Career Management Alliance Blog

Guest article by Randy Block, Career Transition Coach In my coaching practice, I often hear complaints from job seekers over 50 regarding not being considered for a full-time position by a Gen Xer. “I was fully qualified and it makes no sense” is the most common complaint. “They simply don’t know how to hire” is Continue Reading »

 

Last April when I did the keynote at the Prophix User conference, I said this ...

Today, the trend is towards Operational CFOs who hold an MBA and bring a broader education & finance perspective, along with a strong ability to synthesize information. CEOs and Boards will demand their Chief Financial Officers possess broader-based skills as they seek business strategists and leaders in filling that role.

At the CFO Rising conference on Wednesday, the panel of finance recruiters had this to say ...

--At Fortune 1000 companies the number of controllers moving into CFO positions is down by about 33%. Conversely, those finance executives who have general management experience, strong operational contributions, and a record of leading strategic initiatives are the most sought after in filling Chief Financial Officer roles today.  Continue Reading »

 

Anonymous writes: I have been a stay-at-home mom for the past 10 years and am currently going through a divorce. At the moment I am driving a school bus because the hours are great. But now that my children are older, I want to get back into the job world. I have a resume and have applied for many jobs with no response. I have plenty of experience. How do I get employers to notice me? What am I doing wrong? I really need the income and am willing to start just about anywhere. Continue Reading »

 

According to Indeed’s February Industry Employment Trends Report, ten of the 12 major industries tracked had more openings this February than in February 2009. Hospitality experienced a 44% increase in open jobs over last year. Retail improved by 35% and real estate had a 33% jump. Other sectors trending upward are accounting, education, financial services and banking, information technology, manufacturing, media/newspapers and transportation. Not convinced that some companies are hiring? Here are some interesting stats on current advertised positions: Continue Reading »

 

We’ve just launched seven powerful career attracting videos that will cover every aspect of positioning yourself to find the best job, how to secure an interview and how to be offered your ideal pay! Continue Reading »

 

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Job Interview “Secret” Be prepared. Be yourself. Be attentive. What’s so ’secret’ about these precepts that surely everyone knows? The secret is that few people live by them when it comes to landing a job interview. Many job hunters follow these instead: Protect your emotions. Protect your privacy. Protect your rights. In other words, Continue Reading »

 

Okay, so you have painstakingly prepared a powerful, attention-getting resume that fully highlights your accomplishments and frames your skills using the keywords and language of the target industry. Don’t make the mistake of sending it out into the world undressed—that is, without the appropriate outerwear — the cover letter! Few applicants give much thought to their cover letters, even though they have put blood, sweat, and tears into their resumes. The job of the cover letter is to identify the job you want to do, and to sell yourself as the ideal person to do it. Industry professionals agree that at the very least, your cover letter should hook your reader, promote your viability as a candidate, and generate enough interest to inspire reading beyond the letter and on into the resume for more information. Continue Reading »

 

The CFO Rising conference yesterday morning was right up my alley with sessions on Creating Alignment in the C-Suite, A New Dynamic in the Boardroom, and ... particularly ... Finance Skills for a New Decade. My next few blog posts will talk about what I heard, but I’ll start with some interesting stats that opened the morning.

The CFOs in attendance were polled around critical issues they are facing, and here are some of the results ...

--89% felt the worst was over but do not anticipate a turn around anytime soon

--Only 4% felt growth was likely to happen in the next several months

--70% were concerned and VERY concerned (35%) around the cost effectiveness of proposed government regulations

--When asked about the proposed health care legislation, 69% were very concerned about the tax impacts and 62% were very concerned about the quality of care Continue Reading »

 

I see it all too often with my c-suite executive clients. Many of them are baby boomers who come to me never having needed a resume (or any career documents) to land jobs over their 30+ year careers. Some haven’t been faced with job search for 5 or 10 years, or longer. In the past, jobs fell into their laps before they were even considering a career move. They were hot commodities, pursued by recruiters, and could pick and choose between opportunities. They easily slid into new jobs. Continue Reading »

 

Ok, I can hear your hysterical laugh… I know; this might as well be a rhetorical question as I’ve yet to speak to a renaissance person who doesn’t find organization challenging. Or most people, come to think of it. When you have so many different interests pulling at you, it’s almost impossible not to have a hard time managing them all. Yet many renaissance personalities I work with or have interviewed are pretty organized types. I’m not one of them. Continue Reading »