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Sell Recruiters on the Benefits of Hiring You
People buy benefits. It’s true for selling a car, a house or you, to a prospective employer. The most frequent problem I see with job seekers’ written and verbal presentations of themselves? No benefits. A lack of the very thing that can sell a prospective employer on givi… more
Did You Give a Valentine
For a lot of people Valentine’s Day just sucks. The advertisements, the sentiment and “ohs and ahs” on Facebook about what someone else got. What did you get? Nothing. Zip. Nada. This may remind you of being at the high school dance and no one asked you to dance, or when … more
Name-Dropping for Your Next Job
There is an advantage to knowing people in high places, and it’s not hard to ride their coattails into success in your own career. Think about famous singers who were opening acts for other popular performers who got positive exposure in concerts. Think about Lieutenant Governo… more
Does Your Resume #Fail
The crowd was great at the most recent Cleared Job Fair Resume Reviews. Patient, positive, networking while waiting. And most even followed the written instructions. So I saw a lot of resumes full of editing done while waiting. All good. But the most common problems remain jus… more
Reshaping the Government Contracting IT Workforce
There is increasing competition for interesting IT work in the government contracting industry. The new confluence of events that is reshaping the industry and its contractor work force: The embrace of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) has cut licensing costs, and incre… more