What s a Career Coach Do I need one

•Move Up In Your Career With a Resume That Says Can Do
Do your career ambitions include a promotion to greater responsibilities? Are your efforts to move into management getting you no where in the job market? You are not alone. One of the most common career challenges is moving up the corporate ladder. As a career coach, one of the most frequently asked questions I get is how can I make my resume convince employers I can do the job when I don't have management experience? Let me share with you three tips for transforming your resume into a...

•Are You On the Right Career Path
? If you are unhappy with your job chances are your career focus needs adjusting. Whether you've worked in your field for 20 years or five, anyone can find themselves on a career path that leads to dissatisfaction, frustration and less-than-adequate earnings. If this is you, it's time to ask yourself some leading questions to help point you in the right direction. First you must decide if your job dissatisfaction is your work or the environment in which you work. It is important to think...

•Career Coach Answers Top Resume Questions
As a career coach there are resume questions that I'm asked by nearly every client. If you are a job seeker you've probably struggled with these same issues. Below are answers to many of the most frequently asked resume questions. Q: How many pages should my resume be? A: It depends on your level of experience and how complex the position you are applying for. While a one-page resume is appropriate for recent college grads, two or three pages is better for persons with several years...

•It s Time To Update Your Resume
With the doldrums of Summer hiring behind us, Fall is a great time to update your resume. Labor Day to Thanksgiving is typically an active interview season. Don't be late when opportunity knocks. If you haven't updated your resume in the past year the following four steps will help you bring your resume up to date with new focus and polish. 1. Identify your new career objection. If you're dissatisfied with your current job this is the time to ask why. Before making any changes to your...

•Three Resume Rules for Baby Boomers
The most common concern among job seekers over 50 is that their resume tends to date them. While it's true that with age comes wisdom, it's also true that securing a great new job becomes challenging after a certain age. If you are a member of the baby boomer generation you'll want to take note of the following three resume rules. 1. Don't make it a history lesson. One sure way to date yourself is to take your resume all the way back to your first job out of college. That type of ancient...

•Change Your Career With a Better Resume
One of the toughest career challenges is changing occupations or industries, especially if you have spent decades in your profession. If you are in the midst of a career change you've no doubt experienced the frustration of trying to gain interviews. After months of submitting your resume you are no further along than when you first began. If this is true for you, it's time to make some major changes in your resume so that potential employers will see you as a strong, viable candidate....

•Job Search Survival 2009
Undoubtedly, this is the toughest year on record to land a new job. Reaching your career goal will take courage and nerves of steel. Are you up to the challenge? Here are four tips for job-search endurance that will keep you on the right track toward your employment goal. 1. Keep your career goal realistic. This is not the time to strike out in a risky career direction. Following your heart toward a career in which you have little qualifications could yield months of frustration as you...

•Resume Red Flags 8212 Ten Reasons Your Resume Gets the Cold Shoulder
Resume Red FlagsTen Reasons Your Resume Gets the Cold Shoulder If your resume has been floating around in cyber space without a nibble from prospective employers your frustration level has probably reached all-time high. There could be identifiable reasons your resume is getting ignored. Here are ten top resume red flags and what you can do to prevent them. 1. Your resume presents a zig zag career path. If your resume jumps around professionally you'll be seen as unstable and a high...

•Situational Interviews 8212 Think Fast or Fail
Situational InterviewsThink Fast or Fail Have you ever experienced brain freeze during a job interview? You are asked a question and your mind goes blankit's horrifying. You lose composure as well as confidence. Your interview goes down hill from there. Brain freeze most often happens as a result of behavioral or situational interview questions that are not anticipated before hand. As a career coach, this is the most common interview problem I hear about from my clients. With the...

•Three Tips to Help Recruiters Find You
The first step toward a new and better job is when a recruiter calls you. The goal of every job seeker is to capture the eye of a recruiter who will invite them to interview for a job. But with competition for jobs at an all time high the chances of capturing a recruiter's attention have become slim and far between. Here are three tips to increase your visibility which will lead to phone calls from influential recruiters and hiring managers. 1. Write a recruiter-friendly resume. A...