No discussion of resumes and cover letters is complete without info on fonts. At least, that’s what I’ve come to understand after years of helping people with their resumes. The question pretty much always comes up. In the past, my advice has been not to overthink it, but today I’ll get a little deeper into…
Is your old resume format hurting you? One of the things that can make your resume get rejected by a reviewer right away is outdated formatting. It indicates that you’re possibly out of touch, older, and potentially even less competent. These are all assumptions that employers can make without even being entirely conscious of…
Imagine you get a question like this in an interview: You want to cut a birthday cake into eight equal pieces by only making three cuts. How can you accomplish this? Or how about, You must turn on a flashlight that requires a pair of working batteries. Eight batteries are available to you,…
Have you ever had to take a job just to make ends meet? Are you in that situation now? I promise I’m not being patronizing when I say that I see that as a very noble reason to work. I truly do! You’re doing what you need to do in order to take care of…
I’m sure you’ve hundreds, or perhaps thousands, of miracle weight loss remedies—No diet or exercise! Expert-approved! Endorsed by [famous person]!—and moved on with your life because you are not that gullible. Right? Unfortunately, the same is true of job-searching. There’s no dearth of people promising astounding results if you just do these three/five/seven things,…
If you’re feeling like there are fewer job postings that are asking for more from candidates, it’s not your imagination. The market is weird and tight now, as it’s been impacted by everything from Hurricane Beryl in July to some rounds of layoffs. You can read more here. But that doesn’t mean that there…
The world has changed quickly in the last 30 years or so, and there are some fairly new etiquette rules that I see people breaking simply because they don’t know them. So here are some hot tips for building a solid relationship as a courteous, thoughtful professional in the 21st century: Scheduling calendars:…
Can you use AI tools likeChatGPT to help you write your job applications? Yes you can —with caution! According to some studies, nearly 50% of job-seekers are now using generative AI to help them apply for jobs, meaning a huge surge in applications, but not necessarily of noteworthy ones. This is because platforms…
Have you ever read a productivity tip that said you have to get up at 5:30 and run for 3 miles? It’s annoying because that’s true for that person but you’re not that person! Your most productive time may be 9 p.m. and you might have running. So how do you find the…
If you find yourself on my blog, you probably already know that it’s not okay to call someone a “DEI candidate.” Among other things, labels like this heavily imply that some applicants for roles are less qualified and only in those positions because they benefitted from a diversity quota. So let’s start there: diversity…