Many of us have been collectively holding our breath waiting on the job market to improve. Now that 2021 is here, we must come to the realization that the current employment demands are on par with those of 2020. If you have been procrastinating on finding a new job because you are unemployed or are […]

The expert of American etiquette Emily Post said, “etiquette is the science of living.”  Good manners can set you apart in a job interview, but there is still work to do after the interview has been completed. Many potential employees do not know about the value of the post interview thank you note. In the […]

The New Year is fast approaching and after the history making year that 2020 has been, we will have to decide to either greet it head on with cautious optimism or stick our heads in the sand with fear and dread. There are a number of prognosticators including Goldman Sachs and Dr. Anthony Fauci that […]

There are roughly 4 weeks or 672 hours between Thanksgiving and Christmas. One might make the case that nothing productive will happen during this time except online shopping and Hallmark movie binging. However, 2020 has already tested the limits of our productivity with most of us having already spent way too much time surfing social […]

 It will soon be the time of the year when Americans take a whole day to express being thankful; however, there are many benefits to being grateful all the rest of the days of the year too. Pluto said, “a grateful mind is a great mind which eventually attracts to itself great things.” Being grateful […]

The days of putting on your best business suit and interviewing in person may be a thing of the past. As we adjust to our “new normal”, employers are having to become creative in the interviewing process. Many are conducting interviews remotely via telephone or Zoom meetings; however, you should not take this as the […]

Now is the time of year when a lot of us dust off the cookbooks looking for the perfect holiday recipe or scour the recipe file for Grandmother’s famous jello mold. Resume writing is very similar to crafting the perfect holiday recipe. A successful resume is a culmination of the perfect amount of self-promotion tailored […]

There is no doubt that 2020 has been a challenging year that no one will forget. It would be easy to say that it is the worst year ever, but don’t be so quick to give up on it just yet. You can take comfort knowing that 2020 will not last forever, and better days […]