Tag Archives: Human resources

Narrowing Your Focus to Expand Your Options

Posted on March 24, 2011 by lyndacwatts

What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you wear so many hats that their cumulative weight obstructs your true identity? Your various life pursuits — such as finding a job or making a career change — … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Purpose, Work | Tagged after 40, Business, career change, career opportunity, Chief operating officer, choosing a direction, Coaching, coverletter, employer perspective, Employment, expand options, finding a job, finding employment, General Contractor, generalist, Human resources, life coach, life purpose, Lynda Watts, narrow focus, narrow your focus, passionate dedication, professionals over 40, pursuit, Résumé, secrets to success, specialist, too many hats | 4 Comments

Choosing the Best Hire for Your Organization

Posted on February 5, 2011 by lyndacwatts

As the unemployment rate steadily declines — now at 9% — so too does the supply of talent from which to choose. It’s not only the job candidate that needs to tweak the model used for seeking employment; hiring authorities … Continue reading →

Posted in Work | Tagged best candidate, best person for the job, Business, Candidate, career opportunity, Employment, finding a job, finding CEO, finding COO, finding employment, finding executive level candidate, generalist, Generalist and specialist species, generalist vs specialist, HR, Human resources, Information technology, Job Search, Lynda Watts, professionals over 40, Résumé, specialist | 2 Comments

Critical Resume’ Formatting Tips

Posted on November 8, 2010 by lyndacwatts

In Résumé Rules and How to Make the Top 5%, I talk about the various tips and techniques for creating a great résumé, amongst other things. And then this morning, I opened an email from a recruiter only to learn … Continue reading →

Posted in Work | Tagged Applicant Tracking System, ATS, Education, Employment, formatting your resume', Human resources, Job hunting, Job Search, Lynda Watts, Microsoft Word, middle age career change, Professional, Résumé, recruiters, resume for over 40, resume format, resume rules, resume technology, Word Processors | 3 Comments

Résumé Rules

Posted on November 1, 2010 by lyndacwatts

There are oodles of Internet sites that provide oodles of information about what you should put in your résumé, and much of that information is contradictory and ambiguous. Here, I attempt to narrow it down to the fundamentals for Professionals … Continue reading →

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