I'm Not Getting Responses to Applications!

WHY is it so hard to convince potential employers of the fact that you are the best candidate out there?  Why are you in the trap of canned rejection letters and ghosted applications while everyone you seem to know on social media is landing their next "dream job".  It's not enough that you say your good at something, you need to show how and why you are different from others.  See our related post: https://affordablecareerconsulting.com/2020/11/11/strategically-selling-your-skills/

When you Google "transferrable skills" a lot of bad and conflicted advice comes up - including mixed information, where people often confuse transferrable with "soft skills" -- blech! In this episode, I'll break down the different types of skills, how to recognize the ones that help you best, and how to use it in a resume. www.affordablecareerconsulting.com

If you're looking at a job opening and saying "I can do that" you're already limiting your performance, both as an applicant and as a future employee.  Why?  Well, for a lot of reasons, but it really comes down to your passion and the hiring team's ability to sense what type of employee you'll be.   www.affordablecareerconsulting.com

Just in time for Halloween: I asked my clients their most dreaded questions to be asked in an interview.  In this episode, we'll cover the 5 scariest and talk about strategies to make them much less terrifying. Need more help?  Visit www.affordablecareerconsulting.com for more info!

Think you need to be "buttoned up" to get the job? Think again.  Our collective idea of professionalism is ambiguous at best - and often, it limits how we communicated and how we show our thoughts and ideas to others. Need some ideas on how to engage in your interview?  Get some ideas here: https://affordablecareerconsulting.com/2020/09/14/7-great-questions-to-ask-interviewers/ 

Even if you're good at your job and happy, things can turn on a dime. This episode covers what you should and can do now to be proactive and create "insurance" in case you lose your job.  Need more ideas?  Check out our blog at www.affordablecareerconsulting.com/blog 

Sometimes, we get bogged down in the way things are without thinking about how they should be. If any of these 5 things are happening at your job with no way to correct it, it might be time to find the exits.  Check out www.affordablecareerconsulting.com for more information.

Interviews make you nervous? We talk about how to prepare and over come, before, during, and after an interview

Sent out hundreds of resumes, but all you hear are crickets? In this episode, I'm giving you a quick checklist to get "unstuck" in your job search and increase your application responses. Like what I say here?  Check out our blog for more tips! 

Think you understand the "rules" of resumes? Think again. In this episode, we discuss popular myths of what a "good" resume needs