You have to sell yourself on your resume and in interviews. Nobody cares what you did day-to-day; they care how you can help them solve problems or minimize their pain. To do that, you have to sell. The problem I frequently run in to when reviewing resumes is that people want to tell me what [...]
Last week I asked for questions that you would like to ask an HR recruiter if you had the chance. The response was simply overwhelming. So much so, that it was hard to narrow the questions down. In attempt to be fair, I chose general questions that would affect the most people. I will [...]
I've been on "both sides of the fence" in the business world – on the Information Technology side as well as the "business" side, and it always seems like both sides get it wrong when it comes to answering the question, "Who runs the business?" To the outside observer, it's terribly obvious who should be [...]
Five Reasons Why Your Company Doesn’t Need a Social Media Policy When I started blogging, Thomas Nelson was a public company. Our stock was traded on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: TNM). When I announced to the lawyers what I was going to do, they got very nervous. They were afraid I might say [...]
10 Ways to Use Social Media if You’re Unemployed | Orange Envelopes | Small Business Optimized Marketing > By Design The emergence of hugely popular social media platforms now enables job seekers to extend their reach and power to connect with an audience that was previously inaccessible. Here are some great tips on using all [...]