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In this highly competitive market, I’m surprised at how many executive resumes come to my office from six-figure job seekers with me-focused objective statements. I’m sure that recruiters must think that these candidates are more than a little bit self-absorbed. Objective statements are generally unsuitable for professionals — and especially inappropriate if they are asking for a six-figure salary. If you are [...]

No, I’m not talking about becoming Oprah or giving away actual cars. CAR is a proven technique for gaining traction in your job search with high impact, action-oriented achievements. Drive your job search by developing some achievement stories using the CAR (Challenge, Action, Result) technique. You can give away CARs in your resume and other job search documents, [...]

As a professional resume strategist, every once in a while, I’ll get a client who only wants a resume and nothing more. I have to admit that I am surprised that any experienced six-figure professional would not want to make a better impression. Still, I’m happy to provide information on our services, and offer up [...]

When GMG recently announced in Career Innovations, our newsletter for $100k+ professionals, that we were offering a stimulus package to our clients, we received a grateful response from all, but one very upset individual. It seems that I offended this person quite a bit. In my newsletter, I reported that the Bank of Canada suggested that “the recession is [...]