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why treating yourself as a commodity is a great disservice (part 2)
On your resume you’ll know that you are commoditizing yourself if you notice any of the following (psst … this is where you take out your existing resume and check it against this list): :: Phrases taken directly in part or whole from books, online materials or from other people’s resumes to help you create…
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why treating yourself as a commodity is a great disservice (part 1)
Human beings are not commodities. And yet, the way that you’ve learned to think, write, and treat yourself and others professionally is in the terms of commoditization. And what is a commodity exactly? (Just so we’re on the same page) A commodity is something that exists to satisfy needs. The problem with this perspective is…
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the real reason you can’t be yourself on your resume
When I talk about being more authentic or more real on your resume the response I receive is often “stink eye.” I’ve been told that things “should” be the way I propose (that you can be more authentic and that employers actually want you to be so on your resume), but that I live in…
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why does it hurt to write your resume? (i know it does)
You have a resume. Chances are that you have a lot of feelings about your resume too. And most of those feelings probably aren’t good ones. I nod in understanding because I used to feel that way myself. So what happened to me that changed how I felt about my resume? Let me let you…
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introducing the resume project
As a Career Counselor and human being, I want to live in a world where people feel free to be themselves – right from their resumes on through to each day of their life. This is because I grew up in a home that didn’t have time for who I really was. A home that…
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would you like to make your work more interesting? like today?
Here is a source of confusion about work relationships: Being informative doesn’t mean you’re being open. Even though most people – even private people – would say that they’re open to having open conversations – most people don’t know how to create an open conversation. Which is kind of ironic given that it’s the relationships…
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the real reason you need to work
People choose what they do for work for a variety of reasons that are completely unrelated to a sense of purpose, meaning or contribution. It’s so common to exclude these human needs from the world of work that it seems normal and perfectly logical to do so. However, if you really sat down and pondered…
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32 (actually) interesting networking questions you could ask instead
Networking … it’s a dreaded word. And an even more dreaded act to engage in (at least for most people). Unfortunately you only call something “networking” when you don’t like nor look forward to the experience of meeting or seeing people. BUT you have to call it something to make it feel like it wasn’t…
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get ready to write your own ticket
What I’m about to share with you shouldn’t be a secret anymore. And I’ll warn you right now that it’s going to sound unbelievable. Every time it’s happened over the years, I’ve found myself thinking: “Another one?!? I get to see another one!?! How can this be?” And if these weren’t the stories of my…
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the gift of failure – and how to unwrap it
We grow up wondering if we’re ever going to feel “it.” You know, maybe if we’re lucky, we’ll stumble upon that illusive feeling. What feeling do I speak of exactly? The feeling of inner worthiness. The one we refer to as being “good enough.” In pursuit of this feeling without a set criteria, we create…