Let’s take a brief moment here to acknowledge that age discrimination is a very real thing in the workplace. (So are several other unpleasant -isms, I fear.) It stinks, but it’s there. And while there’s no magic answer that fixes everything, there are some things we can do from the outset to increase your chances…
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 One of the things that can make your resume get rejected by a reviewer right away is outdated formatting.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…
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,…
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:…
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…
I am a migraine sufferer. Not the vague “kind of bad headache” migraines that people talk about casually, but the real deal: lying in a dark room, feeling like someone is trying to squeeze out one of my eyeballs, assaulted by rolling waves of nausea, terrified that a new smell is going to waft in…
You’re probably feeling pretty fed up with reports about how strong the economy is if you can’t find a new job. Why is it so hard right now? The first thing to know is that it’s not you and it’s not your imagination. The market is tight right now, and despite the overall…