Blog Archive

• 2021
  • February
    • Goodbye AOL and Hotmail: What to Use for Email During Your Job Search
  • August
    • Avoid sabotaging your own job search! Here are 5 ways
    • New grad or soon-to-be-graduate? Avoid these common mistakes on your resume
• 2020
  • April
    • Your resume shouldn't be your old job description
  • May
    • A classic: don't sabotage your own job search
  • July
    • Five Truths About Job Search
• 2019
  • April
    • The Latest About ATSs (Applicant Tracking Systems) and Your Resume
  • July
    • Networking for the Shy
  • September
    • 10 Steps to Doing a Successful Video Interview
    • Don't Argue With the Hiring Manager!
  • December
    • Biggest Myth About LinkedIn That Professionals Mistakenly Believe: “It’s for job search”
• 2018
  • January
    • De-Age Your Resume By De-Aging Your Attitude
  • July
    • Is It Age Discrimination, Really -- Or Are You Just Whining?
  • December
    • Who made up these silly rules about resumes?
• 2017
  • January
    • If you’re a problem SOLVER, say so
  • February
    • Don’t Let Frustration Control You
    • Joanne in Forbes.com: 10 Warning Signs That A Recruiter Is Not Right for You
    • Joanne Meehl accepted into Forbes Coaches Council
  • April
    • Always Be Ready For The Surprise Layoff
  • May
    • Your Summer Job Search: Don't Let Up Now!
  • July
    • Dumb Reasons Candidates Are Turned Down
  • October
    • Beware of the Word "Experience"
  • November
    • The Layoff
• 2016
  • January
    • Dont Hide Your Light: Share Your Success
  • May
    • Do You Go to Interviews Smelling Like Your Dryer?!
  • June
    • 4 Ways to Recharge Your Job Search Motivation
  • July
    • [Audio] Two words to avoid if you want to impress the decision maker
  • September
    • The Unicorn Job Board. Or: Sorry, There Is No Amazing and Secret Job Search Site
    • To Attract the Hiring Manager, Show You Have Proven Strengths [video]
• 2015
  • January
    • Jury Duty: An Honor
    • New Four Reasons Why Executives Must Network with Non-Executives
  • February
    • Advance Your Career with MOOC
  • May
    • The numbers tell the truth
    • A (Real) Cover Letter They Won't Read
  • August
    • Save Your Interview!
• 2014
  • January
    • Raindrop
  • February
    • Dialog Why Your New Job Should Not Be Exactly Like Your Current One
    • The 7 Reasons Why You Should Not Post Your Resume On Job Boards And Most Other Places Online
  • March
    • Traveling on Business? Two Vital Things to Do For Your Job Search While On the Road
    • How to Love "Tell Us About Yourself"
  • April
    • Dialog: Accepting an Offer or Resigning From Your Current Job ... Which Should Come First?
  • May
    • Why is the recruiter interviewing me if there is no real job opening?
  • June
    • Three Things You Must Do When You Land Your New Job
    • Why I Can't Do Your Resume Yesterday
  • July
    • 12 Steps to Doing a Successful Skype Interview
  • August
    • Dump That Job Hunter Anger
  • November
    • Why this job hunters post is one-way begging, not networking for help
• 2013
  • January
    • Ten Tips For Doing A Great Skype Interview
  • March
    • Are You A Boomer With B.E.A.?
  • April
    • Boston and Roses
  • May
    • Twelve Reasons Your Job Search is So Long -- And How to Fix It
    • Four Ways To Identify The Next Great Company To Work For
  • June
    • Embracing "What Is": The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Job Search
  • August
    • Parents: Give Your New Grad Space and Time to Land a Great Job
    • Make The Winning Candidate Your New Friend
    • Parents: Give Your New Grad Space and Time to Land a Great Job
  • September
    • 4 Ways An RV Is Like Your Job Search
  • October
    • One way to prepare for a job search: take pictures
  • November
    • Please, oh please, no StrengthsFinder in your email signature
    • A Pause In Job Search Stuff November's Gifts
  • December
    • The Unexpected Gift
    • Christmas
• 2012
  • January
    • Beware Of The Word "Experience"
  • March
    • What Your College Career Office Isn't Telling You
  • June
    • Don't Make These 4 Mistakes In Your Linkedin Update
    • Dont Wait For Back To School Before You Start Your Search
  • July
    • Why They Don't Give You Feedback After An (Unsuccessful) Interview
  • October
    • Why Using The Past Tense Can Sabotage Your Search
  • November
    • Get Rid Of That What A Dummy Mallet
    • Q & A: Should I Hide the Fact I'm A Manager?
• 2011
  • January
    • Why Good Career Services Are Worth Paying For
    • Job Search Mistake to Avoid: Doing a Serial Job Search
    • Job Search Myth 342
  • March
    • Using Alerts To Help Your Job Search
    • Two New Steps To A Painless Resume
  • April
    • The End Of Generalism
  • May
    • Mount Rushmore Disappears But Some Laugh
  • June
    • Do Hours = Effectiveness?
    • Cheating The Heartless Job Search
    • Are You A Job Search Dabbler
  • July
    • Dont Wait For The Job Postings Tidal Wave -- Or Youll Miss Getting A Job
    • A Resume DON'T: Don't Do White On White Keywords
  • September
    • Conquer Those Monday Morning Job Search Blues
    • The Biggest Mistake You Can Make On Linkedin
  • October
    • Rip Van Winkle Would Be Shocked
  • November
    • Be Proactive Pete Not Last Minute Lucy
  • December
    • Even Your Best Friends Won't Tell You
• 2010
  • January
    • It's Official: The Death of the Resume Objective
  • February
    • Ten Things You Don't Want to Hear About Job Search - But Need To
  • March
    • Job Search Networking Groups And Gray Hair
  • April
    • Three Tips on Final Prep for the Interview
    • How to Use Twitter to Stay "Career-Fresh"
  • June
    • Be Careful What You Ask For you May Get Exactly The Opposite
    • Five Ways To Avoid Self Sabotage In Your Job Search
  • July
    • Is Job Search Networking A Luxury?
  • August
    • How To "Rapid Response" Your Resume
  • September
    • "Seven Career Changes" A Myth
  • October
    • They Need You
  • November
    • Don't "Take Just Anything"!
  • December
    • An Example Of Successful Job Search Networking: Rita
    • What Your College Career Office Isn't Telling You
• 2009
  • February
    • Tears in Minnesota -- and everywhere else
  • April
    • The Age Thing Or The 50+ Year Old In Job Search
  • September
    • It's Just a Conversation -- with Purpose
  • October
    • The Uncertainty Of The Job Search
  • December
    • No Such Thing As A "Permanent" Job
    • The Power Of The Story
• 2008
  • June
    • Lester And The Lightning
  • August
    • Getting Lost Can Help You Find Your Way
  • October
    • Lessons From The Election Campaign
    • Denial Is A Good Thing
  • November
    • Being Yourself and A Little Bit More
• 2007
  • January
    • Energy Concerns
  • February
    • Certain Gifts
    • Its Not Always About You
    • Stay Connected
    • Mr. Decker's Boat
    • Catastrophe And Reality
  • May
    • Water On Stone
    • A Coach's Pain
  • June
    • The Biggest Reason You Should Leave Your Job
  • July
    • Reclaiming Your Central Vision
  • August
    • The Grass Is All The Same Green
  • September
    • Devastation
  • October
    • It's Only a Business Decision
  • December
    • Burnout City