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A natural flowing, context-specific elevator speech is an important part of your professional portfolio. Unfortunately many elevator speeches sound the same and, let's face it, are quite boring. In order to grow professionally it is best if you have several different elevator speeches you and...
How close to your definition of career success are you? Do you know what's holding you back? One of the biggest barriers to career success is that there is such a big difference in who we are today and who we want to be that we end up not taking action. The good news is that over time you can...
LinkedIn is a powerful networking, job search, business enhancing and career development tool. Having an effective LinkedIn profile is the first and most critical step in taking advantage of this resource. One of the most power aspects of LinkedIn is that it allows you to be found by people who...
Your career success will increasingly depend on your social media presence. Employers will find you by searching social media sites, like LinkedIn and Facebook. I search LinkedIn frequently to find people qualified to work in my consulting group. Too many times I find profiles that have almost no...
Newton's First Law of Motion applies to career development as well the physics of an object in motion.
Newton's First Law
An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless an outside force acts on it.
How does this law of physics apply to your career? ...
In physics velocity is defined as speed with direction. Your career development can be looked at in the same way. What direction is your career headed and how fast is it going? Is your career headed in the direction you want? How pleased are you with how fast your career is developing?
So how do...
As a hiring manager in the consulting and financial services and consulting industries I have reviewed literally thousands of resumes. It is true that most of the resumes get about 10 seconds of consideration before they are dismissed. However, some of the resumes receive a lot more...
As we approach the New Year many of us set resolutions or goals for the coming year. Most of us fail to reach those goals and, in fact, forget about them or give up within a few weeks. While there can be a variety of reasons for that one of the problems is that before you set your...
Holiday parties present a great opportunity for you to meet people and renew connections. In other words, a great time to network if you do it well. Remember that the purpose of networking is meeting people, finding out about what they have to offer and what their needs are and to share...
Is your resume or CV getting you the interviews or clients you believe you should be getting based on your education and experience? Could you be getting more interviews or client meetings?
A key success strategy in working with your resume, CV or bio is to clearly articulate and link your ...
Is your resume focused on your past experience and accomplishments? Even if you tailor your resume to a specific job description you could be making a mistake in your job search. Almost every resume I have seen has focused on past accomplishments. And while this is certainly acceptable, if...
Whether you are an interviewer or are being interviewed the key characteristic to look for in a candidate is whether they are passionate about the work the position has to offer.
For the candidate, a genuine interest in the position and the work involved is often times the deciding factor...
