Posts for "Careerealism"


How to Use Twitter to Impress Recruiters

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 22, 2011 at 1:30 am
Ever wish recruiters contacted you about a job? Wouldn’t it be nice to be the hunted instead of the hunter? Well, some smart folks are leveraging Twitter to do just that. Join ... (more)

10 Ways to Build Your Brand Reputation Online

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 21, 2011 at 2:00 am
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” (Warren Buffet) Great quote from a very wise ... (more)

Is Your Executive Resume Too Wordy?

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 21, 2011 at 1:30 am
Finding it difficult to sum up your value proposition in a 2 or 3-page resume? In addition to annoying employers, a too-long resume can quickly lose its potency and dilute your ... (more)

Work from Home: 7 Tips for Telecommuting Success

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 21, 2011 at 12:30 am
What’s a C-Twip? c-twip (see-twip) noun 1. Career advice rendered from the social media platform of Twitter. Top C-Twips on @CAREEREALISM: Work from Home: 7 Tips for Telecommuting ... (more)

Ignore Employment Trends During a Job Search

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 19, 2011 at 1:00 am
JT & Dale Talk Jobs’ is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com. Dear J.T. & Dale: Today, I read ... (more)

Career Goals: Are You Willing to Change?

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 18, 2011 at 1:30 am
When I coach clients in the area career advancement, one of the first things we talk about is their willingness; that is, do they know what it takes to reach their ultimate ... (more)

Start-up Business Fears: What’s Holding You Back?

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 17, 2011 at 2:00 am
America is called the “land of opportunity” for a reason. Our country was founded on entrepreneurship. People from all over the world scrimp and save to come to ... (more)

Career Comics: Funny Caption Contest #9

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 17, 2011 at 1:00 am
Do you think you’re funny? Prove it! In the comment section below, write out the funniest caption you can think of for the picture on the right. Whoever has the most votes ... (more)

Vote Brady or Beiber: Better Co-worker Based on Hair?

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 16, 2011 at 2:00 am
Welcome to the Career Bar & Grill! What is it? A daily dialogue exchange on Twitter between our blog readers where they provide professional thoughts on a career related ... (more)

10 Ways to Turn Your Job Search into a Full-time Job

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 16, 2011 at 1:30 am
Well-known fact: Job searching and being unemployed can be one of the most discouraging and ego-smashing things a person could ever experience. Rejection is common, and there ... (more)

Discover Your Values to Locate Career Success

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 16, 2011 at 1:00 am
Success Tweets: Your values come from deep inside you. Spend the time necessary to discover them. Then hold fast to them. Honor them with your actions. I love blogging. It gives ... (more)

Tell & Win: What’s Your Simple Business Idea?

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 15, 2011 at 2:00 am
Mickey Mouse guitar picks? Yep. That’s just one of the many wildly success ideas launched by inventing and licensing expert, Stephen Key. FYI – He’s the teacher of Tim ... (more)

Networking for Newbies (You Oldies Could Use this Too!)

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 15, 2011 at 1:30 am
When I work with young professionals, one of the most common frustrations I hear is: “I don’t know who to network with.” Ironically, I find even seasoned professionals don’t ... (more)

8 Ways to Deal with the Monday Blues

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 14, 2011 at 2:00 am
You are already feeling the Monday blues and it’s only Sunday. You are not alone in this. Millions of people feel the same way you do. So how do you deal with it? 1. It’s a ... (more)

How to Make a Salary Counter Offer

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 12, 2011 at 2:00 am
JT & Dale Talk Jobs’ is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com. Dear J.T. & Dale: I had an interview ... (more)

Friend Was Fired for Scratching Co-worker’s Back

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
March 12, 2011 at 1:00 am
JT & Dale Talk Jobs’ is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com. Dear J.T. & Dale: I have a friend ... (more)

Career Comics: Funny Caption Contest #5

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
February 17, 2011 at 1:30 am
Do you think you’re funny? Prove it! In the comment section below, write out the funniest caption you can think of for the picture on the right. Whoever has the most votes ... (more)

Is Your Company’s Personality Showing it’s Ugly Side?

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
February 14, 2011 at 1:00 am
Not so long ago, I was asked to come in and help with the corporate personality, or culture of a company who was experiencing 75% annual turnover. Upon assessment, I found the ... (more)

How to Quantify Your Accomplishments

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
February 10, 2011 at 2:00 am
Many of the job hunters I work with tell me their accomplishments aren’t really quantifiable. They just aren’t in jobs where they can say, “Saved the company $4 million ... (more)

Career Comics: Funny Caption Contest #4

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
February 10, 2011 at 1:00 am
Do you think you’re funny? Prove it! In the comment section below, write out the funniest caption you can think of for the picture on the right. Whoever has the most votes ... (more)

5 Reasons Your LinkedIn Profile Isn’t Working

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
February 9, 2011 at 2:00 am
By now, you’ve certainly heard why a polished, professional LinkedIn Profile could actually be MORE important than your resume. However, you could spend hours perfecting your ... (more)

Job Interview Autopsies: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
February 9, 2011 at 1:30 am
We’ve all had that awful job interview where either we bobbled a question someone tossed at us (Like, “If you could be any animal, what would you be?”) or we ... (more)

82% of Americans Will Stay Professionally Dissatisfied in 2011

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
February 7, 2011 at 2:00 am
QUESTION: 82% of Americans will stay professional dissatisfied in 2011. Will you be one of them? Okay, so you’d assume given the current economy, people would be happy just ... (more)

How to Get an Employer’s Attention in 20 Seconds

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
February 7, 2011 at 1:45 am
I review a lot of resumes, and they often land in my mailbox with the exact same titles: resume.doc or resume.pdf. Can you say boring? Try these alternatives to stand out as ... (more)

Beware: Thinking Hurts

From CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog
February 7, 2011 at 1:30 am
The great philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet. Then all things are at risk.” I love this quote. To me, it ... (more)