The World Has Changed As we approach the new year, it’s a good time to reflect on the past.  2011 was a tough year for many and 2012 is likely to be the beginning of a long-term transition for many job seekers and companies adjusting to all the changes that have occurred in the marketplace.  Although unemployment in the U.S.

The holiday season is known for shopping, good food, and holiday parties.  Whether it’s an ugly sweater party or a white elephant gift exchange, don’t be a scrooge or a grinch – attend!  If you’re the type who doesn’t like going to holiday parties, consider how it can be a great job search method.  Here are some reasons why you

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that the user provides. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.  Some of you probably already know where I’m going with this but for those who are still scratching your head, let me explain. The Importance of Online Search More than ever,

With Thanksgiving here, I thought it was perfect timing to write a blog about the importance of the thank you letter. One would think sending a thank you letter upon completion of a job interview would be common sense, but many candidates don’t ever do it, no matter their experience level.  Why does this happen? Perhaps it is because job

In my “Career Advice Cliches (Part 1)” article, I talked about the career advice cliche I disliked the most.  I hear career advice cliches often and I dislike them because the advice is typically vague, tends to over-simplify things, or it is outdated but people have heard it so much, they continue to perpetuate it.  So, part 2 of my

Loving What You Do What it is it we are chasing when we are after our career goals?  In a previous post, I talked about the true meaning of passion. If you are after your career goals, you should be after what you love or you’re chasing the wrong career.  People who truly love something, do it on their own

If you are a Career Coach, you’ll likely agree that there are many clichés out there when it comes to career advice – just as cliché as the image I purposely decided to use for this post (I’m going with a theme here).  It is frustrating when you try to work with clients or students who have been given cliché

If you hadn’t noticed, times have changed.  The job search process is completely different and it is changing rapidly.  In an older post, I talked about the micro resume, a trend started in China.  This time, I want to discuss the Infographic Resume and Vizualize.me. What is It? An infographic is simply a graphic visual representation of information.  When you

Finding Professionals on LinkedIn Just Got Easier Has anyone else had trouble finding people on LinkedIn with similar interests?  No, just me?  I must not be the only one because a new startup company called Zerply has an awesome product that has only been on the market for a short time but I’m already geeked out about it!    Zerply

A Guaranteed Way to Stand Out Before a job interview, conduct as much research as humanly possible about the organization and gain a strong understanding of the company’s history, their current position in the industry, and their future goals.  Learn as much as possible about the industry as well.  If you can understand the company’s potential challenges and the challenges