The Confident Career

3 Reasons Why You Hate Updating Your Resume

Often times I talk to job seekers who mention that one of the things they hate doing most when searching for a job is updating their resume. In fact, one of these fine people once told me that they’d rather get a root canal. So why do we hate it so much and how can we make it less painful?

3 Career Lessons from Olympians

Friday evening marks the start of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Despite controversy over pollution, poor organization and the threat of the Zika virus, here’s hoping that the excitement of competition will overshadow the less than ideal lead-up to the games.

The Olympics are an event unlike any other, when millions around the world are exposed to sports, athletes and stories that don’t get much attention at any other time. Yet the athletes themselves spend years training for the chance to compete in the games. Qualifying alone is a major feat.

These athletes plan their careers – their entire lives – around reaching the pinnacle of their ability at just the right time to earn the right to represent their country and compete on the Olympic stage.

There is no shortage of inspiration to be found in the accomplishments of these athletes, and in the physical achievements on display during the games. But when it comes to reaching your own career goals, there’s even more to be learned by what no one sees – the months and years of commitment and hard work required to turn athletes into Olympians.

So You Think You Can Email?

Avoid these six common email mistakes and you’ll be on your way to email super stardom.

Electronic mail - what a world we live in! It's fast, it's easy, and it's convenient. I can't even imagine how people communicated with each other before email. Talking face to face? That's a scary thought. Especially if you have a face for email.

Everyone has their own personal style and flair when it comes to emailing. Although some of the emails I've read make me want to return to sender. There's just a certain art form to it. When done correctly, emails can be visually stunning. I want to highlight the instances when good emails go bad. The following are my email pet peeves.

Names have been changed to protect the innocent.