In his book How to Win Friends and Influence People, author and motivational guru Dale Carnegie says that the person who can speak acceptably is usually considered to possess greater ability than he actually has.  In my experience, this is true.  If you look and act like you know what you’re talking about, people will think ...

Do you want to learn how a nonfiction business/career book is researched and written?  As my summer intern, you will be responsible for screening interview candidates, soliciting questionnaires, and setting up phone discussions with the people who will be profiled in my new book on career changers to be published by Random House in ...

Thanks to my fellow career blogger, Anita Bruzzese, for calling my attention to the important issue of the unemployment and underemployment of recently-discharged Iraq war veterans.   When a person joins the military, says the website HireAHero.com, there is a promise made.  This promise is either explicit or implied that, if you serve ...

Yesterday, I was a guest on C.M. Russell's Secrets of the Job Hunt podcast series.  Check out my 12 minute segment on job hunting advice for new college grads.  

[ImageAttachment]   I often get asked for a few key pointers related to job hunting and finding a career that really floats your boat.  Naturally, this is a topic that has inspired hundreds of books and blogs, but here’s some quick advice in a nutshell:   1. Learn about thyself: Take time to do a self-assessment of your values, ...

This week in the Chicago Tribune, Carolyn Bigda discusses the phenomena of the internship as a gateway to a full-time job.  Now while this is not necessarily new, the cache of the internship has definitely increased in recent years.  In fact, I was pretty shocked when I had lunch with a college senior last spring, who told me that the ...

Bill over at Employment Digest has an excellent point this week that deserves to be shared, and that is that resume writing doesn’t have to be a solo gig.  Although the resume may be the single most important document you ever write when it comes to your career, people don’t pay nearly as much attention to it as they should.  Most ...

Career Hub has a tidbit I never thought about before – how many phone numbers to put on your resume.  According to Mark, having two or three numbers listed makes you look desperate, and also confuses employers as to which one they should use.  He suggests keeping it simple and professional and giving the decision-maker just one phone ...

An acquaintance of mine just called to ask my advice on a job search quandary.  Kate is a bright, personable 23-year-old who so far has done well in the business world.  She was on her way to developing a promising career in nonprofit administration when she, along with a group of colleagues, was laid off by her employer.  For the ...