career reactivators

[Note: For the first time ever, I am putting the same post on both MoveYouForward.com and YourIndustryInsider.com. Everyone can benefit from this post. Read on!] Not long ago, I did a post on why everyone needs a resume, even YOU. It’s the single most valuable bit of career advice I give to clients, friends, and associates. [...]

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Why Everyone Needs a Resume – Even YOU

by Jenny on April 27, 2011

I have this conversation frequently these days. It’s usually with people who’ve called me to talk about my resume-writing service, so they know something is up. But this topic also comes up with friends and business associates. One of two things usually brings it up: 1)      I will mention an opportunity that would be just [...]

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  A couple of weeks ago, a producer from “The Oprah Winfrey Show” found Sarah Auerswald through her blog, Mar Vista Mom, as a potential guest on an upcoming show (which she did end up being on and which airs on April 27th). It was a validation, to say the least, of the path she [...]

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Recommended: Secrets of Six-Figure Women

by jennyym on March 30, 2009

Secrets of Six-Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life by Barbara Stanny is not just for women, but it’s well-established that women are more likely than men to fall into the trap of working in jobs with low pay ceilings OR working in jobs where they allow a low-pay ceiling to exist because they are too [...]

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Are You Ready for Your Five-Year Plan?

by jennyym on March 23, 2009

One of the cliche interview questions that recent grads are told to prepare for is “Where do you see yourself in five years?” When I was a recent grad, I found that type of question a puzzle, if not a trick. Though I don’t remember actually answering it, if I did, it was some lame “best guess” I presented because [...]

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Make a Career-forward Move in the New Year

by jennyym on December 20, 2008

Okay, people. This will probably be my last blog post of 2008. I know it’s a bit early, but nonetheless, it’s true. I’m taking this opportunity to introduce my recurring theme of 2009. I know some of you might get tired of hearing it, but others need to hear it as often as I can [...]

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