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How do I handle lack of education in my resume?
There are strategies for overshadowing lack of education in your resume, like going with a combination resume format that highlights the broadness and depth of your knowledge and skill set relevant to the position and company. If you’re lucky, hiring companies will backburner educational requirements in place of equivalent work experience. Advanced and continued education [...]
When should I leave education off my resume?
Yes, there are rare instances when leaving education off your resume is the best technique to securing more viable job opportunities. Ideally, education is intended to benefit your overall job search and career goals, but there are certain instances when education can be a hindrance — maybe you have too much, too little, or its [...]
Radio Interview with Teena Rose
Posted by teenarose in featured, interviews with teena, new post on June 1, 2010
Mike Baumgartner of JobCastRadio interviews Teena Rose of Resume to Referral. They discuss how job search has changed and how to stand out from the crowd when developing your resume, cover letter, and brag book. They even find a small bit of time to talk about interviewing strategies.
New Twist, Comment Plagiarism
Maybe it should be legal to shoot plagiarists. Too harsh? Okay, make the offender write a 25-page paper [in pen; someone watching; no computer!] about their offense. This way, they hopefully learn why those they steal from aren’t flattered. Hahaha … I’m not kidding. =] As bloggers and career writers, we don’t monitor every sentence [...]
Finish This Sentence: If Interviewing Was a Contact Sport __________
Posted by teenarose in featured, interviewing, new post on May 10, 2010
Sometimes, a person needs to have fun while job-searching, if for anything, to keep from going insane. =] Not long ago, I was talking with a client. He mentioned the cliche “if I can only get the interview, I can talk my way to the job offer.” How we progressed from that statement, onto the [...]
Are Employees Tweeting While on the Clock?
Are your employees tweeting while on the clock? If you consider normal daytime business hours to include the 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. timeframe, and you have active Tweeters in the fold, then the answer just might be yes. Tweets spike around 8:00 and don’t see a decline until 10:00 and 11:00 between Monday and [...]
Tell Me About Yourself, Interview Strategies (Back-to-Basics Series)
Posted by teenarose in back to basics, featured, guest article, interviewing questions, new post on March 15, 2010
I’ve seen professionals who not only can appear confident, but who ARE confident, very successful sales professionals for example, fall flat on their faces in interviews. It’s a very different ball game. Many of the most skilled and successful professionals are victims here. I only reference sales professionals because they are the people likely to [...]
Boomers Need to Rethink Seeking Full-Time Jobs With Gen Xers
Posted by teenarose in featured, guest article, new post on March 11, 2010
Guest article by Randy Block, Career Transition Coach In my coaching practice, I often hear complaints from job seekers over 50 regarding not being considered for a full-time position by a Gen Xer. “I was fully qualified and it makes no sense” is the most common complaint. “They simply don’t know how to hire” is [...]
Bullied On-the-Job…How Do I Fight Back?
Posted by teenarose in featured, guest article, new post on March 8, 2010
Sometimes, workplace bullying can surface from the most unlikely of places: “UK Prime Minister Accused of Workplace Bullying” You cannot easily protect yourself from being bullied. We have nothing to do with the behavior directed towards us, only the behavior we return. If someone in the workplace is out to harm you with words or [...]
5 Tips for Getting the Most Value Out of Job Boards
Posted by teenarose in featured, guest article, new post on March 3, 2010
We all know how frustrating job searching can be. Scarce are the days of picking up a newspaper and finding that perfect job opening, or walking into an establishment and simply asking to fill out an application. Today it’s all about the online job search, which is most commonly conducted through job boards. However, with [...]
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