Nationally certified resume writer, personal branding, and career marketing expert, Michelle Dumas is the executive director of Distinctive Career Services LLC, one of the Internet's leading resume development firms, since 1996. Through Distinctive Documents and her Executive VIP Servi...
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How To Get Promoted: Smart Steps You Can Take Now by Michelle Dumas - Apr, 2013 It’s good to be you. You’re gainfully employed. You’re not worried that your job is threatened by the economy, your performance or the designs of others. Yet…something’s missing. Although not unhappy in your current job, you don’t necessarily see it as being the pinnacle of your career aspirations either. In short, you’re hankering for a promotion. Of course, as is the case with so many things in life, getting one... |
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Mistakes You Can’t Afford To Make: Why You Didn’t Get Hired For The Job by Michelle Dumas - Apr, 2013 Searching for a job is hard work. No matter if you’re unemployed or working but testing the market to see if there is indeed greener grass elsewhere, exercising the patience, vigilance and creativity necessary to successfully find a job isn’t easy. In addition to making sure you do all the right things, there are also mistakes you can’t afford to make, any one of which may be the reason you didn’t get hired for the job. ... |
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5 Steps To Landing The Job: How To Follow Up After A Job Interview by Michelle Dumas - Mar, 2013 The job interview is over. You rerun it in your mind, probably repeatedly. In so doing, however, you’re actually distracting yourself from taking steps that may still impact whether you get the job or not. After all, there’s no point in herding “COWS” (Coulda, oughta, woulda, shoulda). What you should do is follow up after the interview. The job interview might be over but your prospective employer’s decision-maki... |
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Did You Lose Your Job? How To Get Your Mojo Back and Get Hired Quickly by Michelle Dumas - Mar, 2013 Okay, let’s start this with one of the most obvious and truthful statements you’ll read in a “How to” piece: Getting fired sucks. Actually, losing your job in any fashion does. Even if you’ve “only been laid off”. The trauma of losing a job is made worse if it was unexpected or if the situation involved personal as well as/rather than professional circumstances. Days, even weeks go by where you find yourself wondering... |
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Secrets to Accessing The Hidden Job Market: Smart Ways To Find Unadvertised Job Openings by Michelle Dumas - Mar, 2013 In this internet-dominated society in which we live, there are those who would have you believe that there are no longer any secrets. These people have clearly not engaged in a job search lately. It’s been reported that up to 80 percent of all job openings aren’t advertised or otherwise likely to publicly see the light of day. A hidden job market exists. Finding evidence, however is a challenge, which is particularly t... |
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Burnt Out From Your Job Search? Tips To Recharge Your Energy & Jumpstart Your Motivation by Michelle Dumas - Mar, 2013 It’s said that we spend our lives searching. Searching for meaning, for love, for success, for the best sushi place. Unfortunately, it often seems that much of our time is consumed by a job search as well. Whether it’s looking for work or simply to alter our career path, a job search can be time consuming, frustrating and even soul-sapping, leaving us discouraged, tired and burnt out. No surprise that this impacts our ... |
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Career Advancement Reconnaissance: Gathering Intel for Your Job Interview by Michelle Dumas - Feb, 2013 Once upon a time, the key to getting a job was nailing the job interview. Well, okay, perhaps that still is the key. What has changed, however, is what is expected of you during that job interview. Professional appearance, a ready smile, steady demeanor and clear communication skills are still important, so important, in fact, that almost everyone with whom you’d be competing for the position possesses those attributes ... |
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How-To Dress for Success and Ace Your Next Job Interview by Michelle Dumas - Jan, 2013 There’s a lot of focus on preparing your resume to get a job interview: which keywords to use, which accomplishments to include or exclude, and which format to apply. Many of the most successful job seekers work with professional resume writers to ensure their resumes generate the highest possible quantity and quality of interviews. Your resume is the first look at what you have to offer, so it is essential it creates the ... |
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Tips That Make Networking Easy Even If You HATE Networking by Michelle Dumas - Jan, 2013 “Networking”. It’s hard to have a conversation or read an article about how to get ahead in business, how to find a new job, even how to get a child into a prestigious kindergarten (!), without the subject of professional networking being raised. We’re told that career success is built on professional networking which is fine unless you’re someone that considers the time and effort networking takes to be about as enjoyable ... |
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7 Job Search Networking Mistakes You Don’t Know You Are Making by Michelle Dumas - Jan, 2013 Professional networking isn’t for amateurs. Or the faint of heart. In fact, if mismanaged, your professional networking efforts may actually hinder, rather than advance, your career. People are often unaware that they are making job search networking mistakes and that’s assuming they even know such mistakes are possible. You can engage in various levels of professional networking. The least complicated way requires ... |
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