New Year’s Networking

2007 draws quickly to a close.  Keppie Careers hopes that a job search and a new career are in your plans for 2008! 

Many new job seekers or people who haven’t looked for a job in a long time may not know about the “Hidden Job Market.”  Sounds sinister, but all it really means is that [...]

Bragging

When you are writing your resume, don’t be afraid to brag a little bit!  Some may say that there is a fine line between the obnoxious, pretentious job seeker and the applicant who wants to show their stuff.  I think that the difference comes down to proving it!

If you can support accomplishments with cold, hard [...]

Attractive and Easy to Read Resumes

So, on top of everything else, your resume needs to be attractive and easy to read!  An aesthetically pleasing resume may catch the eye of an overburdened hiring manager and win your resume an extra glance.  When I review resumes, I don’t even bother to read the ones that look disorganized or unprofessional on a [...]

Being Consistent

As you continue to assess your resume in preparation for “A New Career for a New Year,” a word on consistency.  (If you’ve missed previous posts, be sure to scroll down to read up on how to target your resume, and for tips on producing error-free job search documents.)

One of my pet resume peeves is inconsistent [...]

Error Free Resumes

In keeping with our theme - A New Career for a New Year – I thought it would be appropriate to point out some potential pitfalls to the error-free resume!

Don’t assume that your spell check is a good editor!  How often are words misspelled only to inadvertently form other words? You don’t want to advertise that you were [...]

Targeting Your Audience

How can you tell if your resume targets your market?  Read it from the prospective employer’s perspective. 

Ask yourself: 

Does it speak their language?  Does it echo lingo, jargon and buzz words found in the job description?

Does it focus on what YOU can do for THEM? 

Does it emphasize themes and values found on the employer’s website or other written materials?   

If the answers [...]

Know Yourself to Sell Your Skills

If you were hired to sell something, an HDTV, for example, do you think that you would sell very many if you couldn’t describe what makes that particular TV special or useful?  The customer doesn’t want to spend a lot of money without knowing what she is going to get in return.  If you couldn’t [...]

Answers to questions about the job search!

Keppie Careers strives to provide a toolbox of practical tips, useful advice, support and encouragement for job seekers.

We offer confidence, clarity and career search know-how! Read more about our career coaching and resume writing services on our website: keppiecareers.com.

Feel free to post a question about your job search here. We plan to [...]

Assess Your Resume

Evaluating your resume is an important step if you are thinking of a new career for the new year! This article is reprinted from keppiecareers.com. 

Does your resume represent the best you have to offer?  When you read it, are you proud to say that it represents you? Does your resume need a make-over?  Review your resume with [...]

A New Career for a New Year!

A new year is a great opportunity to reevaluate your career goals and decide if 2008 is the year that you’ll (finally) focus on finding a new job or career.

Is this your year?  Do any of these bullet points sound familiar?

You dread going to work.  Thinking about your job gives you a twitch, or that familiar [...]