Welcome
Hello. The Career Roundtable is simply a place to find interesting ideas that will inspire you and motivate you to advance your career. Whether you are trying to determine your “next move,” prospecting for open opportunities, looking to enhance or overhaul your resume – or just get your foot in the door – you’ll find valuable information here.
We host a collection of ideas here and share many of them at periodic events.
Our events are unique – we enable an open discussion around employment concepts and we challenge the status quo. We bring in friends and associates who are headhunters, recruiters or search mavens and we facilitate quality conversation.
Insights Posts
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The resume bible
April 9, 2010
It seems that there are some significant shifts going on in our current economy, with Web 2.0 and corporate responsibility and downgrading. I have heard a half-dozen friends communicate some “job insecurities” lately. Given this, I have a bit of knowledge to imbue from my experience in the staffing industry (years ago), reviewing dozens of resumes a day.
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How to land your dream job
April 9, 2010
Here’s a step-like program, very much based on the practice found in “What Color Is Your Parachute?”
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How valuable is your time?
April 9, 2010
I assign value to time by understanding the OPPORTUNITY COST: what is the benefit of performing Y versus the cost of not performing X? This works well as it still takes into account all of one’s experience, skill sets, etc., but also accounts for personal preferences.
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Manage your reputation on the web
April 9, 2010
As it is becoming more commonly accepted that Google, Yahoo and MSN are reputation management engines just as much as they are search engines, more folks are seeking information on how to increase positive visibility for a personal or corporate name. Here is a quick list of 17 different ways to optimize for positive visibility for your personal or brand name