The definition of journaling is to keep a personal record of experiences and occurrences. It is a reflection-focused expression of thoughts and feelings on various topics. Maybe you kept a diary that documented your thoughts as a child, a food journal for dietary needs, an exercise journal for …
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Is There a Link Between Exercise, Job Performance & Your Job Search?
We all know that exercise is imperative for our overall health and well-being. You have to get in your strength training and your cardio in an effort to stay healthy, be fit, and achieve optimal heart health. But did you ever stop to think about how exercise can impact your professional life too and …
How to Successfully Add Color to Your Resume
If you are old school and you remember the days of flipping through the classifieds, snail mailing your resume to apply for jobs, and getting job interviews, then this blog post is for you! If you are new to the resume game and know nothing about what a quality resume should look like aesthetically …
Top Questions to Ask During Job Interviews
When you are preparing for your job interviews, most people update their resume and think about all of the questions they will get asked by hiring managers. You do all of your resume tailoring for the specific positions while planning and writing out your answers to interview questions so that your …
Resume Roundtable – This Week’s Top Resume Questions
On a regular basis, my team and I have a roundtable discussion on what some of the most common resume questions have been over the last week. Here are a few questions that are trending this week... 1. If you are an established professional or executive with several years of experience under your …
What it Takes to Prepare for a Career Change After a Job Loss
You had a bad day at work and are frustrated with your job this week, so you say I'm done...I am changing careers! You could also be the other extreme by having a slow and gradual build-up to wanting to change careers. Maybe over time you decided that you want to have more challenges at work and you …
Taking Advantage of the Skills Gap in the Workforce
When candidates apply to jobs and send their resumes to companies, they follow a traditional process during the pre-employment process. Before they reach the job interview stage, companies require a specific set of skills and core competencies for each job and they hire candidates that closely match …
The Top Career Myths Debunked
Throughout our careers, we always heard stories from people experiencing difficulties in their careers or some new tidbit of info they heard on tv or read online. Most times, these myths they speak of are filled with so much spoiled information and can't possibly put anyone that believes them in a …
Resume Roundtable – The Top Resume Questions This Week
On a regular basis, my team and I have a roundtable discussion on what some of the most common resume questions have been over the last week. When you work with a diverse client base every day, you notice trends in the questions that get asked over and over again. I figure if my clients have …
The Importance of Sending Thank You Letters After Job Interviews
When we were younger, our parents taught us the important building blocks of our lives like sending thank you notes to show our appreciation and gratitude anytime someone gave us a gift or did something nice for us. Whether it was a birthday gift, a celebratory gift to commemorate a milestone in our …