Don’t Write a Cover Letter, Optimize Your Resume Instead
Alice Tutunjian
Video killed the radio star, and online recruiting technology is killing the cover letter.
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Don’t Miss Out on Standing Out!
Alice Tutunjian
LinkedIn is an important tool for job search. If your profile is incomplete and full of errors, potential employers will fill in the blanks themselves. This brief video provides strong tips on improving your profile. One of my favorites is the use of quantitative data. Watch and learn.
How Women Can Develop-and Promote-Their Personal Brand
Alice Tutunjian
Here’s a new term for you “likability conundrum”. Learn why this dilemma can be an obstacle for women and how you can bypass its negative impact. These three tips will do wonders for your personal branding. Read: How Women Can Develop-and Promote-Their Personal Brand
News & Insights about Closing the Leadership Gender Gap
Alice Tutunjian
Lots of woman aspire to climb to the top, to break through the corporate ceiling and become strong and successful leaders. If you are motivated and see yourself rising to the top of the profession, then this article is your friend. Too often women are told to work smart, find a good mentor, speak up, learn new skills and the list goes on. But there’s more. CEO, Susan Calantuono, of Leading Women provides excellent advice on how women can make it to the top. Start putting these suggestions to use. Read: News & Insights about Closing the Leadership Gender Gap
Read MoreHow to Manage Millennial Employees in 2018
Alice Tutunjian
Are you tired of millennial bashers? I know I am. In this article, millennial workplace expert, Lindsey Pollak, provides advice to her clients who have difficulties managing millennials.
In addressing some of their management concerns around millennials, she rightfully points out that the manger might be part of the problem. Enjoyable read! Read: How to Manage Millennial Employees in 2018
Read MoreSuzy Welch: The two G's guaranteed to get you promoted
Alice Tutunjian
I love the two qualities author Suzy Welch emphasizes in this video for those of you yearning to get promoted.
Getting recognized in the workplace requires concerted effort on your part. Welch conveys ways in which you can balance the traits that will make you stand apart. And if you don’t already have these starts, at least you start working on them immediately.
The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals
Alice Tutunjian
Are you an Amateur or a Professional? Knowing the difference between being an amateur or a professional can make a world of difference in your career and life. In this eye-opening and scannable article, Shane Parrish of Farnam Street, shares the vast differences. One of my personal favorites was the notion that “Amateurs give up at the first sign of trouble and assume they’re failures. Professionals see failure as part of the path to growth and mastery. Read: The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals
Read MoreMy Advice to College Grads: Build Your Brand
Alice Tutunjian
Spencer Rascoff, CEO of Zillow, gives wonderful advice to recent college grads in this article from LinkedIn. The article emphasizes the significance of building one’s brand, the importance of networking and value of having a great work ethic. Read: My Advice to College Grads: Build Your Brand
Read MoreStudy: Millennials still struggling with student debt and underemployment
Alice Tutunjian
Not only are recent graduates dealing with student debt but they are also facing underemployment. So often students settle for jobs that they don’t want or like, for the mere sake of having a job and earning an income to stay afloat. In this study, reporter Jana Kasperkevic details the struggles facing recent graduates and why they end up in jobs not suited for them, or even multiple jobs just to meet ends meet.
Read MoreWhy 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay
Alice Tutunjian
Did you know that there are 50 million twenty-somethings in the US? Clinical psychologist Meg Jay has a bold message for twenty-somethings: Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade. In this provocative talk, Jay says that just because marriage, work and kids are happening later in life, doesn't mean you can't start planning now. She gives 3 pieces of advice for how twenty-somethings can re-claim adulthood in the defining decade of their lives.