Let me first say that having employment gaps is not the end of the world, nor does it mean that you, as a candidate, are damaged goods. Most candidates, even Executive level candidates, have been laid off or terminated at one point or another. Some have voluntarily left a position without somewhere else to go to, ( a practice I highly discourage unless it is a desperate situation) or a victim of circumstances out of their control.
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FINDING EMPLOYMENT
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TURNING CRITICISM INTO A POSITIVE
Criticism
Last week a candidate ripped me a new one. It seems he took offense to my critique of his resume, and he sent me a long e-mail criticizing me, my business, my website, my writing style
OVERCOMING YOUR AGE
Overcoming Concerns About Your Age
We all know that age discrimination is illegal. Our firm will never, EVER engage in any discrimination policy nor will we work with clients that engage in such a practice. However, in the real world of interviewing, we know that age discrimination takes place. People send me their resume where they list jobs going as far back as 1983. And when I ask them if they want to put their dates of graduation, they don’t want to for fear that they will “age themselves.”
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REFERENCES
References Available Upon Request
And other things you do not need on a resume
Just once, I would like to see someone post the following at the end of a resume:
“References will be available when I have determined that I want to work for your company,” or, ” I’m not going to supply references because if my resume has not enticed you to call me by now, then this useless
EXECUTION
Execution is Everything
I was a high school football coach on and off for over 20 years. A few years ago, our undefeated team had a tough opponent coming up- the undefeated arch rivals from the next town. First place in our Division was at stake. All week along the head coach kept barking the same tired battle cry, “Whoever wants this game the most will win it. You’ve got to want it more!’ All week long before, during, and after practice