PORTFOLIO CREATIVE BLOG

3 Things You MUST Do to Ace the Job Interview

Sharon DeLay is a Certified Professional Résumé Writer and Certified Professional Career Coach. She wrote this article for our newsletter recently, we thought it was definitely worth a second read.

Congratulations! You landed the job interview. What now?

Many job candidates assume that their résumés will speak for them and that all they need to do is show up for the interview. This assumption is doubly dangerous if the candidates are working through a staffing or search firm, because they assume the intermediary (the staffing or

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Job Action Day, November 3rd

Today is Job Action Day, a day of empowerment for workers and job-seekers. Put your career and job in the forefront, take stock of your situation, make plans, and take action steps to improve your career.

And tomorrow your Job is to Take Action–make your voice heard, vote.

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5 easy steps to start career networking

Sharon DeLay is a Certified Professional Résumé Writer and Certified Professional Career Coach. She wrote this article for our newsletter recently, we thought it was definitely worth a second read.

Studies indicate that the most effective way to find a job is through networking. Whether you’re trying to get into the company of your dreams or move across the country, networking is the way to go. Research indicates that most of the jobs available today will be filled through networking, yet resistance to this method of

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Who are you working for?

Seth Godin has great insight about marketing and the world of work, his blog is one of my regular reads. A favorite recent post called Be careful of who you work for makes a great point. As job seekers we get rejected when we’re just not quite the right fit for the company. Shouldn’t we also reject companies that aren’t right for us? After all, if you’re not looking out for yourself and your career, who is?
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