Job seekers make assumptions about many aspects of their job search that may be wrong (for example, last week’s bad assumptions about job interviews).  And making wrong assumptions can mean a longer job search. Bad Assumptions About Your Resume Even a fabulous resume won’t land you a job, but a poorly done resume will cost you [...]

The infamous Resume Black Hole is that place where resumes seem to disappear forever after job seekers submit them.  It is very discouraging, and, here at WorkCoachCafe.com, we’ve been trying to help job seekers avoid having their resume disappear in that black hole.  (See the links at the bottom of this article for more ideas.) [...]

We usually don’t think about updating our resumes until we’re starting a job search.  Then, we need to scramble to figure out what we’ve done that should be included.  Not smart!  The Boy Scouts were right – “Be Prepared!” In this guest post by Job-Hunt.org’s Federal Job Search Expert Camille Carboneau Roberts, founder of ccCareerServices, [...]

While I enjoy the heck out of talking to all of you on this blog, I actually earn my living as an organizational consultant who specializes in business processes. In fact, that’s one of the reasons I decided to write this blog in the first place – to help clue you in to what goes [...]

Simple answer: Not if you’re telling the truth. Not too long ago I had a comment suggesting that matching a resume to the actual job description is playing unfair…and I think the commenter went as far as to call it cheating.  I worry that some of you out there think along those same lines. If [...]

Recently a man I know who has been out of work since last year (and feeling understandably deflated by the process) asked me for some job search help. In the not-always-fair world of hiring, he has a few hurdles to overcome: varied job history with no clear connecting thread, over 55, out of work for [...]

I was just looking at a website that tells you how horrible resumes are and how awful people (like me) are when we dare to suggest you should match your resume, as best as possible, to each job for which you’re applying.  I hope you’re not surprised to learn this site is also selling a [...]

Who doesn’t want a resume that will get them a job? I’d also like my resume to make me a sandwich and clean my apartment, but odds are that ain’t gonna happen. So why do I bring this up? While a good resume is important, I worry that job seekers are putting way too many [...]