How To Tap Into Family Networks Over The Holiday

Martin Yate CPC
NY Times Best Seller
35 Years in Career Management

The fun and frustrations of the holiday are upon us, so here are some timely tips for how to help family and friends become more productive networking resources.

The good news is that the people who know you best, your family and friends, really want to help you. The bad news is that many of them may have known you since you were a snot-nosed brat and, as you well know, many of them still think of you that way – which makes productive networking difficult.

Resume Writers – How To Choose A Professional Resume Writer

Martin Yate CPC
NY Times Best Seller
35 Years in Career Management

Resume Writers - How To Choose A Professional Resume Writer

A resume is the critical marketing tool for any job search; it brands you, makes you visible to recruiters, and opens the doors of opportunity. If it works, you work; if it doesn’t work, you don’t work. Quite simply, it’s the most financially important document you will ever own.

This means that writing a resume is serious business that:

•      Requires an understanding of how recruitment and hiring strategies affect resumes
•             Demands the clarity of objective analysis to decide how best to package the commercial commodity that is the professional you
•          Insists on unique writing skills, because resumes abide by their own rules

When you’ve done the best you can and see that resume writing is never going to be your strength, you begin to realize that with your personal stability and professional future at stake, maybe you should think about a professionally written resume.

A Review of Resume Writer, Career Coach and Headhunter Credentials

Martin Yate CPC
NY Times Best Seller
35 Years in Career Management

A Review of Resume Writer, Career Coach and Headhunter Credentials

When choosing a professional resume writer, you should do it with care. I would suggest ask about membership in professional associations and professional credentials, because people who belong to professional associations are invariably more committed to professional development and take the time to earn professional credentials. These credentials are reasonable qualifiers of competence.

Here’s a comprehensive list of resume writing credentials. I’ve followed this with coaching and other related professional accreditations. The credentials that apply to resume writing are in the first section. Don’t get impressed by credentials, unless you know what they mean and see they actually relate to resume writing.

What is the correct way to identify an employer on your resume if they have changed their name since you worked for them?

Martin Yate CPC
NY Times Best Seller
35 Years in Career Management

Whenever possible you should identify employers name changes on your resume. From the standpoint of honesty you need to give the name of the company you actually worked for.  However, as one of those companies is going to be more visible and because recruiters sometimes search databases by company names, having both names can give you greater visibility. Having both names listed will also help reference checkers locate employment records.

Flash-Card Friday Q&A - What is an adequate reward for your efforts?

Martin Yate CPC
NY Times Best Seller
35 Years in Career Management

What is an adequate reward for your efforts?

Knock em Dead Job Interview Flash Cards
300 Answers to the toughest interview questions

By: Martin Yate CPC

Posted June 8, 2012

Knock Em Dead

Q) What is an adequate reward for your efforts?

Flash Card Friday Q&A - Why have you changed jobs so frequently?

Why have you changed jobs so frequently?

Knock em Dead Job Interview Flash Cards

300 Answers to the toughest interview questions

By: Martin Yate CPC

Question # 123

Posted June 1, 2012

Knock Em Dead

Q) Why have you changed jobs so frequently?