Fueling Your Job Search Blog
No AI for Resumes
Please don’t even consider an AI program for writing your resume. I beg of you…
Automated Resume Reviews
Please be careful of relying too heavily on automated resume SEO and keyword programs…
How to Demonstrate Your Impact
Many people think that hard work and “getting the job done” make you different…
The Resume Title (Your resume has one, right?)
Let’s discuss the importance of the title on your resume…
SOFT SKILLS
The article title is in capital letters for a reason. The challenge with soft skills on a resume is that people don’t show them…
Displaying Your Education
The first thing I want you to know about displaying your education on your resume…
Your Resume Summary
If your resume doesn’t include a summary section at the top, I recommend that you add one…
Personality vs. Soft Skills
Do I agree with a colleague who says “hard skills” are more important than “soft skills”?…
Your Skills List
Here is an incomplete list of soft skills that I found. I think it merits discussion…
Subpar Advice From a Top Voice
Harvard University posted a slideshow of guidelines on how to write a resume and cover letter…
No Innovation and No Transformation
Leaders, please stop using the words “innovation” and “transformation” in your resumes and during interviews…
The Answer is in Your Skills
Did you just receive another auto-generated generic rejection email for a job that you are absolutely certain you were right for?…
That’s a Good Question!
A client said this to me: “Yes, I see how important the process is! The questions you ask are very good.” …
The Conversational Interview
You are interviewing the company just as much as they are interviewing you…
Blah… Blah… Blah…
I recently heard about a C-Suite leader and her plight to find leadership talent for her company…
Lousy Interviews
I was helping a Chief Operating Officer who is an expert at process optimization…
The “Temp Executive”
You may have heard the term “interim executive.” Another term is "fractional executive"…
More About the “Fractional Executive”
The idea of a temp/fractional/interim executive is a relatively new one…