Applying for a Job: Where to Send your Resume

By Tom Ramsey | May 2, 2016

When answering large job board postings, you are competing against thousands of resumes. Your resume is easily lost unless an automated system searches for specific keywords which hopefully appear in your resume. These bulk resume houses represent the highest level of competition with the lowest level of return on your efforts in the industry. Make…

Unproductive Job Search?

By Tom Ramsey | January 30, 2016

With an unproductive job search it is difficult NOT to take it personally. When you first embark on your job search journey, you are filled with enthusiasm and high expectations. If your job search efforts prove unproductive over a long period of time, it can be discouraging. You feel like you are wasting your time.…

The Impact of a Positive Attitude

By Tom Ramsey | October 29, 2015

By Personal Career Counselor. Most individuals involved in a job search are not sales professionals, which is why the process is usually “uncomfortable.” A job search requires you to “sell” your experience and skills to a future employer. However, success is much easier to achieve with a positive attitude. If you are NOT currently employed,…