Career FAQs

The following is a sample of typical questions Sharon addresses successfully for clients:

• How long should my resume be? One page or two?
• I am not getting any calls for interviews. Is something wrong with my resume?
• I am over 50. Will I get hired?
• How can I get a job in another state?
• I am unemployed. How can I still look valuable to an employer?
• I was fired. How do I explain that to future employers?
• How do my qualifications stack up against my competition?
• How do I get Human Resources to see me as a High-Potential Employee?
• What if I don't want to accept a job for less money than what I make now?
• Why doesn't my company offer me another job during the downsizing we are undergoing?
• What happens when I e-mail out my Resume to a company's career site on their website?
• Why do I have to "create an account" to apply at each company's career website?
• What does Human Resources do once they get my resume?
• Should I put colors, pictures, and graphics on my resume?
• What do I say in a cover letter?
• How do I negotiate salary?
• How do I get into the Leadership Development Program at work?
• I only want the manager to look at my resume. How do I bypass Human Resources?
• My company counteroffered once I accepted a position for a competitor. Should I take the counteroffer?
• My previous boss and I did not get along. How do I explain that in an interview?
• I don't have a bachelor's degree. What are my job prospects?
• What graduate program should I chose?
• I have small children at home. How do I explain that I need flexible hours?
• I have a disability. Do I have to disclose that on an employment application?
• I need a job. What strategies can I executive immediately to get hired?
• What do hiring managers look for in job candidates?
• How do I assess job fit in an interview?
• I think a company should see my value from my resume, so I don't want to change anything, is that okay?
• How do I move up in my company?
• The company I ran went bankrupt, and I need a job. How do I make that a positive experience that I can share with future employers?
• I interview but I never get an offer; what am I doing wrong?
• I was denied unemployment. Can a company do that to me?
• My spouse has to relocate for a job. How can I get hired in a new city?
• My industry is now gone. How do I get a job in a new field?