Is it Time to Give Your Resume a Spring Cleaning?
Last weekend I cleaned out my garage. Now when I pull into my garage, I breathe easier. Instead of focusing on the clutter — shelves...
How to Write Succinct & Powerful Bullet Points for Your Resume
The hardest part of writing a resume is often coming up with your achievements and condensing them into a bullet point. Watch this...
How to Overcome Resume Writer's Block
A couple weeks ago, I talked about the reasons why people procrastinate on their resume. This week, I am providing a video that goes into...
Want a Nonprofit Job? How to Get Your Foot in the Door
Here in Portland there are 7,445 nonprofits in Multnomah County alone, and 20,000 in the state of Oregon. Why, then, is it so hard to get...
Stop Avoiding Your Resume: 5 Reasons People Procrastinate and How to Overcome It
Resumes are boring. With applicant tracking systems controlling the initial screening process, writing a resume has been distilled into...
Three Job Search Pitfalls to Avoid
A number of years ago I was part of the “dot bomb” series of layoffs at a company. Anxious about when and where I would find work, I kept...