As a career coach, one of the questions I’m often asked is how to bring up work-life balance in an interview, and I’m not quite sure which concerns me more: the fact that my clients are thinking about work-life balance or the fact that they are afraid to bring it up....
Job searching is a job in and of itself! Whether you’ve been actively or passively looking, you know that from filling out applications to adjusting your resume for different positions, job searching can be time-consuming and frustrating. Fortunately, there is a...
You just got a new job! Now, it’s time to sit back, relax, and … start working on your resume, networking, and personal branding! You’re probably thinking, “But wait! You’re confused! I just GOT a new job! Those are the things you do BEFORE you get a new job!”...
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) help recruiters and employers store and manage resumes, but they can also result in your not getting an interview for a job that would be a good fit. Some ATS systems scan your resume for content, and can automatically reject you....
Believe it or not, nurse practitioners were among some of my earliest clients, even before I shifted my focus to resume writing and career coaching. As an academic writer and coach, I spent a significant amount of time teaching writing strategies to several nurse...