Category: Resumes

E-Notes or Cover Letters…are you confused?

DELETE-DELETE-DELETE. We are all overwhelmed these days with too much information– emails, text messages, Facebook posts, tweets, linkedin messages, blogs, and more.  Typically, in about 2 or 3 seconds, we rapidly skim these items to see if we are going to pay attention to them or delete them. So how do you get a recruiter to pay attention to YOUR…
Read More

Your "bedazzled" email address can cost you the interview

Do you have a cute, flirty, or suggestive email address on your resume, for example:  [email protected], or [email protected], or perhaps [email protected] ? While this may be fun for emails between you and your friends, this could cause you to lose out on an interview! Think about this from an employer’s standpoint. What impression do they get about you when they…
Read More

Is Your Confidence Going Down?

Job Search is often a time of mixed feelings – anxiety, excitement, stress, panic, relief, frustration and more. During a tough economy, many job seekers have been either searching for a long time and / or out of work for a long time, which adds more emotions to the upheaval.  Many job seekers talk about their confidence and self-esteem levels…
Read More

Don't Blame the Economy!

You are a recent graduate who just can't seem to find a job. You may be motivated, have received excellent grades and have committed to multiple internships, so you can't figure out why the job search process isn't any easier! It's often hard to pinpoint exactly where something is going wrong, but founder Kathryn Sollmann (9 Lives for Women blog)…
Read More

Polish Up That Elevator Speech

Most of you have heard of an “Elevator Speech,” right? The story goes something like this – let’s say you have an interview for a job you really want. You get into the elevator on the first floor of the building and find out the other person in the elevator is the head honcho who is going to have the…
Read More