Career Changes

Is Your Résumé a Career Obituary?

September 4, 2009

By Larry Goldsmith, CWDP, P.E.T. I call most résumés I critique career obituaries because they speak to the past and do not make the jump to the future.  In other words, the résumés do not focus on what the employer is seeking.  The majority of résumés are a chronological list of work history with the [...]

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How Long Will My Job Search Take?

August 16, 2009

By Larry Goldsmith, CWDP, P.E.T. How practicable is the question as to the average length of a job search anyway?  Not much.  There are too many variables for a quick and easy answer.  The hiring process can be as brief as one day or drawn over a period of many months.  There is not one response.  These [...]

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Is Your Voice Mail Killing Your Career?

August 9, 2009

By Larry Goldsmith, CWDP, P.E.T. Your voicemail greeting can make or break your job search.  It is essential your greeting be clear and coherent as it may be your first ‘personal’ contact with a potential employer.  This is not the time to be cute either.  Stay professional. No creative messaging by family members.  Don’t have [...]

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It is Not About Job Openings; It’s All About Jobs

August 4, 2009

By Larry Goldsmith, CWDP, P.E.T. Most job seekers focus only on job openings. Of course you might ask, “What else would you focus?” Successful job seekers take an opposite view. They direct their focus to companies and organizations which employ people with your skill set. Improve your odds. Go to companies and organizations that employ [...]

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New Game Approach for each Opponent

July 29, 2009

By Larry Goldsmith, CWDP, P.E.T. Professor Geert Hofsted, a Dutch expert developed the Cultural Dimensions Theory which eventually became a guide on how corporate executives effectively and successfully conduct business in an international environment. The theory demonstrated that there is no such thing as a universal management method. Professor Hofsted’s theory in essence says to [...]

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Top Ten Ways to Avoid Being Offered the Job

July 11, 2009

By Larry Goldsmith, CWDP, P.E.T. 1. Be ten minutes late; it is more fashionable 2. Lie on your resume; they’ll never catch you 3. Demand more money; you know you’re worth it 4. Don’t practice interviewing; why draw attention to your talents 5. Bring your children to the interview to show you can multi-task 6. [...]

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