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49% of Canadian executive resumes have significant issues hampering readability. As a leader and innovator in the Canadian resume writing industry, Graham Management Group (GMG) actively keeps a finger on the pulse of the market. In the largest research study of its kind, we evaluated 1000 randomly selected resumes that we received from senior executives, managers, and other $100k+ professionals. » Continue to read
Apparently, when a newspaper loses 15% of its readers or advertisers, it can go broke; when a tech company increases its sales by 15%, profit doubles! Fifteen percent isn't much. (Stats are borrowed from one of Seth Godin's recent blogs.) What if you increased your job hunt by 15%? In time devoted each day, in contacts made, resumes shared, effort expended? Who knows, maybe that's all it would » Continue to read
Whether you are a job seeker, you are in a career transition or you are an entrepreneur, it’s impossible to ignore social media these days. Career and business opportunities are aplenty via Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter, but are you taking advantage of them? If you are not already convinced, read the following stats taken from an email from John Assaraf, of OneCoach: Did you know » Continue to read
To be considered seriously as a sales, marketing, or business development candidate, you must look the part. You need to capture your prospective employer’s interest, present your product, highlight its features, demonstrate how the employer will benefit, negotiate the agreement, and close your next job offer. If you fail in any of these steps, you are showing by example that you cannot do the » Continue to read
Networking is a word that most job-hunters would rather not hear. They would much rather stay firmly planted behind a computer screen, searching for jobs, and attaching their resumes to an email. Their application competes for landing space with the hundreds, if not thousands, of others who send emails while similarly tethered to a chair in front of a computer! Success, if you agree that » Continue to read
If you referred a Tom Z., likely a recent engineering grad, could you let him know that I would have loved to return his call, but couldn't do so. Although his message was very polite and friendly, he forgot to share any contact information. I don't have a phone number, a city, or the spelling of his last name ... » Continue to read
Do you think about changing jobs? The power to do so is right under your nose…well, behind your nose actually! Stored in your brain are memories about events and activities you truly enjoyed in life since childhood. Here are some tips for analyzing your life history for key success factors that reveal work that is personally and financially rewarding. Do a quick inventory from your childhood » Continue to read
I’m so thrilled with the response I’ve received about this new program. I would like to thank everyone who has registered already, and many more of my colleagues for sending their “well wishes.” The EARLY BIRD RATE ends tomorrow and there still are a few spots left. I’m ready to share my secrets for success, are you ready to create a profitable business? You can learn all about this » Continue to read
During this recession, 50% of practitioners are making more money than the previous year. – Resume Writers Recession Survey 2009 Special Event for CANADIAN CAREER PRACTITIONERS Doesn’t it make you wonder how some career professionals are so busy with their practice that they can “pick and choose” clients? Through the last ten years, I’ve met many independent practitioners across » Continue to read
Interviews evoke thoughts of sweating palms, shaking knees, and mouth so dry that our lips stick! And the reason is that no matter how much we prepare - and try to anticipate questions, devise the answers , come up with more questions, scribble a few more answers ... well, you can never be "prepared enough." Preparation is so much more than anticipating the questions, dressing appropriately, » Continue to read
Last week I was sourced by Globe and Mail columnist, Wallace Immen, for his article on Job Hoppers Need to Look Before They Leap. Some recruiters or hiring managers will toss a resume if they notice too many short term jobs; others will be realistic and look for contributions made or value added in these positions. Although there’s a stigma attached to those who ‘job hop’, job » Continue to read
