OK, I admit it. I can be a bit on the frugal side sometimes. In fact, I’ve gotten pretty good at finding great deals. But sometimes you get what you pay for, too.  I check the site FreeAfterRebate.info (which often has some fantastic deals, by the way!) and found a [...]

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1/30th of a second… that’s all it was. But that 1/30th of a second has raised a bit of a ruckus thanks to a post on YouTube, where a video posted has already been viewed over 750,000 times and another similar video being viewed over 990,000 times! It happened on the widely watched cook-off “The [...]

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Nearly everyone has some sort of gap in employment at some point in their career.  The days of “lifetime employment” are all but extinct.  While most gaps are relatively short, up to a few months, sometimes they end up being much longer.  Or perhaps it’s not really an employment gap but a career gap - [...]

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I found an interesting post on Monster Blog that generated some fascinating comments.
The writer was responding to a blog post by Penelope Trunk that focused on emphasizing achievements on a resume (a very good thing) but saying that achievements are “only things that should be on your resume” - which is the point [...]

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Here’s an interesting classified ad I stumbled across online…it originally appeared in the Employment Wanted section of the Financial Post (Toronto)
What you can learn from this ad is how the former marijuana smuggler focuses on his transferable skills and experience while being up-front about his past. When changing careers, emphasizing what you can [...]

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Want to see some really good-looking resumes? Check these out…

( Click here for more shining examples )

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53%.
That’s right, 53%.
Actually, more than 53%.
What am I talking about?
Is it the percentage of people who say the glass is half full vs. half empty? Nope.
Is this the amount your salary will definitely increase if you purchase my book and use all the information within it? [...]

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I found an interesting blog entry on Monster.com…talking about the oft-dreaded annual review. The sad thing is that going into it doesn’t have to be all that bad for anyone, particularly if you invest the time to track your accomplishments, using a tool such as the productivity tracker I discuss in my book. As [...]

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Here’s yet another article that reinforces the old saying, “honesty is the best policy.” As far as I’m concerned, that’s true everywhere. And I’m not just saying that because I’m a horrible liar. My mother still tells the story about how she always knew when, as a kid, I would try to [...]

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A friend sent this to me…I thought you might enjoy a little comic relief.
http://www.geocities.com/whisperzz.geo/busjokes.html
Some of these are old jokes that have been circulating for a long time. Still, whether you think they’re funny or not, you can learn from them.
ALWAYS spell-check and proofread your resume and anything else you send to a prospective employer. For [...]

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