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,
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advice cliches often and I dislike them because the advice is typically vague, tends to over-simplify things, or it is outdated but people have heard it so much, they continue to perpetuate it.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
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
Why don’t you have a portfolio? When I ask people who aren’t artists why they don’t have a portfolio, the majority say they don’t have a portfolio because they aren’t artists. If you are an artist and don’t have a portfolio, that’s a different conversation because you most definitely should know you need one. I can imagine the IT professional
