Law enforcement resumes reflect the aspirations of two general categories of job seekers: those wishing to achieve career progression within a Police Department or other law enforcement governmental agency, and those hoping to transition into private industry. The latter group most often consists of individuals retiring from governmental law enforcement positions and desiring to structure, […]
Career Networking and The Hidden Job Market
In an ailing economy, a rigorous job search can be can frustrating and intimidating, particularly as some sources state that as many as 85% of available jobs never appear in newspapers or Internet job boards.  While the statistics vary, the truth underlying this certainty has long been known among astute job seekers. Candidates hoping to […]
Interviewing Essentials: Check Your Telephone Connection
Given the need to run leaner and meaner in an increasingly competitive environment, career professionals have streamlined the interviewing process.  Essentially a process of elimination for both interviewer and job candidate, it is no longer “business as usual” to conduct a first or sometimes even a second interview in person. Instead, the telephone has become […]
Nursing Resumes: Writing a Nurse Resume
The prevalence of Managed Care and the trend of integrating smaller medical facilities into larger institutions are but two of the factors contributing, in recent years, to major shifts in the healthcare industry: changes that have created an extremely competitive environment for job seekers. Confronting increased competition, healthcare practitioners in nursing are challenged to respond […]
Resume Posting Demystified
Understanding the critical role of online job sites in a serious employment search, and given the plethora of such sites, the situation begs the question, “Where to post your resume?” The most obvious answers to “Where to post your resume?” are the giants whose names, as a result of their scope and longevity, are renowned. […]
Career Advice: Are You Prepared for the Unexpected?
In the 1978 blockbuster motion picture Superman, Lois Lane falls from a rooftop in New York City. Recognizing her peril, the “Man of Steel” swoops down to catch the falling Lane. “Easy, Miss. I’ve got you,” he says with his trademark grin. “You, you’ve got me? Who’s got you?” replies Lane, looking down over his […]