A résumé is the most powerful tool you have for marketing your accomplishments. Learn how to write a résumé that gets read and remembered.
How to write a killer résumé Your résumé should tell a compelling story that shines a light on your abilities and achievements. For starters, you’ll need a summary statement similar...
...never easy. Turn to them for support. Comments or suggestions? I’d love to know what you thought of this week’s Spill the Truth and to hear about communication-related topics you’d...
There is a right way and a wrong way to answer tough interview questions. Here are four strategies to ensure your next interview results in a job offer.
As a guest speaker at a recent Workforce Center job-search event, I shared communication techniques on how to answer tough questions in a way that gets you the result you...
Business isn't a zero-sum game, and everyone wins when we realize that success comes from collaboration, not competition.
...all practical means is the epitome of my competition. We offer similar services, have nearly identical credentials, and work in the same city. Yet, we have never competed and constantly...
Clear, persuasive and effective communication is my specialty, which is why business professionals depend on me when they have a message to be heard.
...you deliver difficult messages such as terminating employees or responding to customer complaints without damaging your reputation. Clear, persuasive and effective communication is my specialty, which is why business professionals...
...say yes, even if they originally were going to say no. Chose the right communication vehicle. Eighty percent of American adults communicate via text messages. Young adults send about 109...
I recently had the pleasure of hearing two young, up-and-coming women co-present at a business conference in the Twin Cities. During their talk, one of them made reference to an...
Early in my career I worked for a well-known manufacturing company. One day, seemingly out of the blue, our CEO sent a company-wide email announcing that our entire IT department...
...their best work when they can see how their individual efforts contribute to the company vision. If that vision seems compromised, they have nothing to anchor their efforts to and...