http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Judi+Perkins Career Judi Perkins Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=273641&ca=Career The resume objective is dead. Objectives are either too limiting, because they’re written very specifically, or they’re bland and generic. When your resume should sell you why compromise your sales pitch? A Profile or a Summary, essentially the same thing, has much more impact, because properly don... Career Judi Perkins Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=163772&ca=Career I've become increasingly concerned about the ignorance of Americans - not those who have learned English as a second language, but native English speakers - regardless of race, income level, schooling or other determining factors. The number of people who read seems to be decreasing in direct propor... Career Judi Perkins Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=163773&ca=Career Sending a thank you letter is as important as interview preparation. But they’re tough to write, so people either tell themselves that not sending one doesn’t matter, or they procrastinate until it’s too late and almost pointless anyway. But anyone who tells themselves that foregoing a fundamental r... Career Judi Perkins Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=163774&ca=Career If recruiters are so helpful in finding a person a job, why do they get such a bad rap sometimes? We’ve all heard the stories: a candidate’s resume ended up on his boss’s desk, or the current company was called for a reference without the person’s permission. The recruiter misrepresented the candida... Career Judi Perkins Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=163770&ca=Career Job hunters can be very passive: posting resumes on job boards instead of frequently searching them; letting inept recruiters contact them instead of finding recruiters who make things happen; being too optimistic about a job prospect, saying "I might as well check it out - why not?" and then saying... Career Judi Perkins Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=163771&ca=Career Ever been fired and it was a complete surprise? If you have, it shouldn’t have been. You missed the cues. Whether you created it or the company decided it, you lost control of your career. Frequently those two are intertwined, and if you don’t dissect the experience, you may recreate it. A Gall... Career Judi Perkins Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=94680&ca=Career So you were fired? Now what? How will you explain it when you interview? There are many questions that plague job seekers. “What salary are you looking for?” is a big one. “Why should we hire you?” is another. And “Why did you leave your last job?” can leave you spluttering if you were fired and don... Career Judi Perkins Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=78458&ca=Career In addition to the four phrases we’ve already discussed, there’s a fifth one that also needs definition: "growth oriented". Probably 95% of all job seekers (perhaps a conservative estimate) are looking for a company that is growth oriented. As opposed to one that is shrinking? Or going out of busi... Career Judi Perkins Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=78457&ca=Career Have you said this one? "I'm looking for a progressive company." Progressive is a real buzzword. It conjures up delightful feelings of working for a company current with the latest trends, using cutting-edge techniques and thinking, employing the latest technology, providing means of convenience for... Career Judi Perkins Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=78440&ca=Career During interviews it's often the little things that disqualify a candidate from consideration - and they don't even realize it. One of those is the use of phrases that are trite and ambiguous. Because people go to interviews without searching inside themselves for why they’re changing and what their...