So, you want to be a Vice President?

This is a short one but I have been looking at a lot of resumes lately.  No worries, it’s my job to do that but it always surprises me when people apply for a position that they are not even closely ready for.  Yes, I know that I should not end a sentence in a...

Are you committed to your job search or just interested in it?

In a recent Spartan Up podcast Joe Desena quotes Ken Blanchard saying: There are people that are committed and there are people who are interested The difference is that the people who are interested do it when it is fun and people who are committed do it all the...

Get comfortable being uncomfortable in your job search

Most of us take the path of least resistance in our job search.  Unfortunately, that is usually the longest path and it may have the greatest cost.  Taking the most direct path to any goal is usually the most difficult and the most uncomfortable.  But taking the easy...

Sometimes follow your passion is crappy advice

I just read another article talking about how important it is to love what you do.  Follow your passion it says.  I am not saying that getting paid for doing what you love is not awesome, it is.  But guess what, most people do not have that luxury and telling people...

3 career skills everyone needs to be successful

In an episode of Question Of the Day James Altucher talks about the three money skills everyone needs to have; getting money, keeping money, and growing money.  It hit me, the same is true in our career.  There are three basic skills that you must have if you want to...

You don’t have to be perfect in you job search

Perfect is the enemy of good I have heard this periodically throughout my life but unfortunately it is not usually taught by parents or schools but rather by life.  Some things in life you want to do perfectly but most times good is good enough. Take your resume for...