Career Advice & Insights

Here are five steps to forging a real-world connection with those who can help you. Read More

If you need to tailor your resume to fit your field, it can be helpful to look at what others in your line of work have done. When it comes to resume writing, finding the right words to describe who you are and what you’re good at can feel like trying to find your keys … Read More

As you reboot your personal brand, let’s explore five essentials for tweaking the language of your brand: … Read More

Putting a ‘Career Objectives’ section at the top may be passé, but your resume should still be structured to tell the story of your career path. A waitress wants to move into corporate training. A librarian hungers for a job with more emphasis on history, her passion. A computer programmer plots how to make the … Read More

As the economy warms up, more of your contacts are on the move — and going places that could be right for you. How do you tighten a network that’s gone slack? People have a bad habit of letting their networks go stale when they land new positions. They’ll certainly stay in touch during the … Read More

Questions you should ask and qualifications you should seek in a professional resume writer. Competition is fierce. This time around, you’re not going to cheap out. You have to spend money to make money. So you’re going to do it right: You’re going to invest in a deluxe coaching package. That way, you’ll be ready … Read More

Here’s how to avoid putting a negative spin on your work glitches and how to stop hiring managers from wondering what you really did with your time. You’re a sales manager. Your sales have dropped 5 percent over the past 18 months. That’s obviously a negative fact that will come up in an interview. How … Read More

Attention to detail and small tweaks can get you back on track. You’ve taken all the right steps. You’ve come up with your personal brand, made business cards, customized your resume, wrote cover letters, accumulated recommendations, compiled a portfolio/blog/website, completed your social media profiles, and set up your professional, brand-compatible e-mail account. You’ve networked, applied … Read More

Whether you’re running your own show or dream of a business venture, take a hint from Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff on entrepreneurial communication. Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff created a billion-dollar business and started a software revolution from a San Francisco apartment. And he did it by telling great stories. Benioff found success by creating software … Read More