I always appreciate the candidates I speak with who know perfectly well that none of the job orders on my desk are going to be what they are currently searching for, but they still take a few minutes to speak with me personally. Why should they spend that time speaking with me, and vice-versa – [...]

Resource Round Up: Recently Published Tips and Advice on Writing Cover Letters
Don’t Send a Cover Letter
Tips For Writing A Great Cover Letter
Quick Cover Letter Guideline

One of the blogs I have recently discovered is Liz Handlin’s Ultimate Resumes. I have been following her blog for the last couple of months and have enjoyed many of her posts. Much of her writing would apply to many of our readers.
Liz Handlin has recently published a new free e-book entitled “Interviewing Tips”, which [...]

I sent a candidate an email with a job description attached, requesting her to review and give me some feedback, including why she feels she is qualified for the role, if interested in the job.
Her reply comes back the next day, “I’m interested.” That was it. No signature, no name, certainly no feedback as to [...]

This post has nothing to do with job searching, but lessons in life I’ve recently learned. I just returned from a long weekend away in scenic Door County, WI with my husband and daughter, and here’s what I came back with:

Don’t move a lawn ornament, even to drive around an obstacle in a driveway, or [...]