What is a Social Resume?

“Long live the resume!”
The traditional resume will die!”
“Video resumes rule.”
This debate will go on and on and on.  You know where I stand – the traditional resume will not die, but there is room for other “things” to come in and fill some gaps.
Enter the Social Resume.
I just got an email from the Brazen Careerist [...]

How to Survive a Layoff

Manny Otiko is a PR professional who wrote a great post called Tips on Surviving a Layoff.  You’ll have to read his post to get the explanations of all of his points, which are:

Be Patient. Based on today’s economy he argues that it takes considerably longer to land a job – not our fault but [...]

Job Seekers: Is It Time To Move?

Do you ever get the feeling that the grass is greener on the other side?
Perhaps it is.
I’ve always been intrigued by the concept of a city… why do people tend to move closer to one another?  Think about NYC, or LA, or Mexico City, or any major city… what is it that makes people move [...]

What is your (career) purpose in life?

I’ve been thinking about a blog post from Penelope Trunk titled Being an expert takes time, not talent. On my mind was this part:
Figure skating is a good example. I figure skated for ten years. I was good, until I went through puberty and then was clearly the wrong body type to be doing double [...]

The Art of Finding a Job Fast

This week I read something from Richard Bolles (Author of What Color is your Parachute). He said the job search is not a science, it is an art. This is what has bugged me about a lot of job search advice – the advice comes across like a science (”do these 13 things [...]

Crush Your Career with CrushIt by GaryVee

I’m guessing you haven’t heard of GarVee.  That’s okay, it’s not necessary to know who he is to get value out of his book.
I want you to get (library, buy, borrow, steal, whatever) his book: Crush It.  Okay, don’t steal it, but somehow get it.
And read chapter 1. Really, that’s all I want you to [...]

Job Search (and Career) Epiphanies

I recently wrote a post called Becoming Uncommon in your Job Search, based on a blog post I read from Glen Plantz (original post here).  The idea is cool, along the lines of personal branding, and how to me memorable and unique…
Dan Johnson left a really insightful comment.  Dan has been in job search (and [...]

The Value of a Professional Resume

… or, the value of a resume professionally written.
I was reading Cheezhead, which is a blog that talks about current events in the career space (emphasis on job boards, recruiter tools, etc.).  There was a post titled “helpful resume site launches,” talking about JobSpice (which enters into the same space as VisualCV and Emurse (recently [...]

Unlawful Termination

One of my favorite posts on the JibberJobber blog is YOU’RE FIRED! Will you do us a favor and sign this before you go?
Ah, the nerve of employers… really!
I have over 30 comments on that post, but one really stuck out.  Robert Merrill has been in the recruiting and employment space since I’ve known him, [...]

Job Search Tips: Networking vs. Socializing

I was at lunch with a buddy this last week when he started talking about a very interesting concept: networking vs. socializing.  He was talking about how his kids socialize (they do it very well), but they don’t know how to network.  Perhaps here are some differences:
Socializing = hanging out
Networking = nurturing relationships
Socializing = no [...]