Top 7 Resume Mistakes (and How to Correct Them)
With only six seconds to grab a recruiter’s attention, you want to make sure your resume is in the best possible condition and free of mistakes. After all, your resume is your first opportunity to impress a potential employer, so you want that first impression to be a strong and obvious demonstration of why you’re right for the job. As you start crafting your resume or giving it a facelift,...
The Ultimate Guide to Getting A Promotion
One of the key milestones of career success is attaining a promotion and raise. In order to get a promotion, many believe that they can get one simply by doing their job well and exceeding expectations. Unfortunately, that is not the case. According to Harvey Coleman, in his book, Empowering Yourself, The Organizational Game Revealed, Coleman states that career success is based on three key...
Don’t Short Your Career: 4 Ways to Play the Long Game
We live in a world of instant gratification. If we want that new pair of shoes, we go online and buy it in a few clicks. If we want to know how a new Netflix show ends, we binge watch the whole season. If we’re hungry, we order food through a mobile delivery service. It’s only natural that we want our career success to come about just as fast. When we want a promotion, we want it now. When we...
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Personal Brand Plan [Worksheet]
A personal brand encompasses the person who you are, brought to life by the energy and light showcased to others around you. Like you, your personal brand is ever-changing, ever-evolving, and ever expanding. Each chapter of your story creates the entirety of your brand - your uniqueness, your experiences, your personality. In essence, YOU are a brand. That's why you need to get clear in what...