Selecting font for your resume and cover letter – heck, your personal brand – can be an uphill battle. I’ve lost count of how many resume variations I’ve been through, with my patience put to the test, trying to figure out — what fonts pair nicely together — represent me — AND don’t end up […]
As a professional, you probably know by now that a great resume is really powerful for your personal brand and to jump start your job search. But what if resume design has never really been your jam? Well, you’re in luck because there are templates out there that can help… And they make resume creation
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If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you probably know that having a pretty, graphically designed resume isn’t necessary to sell your value to employers… That’s because content is king! Seriously, the best resumes start with great content. But if you are interested in having a modern, eye-catching resume so that your brand really
Queen of all Media = Oprah. Kick-ass Australia personal trainer = Michelle Bridges. Australian mining engineer, athlete, motivational speaker = Turia Pitt. This is the power of branding. Distinguishing skills, personal qualities, attributes, or even a story so strongly associated with a person, that you instantly think of their name when you hear, see, or
Woo! What a month. In February, I was mostly heads-down in work until a few weeks ago when I received this message: Before this, my main focus was to start building out a learning platform for clients, centralise my existing videos, and start converting my other content to bite-sized learning snacks. I
One of my clients recently emailed me to ask about Talent Assessments. Can you relate to that? If you’ve ever struggled with understanding psychometric tests and what they mean for your job search, you’re in the right place. In this post, I’ve partnered with Workforce Psychologist Ryan Ng from Talent Identify to answer your
How’s that for a heavy title, huh? ???? While it’d be awesome to publish my interview outcome with the glowing result of a job offer, I do like to keep it real here on my blog – even if that means showing you my roller coaster ride. To give you a little background,
Dear Lisa, I hate my new job. I worked at my old company for 12 years but was let go in a major restructuring. I’ve found a new job and have been here for four months, but I hate it, and I’m going to quit. My question is: Should I include this job on my
What if you could save an hour a day on your job search starting tomorrow? That’s 5 hours per week or more than a half-day. You can do that when you put these 3 solutions in place, and you can do it right now. Proper job search management. If you’re still managing your job search
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Want to know what keeps a lot of job seekers from commanding what they’re really worth? It’s that all-too-common belief that “I am not a salesperson.” Combine that with a healthy dose of “I’m not comfortable negotiating my salary,” and you can see why it’s just easier to just accept what the employer offers. It’s
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