A frequent theme of our blogs is limiting your resume to information that’s truly relevant to the position for which you’re applying.  You should feel free to leave off your high school job serving fast food or your college job working retail if you have years Read more…

A friend of mine recently left his position at our former company to start his own business.  He has 15 years of excellent work experience, including 10 years of managing others, and an MBA.  His former job is now advertised online, and over the weekend I Read more…

Guest post by: CareerAlley Author Website: http://Careeralley.com While unemployment is still very high, it does seem like the job market has opened up somewhat. I’ve been getting regular calls from my recruiter friends looking for candidates for jobs. Seems like they are having a difficult time Read more…

Many people think of LinkedIn as a tool to network with individuals.  While LinkedIn is certainly useful for this purpose, it can also provide invaluable information about which companies you should target during your job search. Did you know that LinkedIn now allows you to follow Read more…

As we all know, the recent economy has displaced a lot of workers from career paths on which they had been for many years.  At one time, my town had a lot of mortgage professionals; these days, my town has a lot of former mortgage professionals.  Read more…

I had lunch with a friend the other day who left her job earlier this year.  She relayed to me how she had gotten fed up with a particular client, and so she decided to quit.  She had about four months of living expenses saved up, Read more…