Have you recently 'lost' your job?

Fired. Laid off. Let go. Downsized. Terminated. Got done.

You ‘got done’ at your job today, recently, last month, last year. You say you still don’t really know why. Or, you do know really why and it’s not fair. And you’re falling into a downward spiral, headed toward the (dreaded) Pit of Despair. Or maybe you’re already there, in the Pit, and can’t figure out how to get out. Can’t think straight. Don’t even know who you are any more.

If it’s any consolation, it happens to just about everybody at some point in their lives.

Why You Shouldn't Write Your Own Resume

Someone asked me the other day, "So, what are the biggest mistakes that people make when they write their own resumes?" My immediate response was "People just have no idea about how to create their own resumes," which I pretty quickly realized wasn't much of an answer. I've been thinking about what the better answer would be, and here it is: