When it comes to promoting your personal brand, a picture is worth a thousand words.  We recently created an infographic at Careers Done Write depicting the results of a survey we completed. It doubles as an awesome branding tool to let job seekers know, not only what we are about, but what other professionals have…

By nature human beings like to experience new things; but most of us also have a need to maintain the status quo. To attract the attention of hiring managers who may already know you, but have overlooked you in the past, you will need to step up your professional brand. There is no need to…

Deb, Q. I think the resume and cover look great. You did a marvelous job! Give me some advice please. I want to get this resume out to a large number of grad schools and universities that might have openings for online faculty (which are almost always part-time jobs) as well as those that might…

I recently completed a rush project for a client and I can tell you definitively that he regretted not having revamped his résumé sooner.  My team worked a lot of overtime to create a stellar document. During the process, the client was nerve-racked; he was worried that we would run out of time for him to…

Today’s Résumé Help focuses on a Vice President who provides legal counsel within the financial services sector.  He has made an attempt to create a résumé that is aesthetically pleasing, but had forgotten that content is king.  While visual appeal is certainly important, a lack of detailed content can be detrimental when creating a résumé.…

As a job seeker, it is important to look not only at the role you will be playing, but where you will be playing it. You don’t want to land in the wrong sandbox. The importance of a good cultural fit and positive office environment should not be treated as the step child. Accepting a job…

 Dear Deb, I am a fairly modest person and I was wondering how much information I should give interviewers about my successes when I meet with them.  Sometimes I feel uncomfortable, sort of like I am bragging, when I talk about the great job I did; but my recruiter says I should do all I…

As the economy recovers, corporations are planning their strategy for adding new employees to the payroll, albeit slowly. As they hunt for the best possible candidates, they must consider the cost and the return on investment for each tool they use to find the most qualified workers. In terms of cost effective candidate sourcing, more…