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• Resume Check: Strengthen your Achievements

  You have read it on a million pieces of job search advice.  I say it all the time.  Yet many resumes still lack solid statements about what the individual accomplished in previous jobs.  And those actual achievements are what tell an employer what you can do for them. You … more

• Happy 235th Birthday to the U.S. Army!

  What a great trivia question that bars across the country should be using at their trivia nights. Did you do the math and realize the U.S. Army was founded before the country was founded? On June 14, 1775 the Continental Congress approved the creation of the Continental Army. L… more

• Professionalism — Critical for Job Seekers

  Recently, the Herman Trend Alert reported on a poll of professionalism and how critical it was in getting hired.  Here is an excerpt: ”HR pros and business leaders polled identified five primary characteristics of professionalism: 1) personal interaction skills, inc… more

• *Train of Pain* Bicycle Team Is Back!

  The Train of Pain bicycle team we sponsor each year is back and this time, with a social media vengeance! This year the team has launched their new Facebook page which has some wonderful status updates and photos from the road and beyond. The regular stream of information po… more

• Social Media Is Not A Silver Bullet

  Should we do social recruiting in the cleared community The presentation above, which was shared at meeting our last week with key members of Booz Allen & Hamilton, inspired the following blog post: Anywhere you look these days, your inbox, newsletters websites companies are… more