by Susan Geary | Jun 21, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
Last year, a friend forwarded an email she received on how to work from home and make easy money. As someone always tuned in to help others find meaningful employment, I checked it out only to find it was another one of those scams. Called “Google Easy... by Susan Geary | May 25, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
Every morning I wake up to about 20 overnight emails that I need to read and respond to. Most are spam, even though I have a spam filter. All it takes is one online order to a company, and voila! I am on their list forever after, or until I decide to... by Susan Geary | Mar 30, 2010 | Blog, Privacy, Uncategorized
One of the biggest questions I hear from clients when I deliver a resume is “why isn’t my address listed?” I leave out the address to protect your privacy (as best I can these days) although I can only do so much. Thanks to websites like zillow.com I... by Susan Geary | Mar 11, 2010 | Career, gaps in resume, hiring, job jumping, job search, Recruiters, Uncategorized
I was perusing CraigsList this morning and stumbled upon an ad for a new restaurant that is apparently coming to a town near me. The ad didn’t identify the company, but stated great benefits, distinctive menu, yada, yada, yada. What really caught my eye in the... by Susan Geary | Mar 9, 2010 | Blog, digital dirt, employee surveillance, Facebook, Uncategorized
I was looking for a former colleague the other day on Facebook and lo and behold I found him! Before asking to “friend” him I looked at his profile, and discovered that he was married, and listed his wife’s Facebook page. Apparently you can easily do... by Susan Geary | Mar 5, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
Most people don’t consider resume writing as a science, but after writing these documents professionally for nearly a decade, I have come to the conclusion that resume writing is an art, and a science. That’s because there is so much research and strategy...