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Speaking the “Right” Language for Your Next Job by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 Whether writing your resume, cover letter, or executive leadership profile, having an informal networking lunch with a colleague, or sitting in the boardroom during an interview, it is critical that you speak the language of the position you are seeking and NOT the language of the last job you held. What does that mean? Here’s an example: Suppose you’ve just resigned from your position as VP of International Sales and are ... |
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Succeeding As A Consultant by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 Fifteen years ago, working as a consultant was considered an unusual career choice. There were few consulting firms and even fewer individual practitioners. Instead, professionals preferred the stability of corporate employment, with its fringe benefits, so-called "job security" and promotions. Now corporate life is different: With limited opportunities to advance and little if any stability at large companies, consulting ... |
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The Bottom Line In Writing Resumes by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 Consider the following when writing your resume: Quantifiable results. Improvements in quality, productivity, efficiency and other performance measures, along with cost savings, are always impressive. Numbers and percentages are a powerful addition to any resume. Record of strong and steady promotion. No matter what your career path, if you've been regularly promoted, highlight it. Promotions communicate success an... |
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The Three M’s of Job Search Success by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 For true job search success, you must focus yourself and your campaign on the 3 M’s - Mindset, Merchandising, and Multichannel. MINDSET - Executive job search is sales, pure and simple. You have a product to promote (yourself), and you must create a strategic marketing campaign to sell that product. It is an active process to which you must commit your time, energy, and financial resources. No product is ever sold if it sit... |
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Top Five Steps To A Recession-Proof Resume by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 Follow these 5 steps when writing your resume and you’ll give yourself a strong and distinct position in today’s remarkably competitive job market. 1. Sell your success. Resume writing is all about sales, marketing and merchandising. You’re the product and the resume is the sales piece that you’ll use to merchandise your achievements...things that you have done to help increase revenues, reduce costs, improve profitability,... |
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Top Strategies for Entrepreneurial Success by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 INTRODUCTION Are you: Self-motivated? Self-disciplined? Determined, confident and persistent? Creative and imaginative? Flexible and adaptable? Charismatic and enthusiastic? Independent and decisive? Organized and efficient? These are but a few of the many traits that characterize successful entrepreneurs. In fact, entrepreneurial success requires a diversity of talents, a broad range of knowledge, a passion to... |
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Writing Winning Thank-You Letters by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 Writing powerful, executive-level thank-you letters is not just a formality anymore; not just a quick, "Thanks for the interview - can’t wait to hear from you." Thank-you letters (which I refer to as second-tier marketing tools) can have tremendous value in moving your candidacy forward and positioning you above the competition. Although much of what you include in your thank-you letter may have already been communicated durin... |
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Writing With The “RIGHT” Words by Wendy Enelow - Jan, 2010 Create POWERFUL Resumes, Cover Letters, Leadership Profiles, Career Biographies, Executive Branding Statements & More Most professional writers share a common love for language - for words, their meanings, their patterns and their uses. I can remember studying Latin two hours each day in 10th grade (I won’t tell you what year that was!) and then taking a Greek and Latin word roots class in college. Fun, very informative and... |
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OFCCP Compliance Guidance for Small Businesses from the US DOL by Stephanie Thomas, Ph.D. - Jan, 2010 More and more small businesses are becoming involved in 'service and supply' contracting with the US government. Navigating the waters of requirements and regulations can be difficult for those new to the process of government contracting. The exact requirements and regulations that apply depend on the characteristics of your business, the types of contracts you have been awarded, etc. Legal counsel is best positioned to ad... |
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Resume Is Your Career Heartbeat by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Jan, 2010 Okay, I get it: the ‘traditional resume is dead.’ May we put a stake through this aging topic and just bury it, along with the tombstone resume? Savvy resumes, by contrast, are not only alive and well, but they have matured, become more sophisticated and muscular, and are more essential now, than ever. Just yesterday I witnessed a resume that had been forged like a finely carved weapon doing battle for a soldier in job ... |
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