So you want to look for a new job? Where to begin? Having self awareness is a good place to start. Knowing your skills, interests and where they align is important to identify your strengths. It's where you place your focus in developing your job search, crafting your resume and preparing for interviews. Once you have a handle on your strengths, then think about situations you faced, the actions you took and the outcomes. These will become the meat of your resume, your accomplishment statements. You are developing your brand, marketing yourself! The key is to differentiate yourself from the many other brands in the marketplace. Spending the time to assess your strengths and accomplis
2016 ended with a fairly robust job market and though there may be some uncertainty with a new political administration, 2017 looks like it will continue to be robust. What does that mean for employers and job seekers? Employers will see a very competitive market for talent. That means that your brand and reputation as an employer will need to be up to snuff. Do you have the right culture, programs and policies in place to support being an "employer of choice"? For job seekers, according to CareerBuilder and Emsi (a labor market data analysis firm), there is widespread growth in a number of industries, including financial services, health care, information technology and sales. If you've
