Career Advice

Category: Career Advice

write a resume
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Think You Know How to Write a Resume? Think Again!

There is A LOT of information available online on how to write a resume. But, have you noticed most of it is the same stuff you’ve already heard a hundred times over? The other day I got an email from someone who purchased my on-demand video course, Resumes That Get

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burnout
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Know if Your Burnout Is Killing You

For the past week and a half, the words “rest” and “burnout” keep coming up. Every conversation I’ve had this week has included the discussion of burnout and the need for rest from it. And just about every article I’ve read has mentioned the importance of rest and avoiding burnout.

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summer reading
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Summer Reading: How to Find Work You Love and Make More Money

It’s finally summer! Last Friday marked the official first day of summer. I spent this past weekend getting a jump start on my summer reading list. Do you have your summer reading list yet? Reading is fundamental in growing your passions and improving your career. Without it you may never

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good fit
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Tell If a Company Is a Good Fit for You

You know your current job is not a good fit for you. You feel stuck, so you went looking for something else. After sending out countless resumes and enduring grueling interviews you now have an offer on the table for a new job with a different company. You have a

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career fairs
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Are Career Fairs Worth Your Time and Energy?

I’m not sure why career fairs still exist. Many are so ineffective for both candidates and recruiters. Yet companies continue to pour more money into them and candidates continue to pour more time into them. Companies spend tens of thousands of dollars on registration fees, travel, fancy displays, swag, and

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career advice
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Career Advice No One Will Ever Share With You (Re-post)

As a career coach, I’m always responding to career-related questions with various tips and career advice. I recently received a question asking, “What are a few unique pieces of career advice nobody ever mentions?” This is a good one because there are a lot of possible answers to it, but

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behavioral interview questions
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

The Secret to Answering Behavioral Interview Questions

“Tell me about a time when…” UGH! Behavioral interview questions. No job seeker enjoys answering these questions. Myself included. They’re just as dreaded as the “What’s your greatest weakness?” question. I can remember back in grad school doing my first mock interview with the career center on campus. It was

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stereotypes
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Avoid Stereotypes That Hurt Your Child’s Career

Millennials and Gen Z’ers sometimes get a bad rap for not having the ability to appropriately handle unpleasant obstacles. But there’s one millennial who is defying all the stereotypes. Her name is Kristen Hadeed. She’s the owner of a successful business she started while in college which now employees over

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catch-22
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Get Experience When You Can’t Get Hired Without It

Be careful who you get your career advice from This post is in response to an article on Medium (“How to Get Your Dream Job Without Experience”) that shared a suggestion for how to overcome the common career catch-22: Not being able to get your dream job because you lack

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resume truth
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Write a Resume: Make it About THEM, Not You

Shock is the reaction I usually get when I say what I’m about to say. Your résumé is not about you. Thinking it is, is one of the biggest mistakes you can make on your résumé. Here’s what I mean: A few weeks ago, I was working with two different

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