Why Resumes Are Like Food Labels
August 15, 2010 by sparktalk · View Comments
By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell
I recently joined forces with Monster.com’s social networking division to write a weekly Q&A column called, “Ask the Career Expert,” for their on-line community, Excelle (a professional resource for career-minded young women).
My first question was asked by a job seeker who felt she needed ‘spice up’ her resume. Read here if you want to learn why I told her to make her resume more like a food label….
Or, you can watch the short video advice clip I produced below. Either way, you learn the secret to a resume that doesn’t just get read, it gets put in the shopping cart!
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Watch Twitter 101 Here…
August 3, 2010 by sparktalk · View Comments
By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell
This past May, I was asked to present my thoughts on Twitter as a career tool as part of the “Living in a Digital World” series at the University of New Hampshire. If you are still one of those folks that says, “I just don’t get the Twitter thing,” then you may find the recorded session helpful.
TELL US: BEST & WORST Career Advice You Got This Year?
May 19, 2010 by sparktalk · View Comments
By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell
One of the best parts of my job is writing a weekly advice column with Dale Dauten. Our column goes out each week to millions of hard-working Americans, many of whom write to us. It’s a very interesting job because we get to see what’s really happening in the workplace.
As you can imagine, the number of unemployed folks reading our column has jumped quite a bit in the last two years. I am seeing a lot more questions submitted to us around how to find work as opposed to how to deal with work. That’s why I’m reaching out to all of you…
We’ve Decided to Do Something Special
Dale and I are working on a ‘top secret ‘project right now that is designed to help Americans cope with the jobless recovery. What’s a jobless recovery? It’s when the economy starts to come out of a recession but we don’t see job creation keep up with it. That’s what we are experiencing right now. The reality is unemployment is expected to stay at 9%+ over the next two years. We have 15M unemployed folks out there and the average time spent on unemployment is 7+ months. So, it’s clear that we need to offer up more advice on how to find work.
TELL US: What’s the BEST and/or WORST piece of advice you’ve gotten or given in the last year?
I invite all our readers to post your thoughts below. We want to see if there are any advice trends that are working, or NOT working. Your input is valuable. Your comments will be used to help millions of Americans. So please, consider taking just a moment or two to share your thoughts. In doing so, you’ll be helping all those unemployed folks around you improve their chances of getting hired.
Gifts vs. Favors: Why One is POWER & Other is POISON to Your Career
February 15, 2010 by sparktalk · View Comments
By CAREEREALISM.com Founder, J.T. O’Donnell
I read a post by Seth Godin recently that discussed the power of a gift. Something struck me immediately: People who struggle to find professional satisfaction (a.k.a. a job they are happy with) are often guilty of doing favors instead of giving gifts. If you’ve ever said the following, then you are guilty too: Read more
3 Strategic + 3 Tactical = 6 Ways to Increase the Chances You’ll Get Hired
January 18, 2010 by sparktalk · View Comments
By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell
Recently, we recorded a webinar where I outlined the 6 things every job seeker must master to get hired in 2010.
In it, participants learned: Read more
10 Ways to Make Sure You WON’T Get the Job
December 16, 2009 by sparktalk · View Comments
By J.T. O’Donnell
The following are 10 true stories.
These have all happened to me or my colleagues over the years as hiring managers. Read more
J.T. O’Donnell
November 4, 2009 by sparktalk · View Comments
Name:
J.T. O’Donnell
Twitter:
@jtodonnell
Personal Website/Blog:
www.jtodonnell.com
Bio:
J.T. is a career strategist and workplace consultant who works with both individuals and corporations helping them make ‘work’ something to look forward to. She is the founder of Careerealism.com (this site!) and is the author of a book by the same name. She is is also the co-author of the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country, J.T. & Dale Talk Jobs.
What’s your favorite career related quote?
“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” (Unknown)
What’s your favorite part about being a CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert?
Using technology to help people in real-time. I love that we give collective answers that help the reader get a comprehensive idea of what to do.
Articles written by this expert:
3 Strategic + 3 Tactical = 6 Ways to Increase the Chances You’ll Get Hired
10 Things Recruiters Won’t Tell You (But I Will)
Can You Handle the Truth? 10 Tips About Careers (That No One Ever Tells You!)
What That Job Description REALLY Means
Career Truth #1: Brand or Be Branded (Are YOU Willing to Risk What Shows on the Top Fold?)
The New Career “Normal” = Get Reckless
Gifts vs. Favors: Why One is POWER & Other is POISON to Your Career
What Shopping Habits Say About a Job Seeker
10 Ways to Tell if Your Job Search is a Joke
Under Pressure: Who’s Most Stressed in Job Search & How You Can Be a Career Hero
YIKES! Why it’s Tough to Be a Campus Career Center Today
How Corporate America Can Win Back Employee Trust
5 Alternatives to Pulling a Stephen Slater
References, Referrals & Inside Connections: How to Obtain, Maintain & Use Them to Your Advantage
July 30, 2009 by sparktalk · View Comments
In this job market, internship and entry-level job candidates are searching for months, and sometimes more than a year, to land the positions they seek. They claim to be “doing all the right things,” but what are the “right things” these days? What is really going to secure these coveted junior-level positions and get your career off to a good start? These questions and more will be answered by esteemed career experts in a free online panel discussion. Read more
When Do I Drop the Bomb that I’m Moving?
July 4, 2009 by sparktalk · View Comments
‘J.T. & Dale Talk Jobs’ is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com.
Dear J.T. & Dale: I’m about to purchase a home 100 miles away from where I presently work. Should I tell my current boss that I plan on moving as soon as I find a job in my new city, or should I just wait until I find a new job? (If I tell my boss in advance, I think I could get a good reference from him, maybe even a letter of recommendation that I can use in my job search.) — Mary Read more
T.A.P. Q#111 – I Need to Spice Up My Interview Questions…Any Suggestions?
May 5, 2009 by sparktalk · View Comments
Dear Experts,
I often feel as though many of the questions I ask during an interview are boring and expected. How can I spice up my questions for a future employer, so that I can present myself in a more interesting and enthusiastic way, while still getting those ever-important (and sometimes boring) questions answered, and use those answers to help me decide if the company I’m interviewing for is a place I’d really like to work?
CLICK HERE to see how experts answered this question on Twitter.
Got a career question you’d like answered? Send it to twitter@careerealism.com along with your Twitter account name (you must use Twitter for us to post your question).
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