http://blog.yellowbrickpath.com Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:32:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “My elevator pitch isn’t working any more.” I hear this every day from my clients. They complain that no matter what they do, their introduction sounds prepared and stilted. Also, that these days, everyone has a 30 second elevator pitch. They are so obvious that the intended ... http://blog.yellowbrickpath.com/uncategorized/better-than-an-elevator-pitch-the-situational-introduction/ If there is anything that makes job searchers crazy, it is all the advice they get. Everyone is an expert when it comes to resumes. Every recruiter, hiring manager, career consultant, teacher, author, and your older brother all believe they have the one magic formula! So here is the third ... http://blog.yellowbrickpath.com/resumes/there-is-a-right-way-to-write-a-resume/ This is the second in my series of Misconceptions About Resumes. Many people misunderstand the role of a resume in their job searches. If I had a dollar for every person who told me, "I've sent out lots of resumes, but I haven't gotten any calls", I'd be a ... http://blog.yellowbrickpath.com/resumes/resumes-get-jobs/ Since I first identified three fundamental Misconceptions About Resumes, I have found them so fundamental I start every new client - whether a new graduate or a senior executive - with them. For some, this information about resumes resonates so well that we laugh together. For others, it ... http://blog.yellowbrickpath.com/resumes/hello-world/