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Leveraging Your Alumni Network

Arguably the most powerful weapon in your professional toolkit is your network. Starting with your Alumni Network specifically. There’s an ...

I Have the Graduate Degree But No Job – Now What?

Image Credit: Ales Krivec Graduate school requires an immense amount of time, money, and dedication. Trust me I’ve ...

Phase Two: People – Start Talking to As Many People As You Can

Once you’ve done enough research to be able to speak intelligibly about your desired company or industry, it’s time to ...

Phase One: Research – Immerse Yourself in the New Company or Industry

When it comes to networking – either in person or via technology – what you get out of ...

How Jason’s Career Goals Can Help You

Hi there, I wanted to write a bit more of a personal post today. This year has been ...

Phase Three: Building – Start Implementing What You Learn

So far we have discussed the importance of doing your research and how to properly reach out and network. There’s been ...

How to Replicate Professional Success Across Companies and Industries Using Phases 1-3

There’s nothing like that moment when you realize what it is you want to do with your life. ...

4 Types of Job Interviews (& How to Ace Them)

Job interviews happen in a variety of ways. Sometimes they occur over lunch, others in a boardroom. You ...

What You Need to Know if You Want to Work at a Startup

So, you’ve decided you want to work at a startup, but haven’t secured your dream position just yet. ...
Student Loan Debt Can Affect Your Career — Here’s What to Do About It

Student Loan Debt Can Affect Your Career — Here’s What to Do About It

Historically, students and recent graduates looking to begin their careers have focused on a fairly standard list of ...
Are You Experiencing Pandemic Career Fatigue?

Are You Experiencing Pandemic Career Fatigue?

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed life as we know in every way imaginable. From the small inconveniences in ...
Rethink Your Networking Strategy for COVID Career Growth

Rethink Your Networking Strategy for COVID Career Growth

Rethink Your Networking Strategy for COVID Career Growth Whether you are a mid-career professional, a new professional, recently ...

My Resume Keeps Going into The Black Hole! Help!

In this video blog, we share why your resume keeps going into the black hole and how our ...

4 Myths About Landing Work During The Pandemic

After supporting hundreds of job seekers during the past six months of COVID-19, we’ve gained an expert level ...

Colorado Industries & Companies Hiring Right Now

If your career has been impacted by the current coronavirus crisis, don’t lose hope. While hiring has slowed ...

How to Uncover a Company’s Culture

While it might seem like the employer holds all the cards, it’s important to remember that you are ...

The Real Secret to Determining What Employers Actually Want to Hear

Composing the perfect cover letter and online profile can be incredibly difficult—more difficult than most think. Crafting sentences, ...

How to Network When You Have Zero Contacts

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How to Build Clarity Early in Your Career

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3 Key Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Even Think About Job Searching

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Launching Your First Job Search? Here’s How to Do It

This summer, we're running a special series of content for students and new grads.  As we move along ...

How to Come to Terms With The “New Normal” of Careers & Work

Like so many aspects of life, how we move through our work and careers has changed forever. You ...

How to Bullet-Proof Your Career During Uncertain Times

What we can expect in the months to come is anyone’s guess, but there is no question that ...

How to Know Which Skills to Write in a Resume

If you’re a savvy job seeker, you already know that your resume isn’t about you; it’s about what ...
How to Write a Resume: Sound Advice Careers

How to Write a Resume

Like the rest of the world, resume writing has adapted to the new normal. As we travel into ...
Getting on The Radar: Sound Advice Careers

Getting on the Radar

Your network is – without question – your strongest tool. Grow it, nurture it, and give to it ...

How to Write a Cover Letter for a Resume​

Though cover letters are usually placed before the resume, most employers read them second. A great cover letter ...

How to Ace an Interview

Whether it’s your first interview ever, or it’s been a few years since you went through the hiring ...

The Secret to Networking With Important People

No matter where you are in your career journey, you’ve probably peeked around your industry at some point ...
Getting the Right References: Sound Advice Careers

Getting the Right References

When it comes to the job search, references are typically more about validating a company’s decision rather than ...

Getting Your Resume to the Top of the Pile – Without Being Pushy

Getting to the top of the pile is hard. Every job listing you see online is bound to ...
4 Ways to Optimize Linkedin to Get Ahead in Your Job Search_Sound Advice Careers

4 Ways to Optimize Linkedin to Get Ahead in Your Job Search

It’s no surprise to learn that employers are Googling you. When they Google you, they get a lot ...

Why You Need a Dedicated Work Space

There are plenty of reasons why professionals need their own work space, and it’s not just for when ...
Building Your Professional Toolkit: Sound Advice Careers

Building Your Professional Toolkit

If you’ve never thought about your professional toolkit before, then maybe this can help you get started. The ...

Job Security vs. Career Security

Job security is what so many of us dream about: being able to focus on work without worrying ...
I Have the Degree and the Job Why Aren’t I Happy: Sound Advice Careers

I Have the Degree and the Job – Why Aren’t I Happy?

We live in a bit of a career-obsessed culture. You got the degree and have the job, yet ...

Jason’s Story

My name is Jason and I own a recruiting company. For the last 18 years, I’ve spent my ...

Career Question: Should You Launch a Home-Based Business?

Late-career professionals can turn the knowledge they gained during their careers and lives into a successful home-based business. ...
​Searching for a New Job Without Risking the One You Have: Sound Advice Careers

​Searching for a New Job Without Risking the One You Have

Sweaty palms. Racing heart. Paranoid thoughts. Covert communications. Secret calls in the middle of the day. Living in ...
​Protecting Yourself from Career Burnout: Sound Advice Careers

​Protecting Yourself from Career Burnout

Career burnout is a real concern for many. Constantly on the go, without free time to unwind, we ...
10 Time Management Tips: Sound Advice Careers

10 Time Management Tips

Time is finite. There are only so many hours in a day (24), week (168) or month (720). ...

Your Personal Equation: The Secret to Finding The Perfect Job For You

Do you ever go from job to job or industry to industry and think, “It’s impossible to find ...
Why Bullet Points Matter: Sound Advice Careers

Why Bullet Points Matter

This is the harsh reality: when it comes to submitting a resume and cover letter, you only have ...
Meaningful Connections on LinkedIn: Sound Advice Careers

Building Meaningful Connections on LinkedIn

When it comes to networking – either in person or via technology – what you get out of ...
Change Starts With You: Sound Advice Careers

Change Starts With You

You can’t be who you want to be and who you are at the same time. When you ...
4 Ways to Optimize Linkedin to Get Ahead in Your Job Search_Sound Advice Careers

Maximizing Your LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn offers a pretty basic formula to create your profile foundation. A fair bit of groundwork is initially required, ...
Facing Your Fears: Sound Advice Careers

Facing Your Fears

The number one hindrance to most people’s success is themselves. So often we know the way; we know ...
Research During Job Search: Sound Advice Careers

The Value of Research in Your Job Search

Before you turn in your notice and send your previous job packing, you need to spend a lot ...
Never Stop Networking: Sound Advice Careers

Never Stop Networking

In the not-so-distant past, it was enough to show up on time, do good work, collect a paycheck, ...

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