track record bearing signs of financial wizardry), Mr. Buffet strikes me as somewhat of an anomaly. Lacking some of those deficiencies we sometimes like to ascribe to captains of business—in addition to his prescience, Buffet’s apparent lack of haughty egoism gives him an almost neighborly appeal—Buffet is a beloved by many of his peers, and, quite frankly, wonks everywhere. Unlike the figure of antiquity for whom he is named—Pythia, whose storied sulfur-fueled artificial powers of clairvoyance drew the attention of some of antiquities most prolific writers—the Oracle of Omaha gathers his power not by hanging precariously above volcanic, toxin-laden ground, but from a laser-focused intellect and perceptive disposition. Every year Buffett entertains approximately 160 students in Omaha, and plays Oracle, answering questions about his worldview, personal development, and of course, investment strategy (at the conclusion of the trip, he also makes himself available for goofy photographs). Read more

How to tell job spam from job offers

Posted on January 20, 2012
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When I first graduated with my master’s I posted my resume everywhere. I saw my job search as a numbers game. Hedge funds “hedge” themselves, spreading their investments out much in the same manner a gambler playing roulette might place a chip on each number (and multiple chips on numbers promising better odds), guaranteeing a return. I approached my job search with a hedge fund mentality. I posted my resume on every square inch of online real estate available to me- every job search engine and career site available. Read more

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