With the economy and job market in flux, many professionals are looking to make a career transition. This can be a smart move to keep your skills and experience in line with the career market. A career transition can mean shifting an existing skill set into a new...
It’s hard to overstate how much has changed in the last several weeks. Just last month we were eating in crowded restaurants, working in offices, greeting each other with handshakes—and even wearing slacks! Coronavirus is triggering a broad-sweeping economic slowdown....
We have a running joke in my family about phone calls with my father-in-law. He’s an action-oriented engineer who has little tolerance for pointless small talk. So when you call, you better be ready to get to the point. The conversation might start pleasantly enough:...
Sometimes our first thought isn’t the brightest idea. As I work with professionals in every industry, at every career level, here are 3 pesky mistakes I see crop up again and again, strategies that at first glance seem like a smart move but that in reality can have...
Like Mark Twain (pre-1910, anyway), reports of the death of cover letters are greatly exaggerated. A good cover letter lets you break through the limitations of a just-the-facts-ma’am resume so you can introduce yourself, describe your career trajectory, and reveal...
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