Resume Cliches: What to Avoid and Why Recently, a LinkedIn question asked about the ten most common (and least appreciated) resume clichés. Among the candidates were: results driven, detail oriented and team player. When I write a resume, I’m…

5 Ways Job Seekers Sabotage Themselves By Alison Green The job market is hard enough right now without you sabotaging your own chances of getting hired. Here are five common ways job-seekers inadvertently lower their own chances – and…

Negotiate the job offer to win You wanted this job so bad, and finally the offer arrived. The adrenaline is flowing freely, and you feel like sharing the good news with the entire world—certainly with those who contributed to…

Think you have that workplace right? Think again! By Alison Green Most people think they know what rights they have at work – but they’re frequently wrong. Workplace law isn’t always intuitive, and just because something is unkind or…

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a tool in your career search There are a number of very good tests of personality type on the market, and as a career coach I always recommend that people in transition explore the results…

Best Advice on a Career Change If you’ve been out of work for a while, you may decide that what you need is a career change. The success of that approach depends on your answers to five important questions.…