Most recruiters are reading resumes in an “F-shaped” pattern…

Do I agree with a colleague who says “hard skills” are more important than “soft skills”?…

Here is an incomplete list of soft skills that I found. I think it merits discussion…

Harvard University posted a slideshow of guidelines on how to write a resume and cover letter…

Leaders, please stop using the words “innovation” and “transformation” in your resumes and during interviews…

Did you just receive another auto-generated generic rejection email for a job that you are absolutely certain you were right for?…

A client said this to me: “Yes, I see how important the process is! The questions you ask are very good.” …

You are interviewing the company just as much as they are interviewing you…

I recently heard about a C-Suite leader and her plight to find leadership talent for her company…

I was helping a Chief Operating Officer who is an expert at process optimization…

You may have heard the term “interim executive.” Another term is "fractional executive"…

The idea of a temp/fractional/interim executive is a relatively new one…

Prove you're the better external hire. My clients edge out internal candidates all the time…

Finding balance through the chaos…

Just because you landed an interview does not mean that your resume rocks…

Applicant tracking systems, or ATS, is the search software that companies use to find and qualify candidates for an open position…

Over the last 6 months I’ve been reading and hearing a lot of stories about people sending out 75, 150, 400 resumes to jobs…

A client told me that she saw a job posting that indicated 14,000 people had applied…

Can a LinkedIn hack increase your profile views by 1000%?

A lot of resume writers and career coaches use this phrase, and I’m not sure that people actually know what it is…