When you’re unemployed, or just really, really need to quit your current job, you may wonder if it makes sense to take a lower level job – either in terms of salary, responsibilities, title, or all three. The answer – as with so much in life – is that it depends. And what it depends…
This article was published in The Wall Street Journal It’s a default strategy to explain an employment gap on the résumé: I was a “consultant” for a while. It makes sense; an individual may well have been doing short-term projects to generate temporary income. What’s more, the consultant title sounds impressive, and it suggests that the applicant…
As if we didn’t already know the critical importance of digital networking, a 2015 The New York Times Business Section featured two articles that contain useful strategies beyond “just do it.” The points made are as relevant today as they were in 2015. Margaret Morford’s “How Not to be a Networking Leech,” in particular, resonated with me…
Temp to Perm is a great way to get hired, especially if you don’t have the exact background an employer is looking for.By signing up with a company like HireArt that provides employers and job seekers the opportunity to try each other out for a specified time, or temp to perm, as it’s called in…
What is a professional brand? When I hire people, or when I’m evaluating a client’s current resume, I often have to ask, “so what, exactly, is it that you do?” I shouldn’t have to ask. Your professional brand should be the first thing I learn about you when I open your resume. A resume should…
Why is getting a job so difficult? When you discover an interesting job posting and decide to apply, you follow the prompt to complete your application online. Like everyone else, you upload a cover letter and your resume, answer some questions and hit “send,” confident that your candidacy will be considered because your qualifications are…
Economist Robert H. Frank wrote an article that was published in yesterday’s New York Times, “The Incalculable Value of Finding a Job You Love,” where he suggests that people faced with a job offer for a high salary but low job satisfaction “resist the soul-crushing job’s promise of extra money and savor the more satisfying conditions you’ll find…
Ever read a job posting and think, “this is ME!” Or are you thinking, “I could totally do this!” But stop and consider if it makes sense for you to apply for this job in particular. The only hard-and-fast rule I’d make is to NOT randomly apply for every job that seems even remotely possible.…