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• You need a shorter resume

  7 Feb 2011

  Resume expert Kim Isaacs describes how to pare down your resume to a career snapshot in this last of her series of five posts. Did you ever overpack for a trip and wish you could just take half of your suitcase's contents and throw it in the river? Traveling light can help you avoid checking luggage...
• Are hard-copy resumes obsolete?

  24 Jan 2011

  Resume expert Kim Isaacs explains why a resume is worth the paper it's printed on in this third of five series. When I started my resume writing practice in the mid-1990s, I loved paper. I could spend hours at the stationery store comparing gorgeous textures, colors, and weights. I kept my favorite paper...
• Adult education: where do you want to go?

  26 Aug 2009

  Dear readers and job seekers, Adult education, or continuing education, can get you promoted, away from a boring job, or get you on a track to your dream job. I've found some resources for you, including job outlook information by state , but also came across good questions to ask yourself: What are...
• Internships: not just for students any more

  12 Aug 2009

  Dear readers and job-seekers, We've all had to reconsider our career paths. It's not easy to leave a familiar place, but there are ways to learn about a new path, or get needed help: Internships. These days age doesn't matter, in fact, mid-career folks are sought after as much as the twenty-somethings...
• Women empowered with career change

  15 May 2009

  Dear readers and job seekers, the women in my life amaze me. I polled all my friends for stories about how planned or unplanned career changes turned out to be positive. Women replied with brave, interesting, and compelling stories. Today is part two of a five-part series: Pat (Seattle) - Four of us...