I’ve written about business card resumes and have since given several presentations using the material. Everytime it’s very well received. I can always count on someone coming up after the presentation to tell me how valuable the information is for their job hunt.
In this series I give a step-by-step on writing a business card resume that will get you networking like a pro in order to speed up your job search.
Step 1- Setting a Clear Goal
Writing a business card resume is easy, but only if you know what sort of …

(This lesson or resource continues where Lesson 1 left off.)
The Five Worst and Best Job Search Approaches
So what’s the basic information do you need to get you through your job search? For this I’m going to start with information from a resource every job hunter needs on their bookshelf. Better yet, they need it face up, open on their desk with a whole lot of bookmarks and highlighting showing how hard it’s being used.
Talk to anyone with an HR background and they know this book.   The resource is Richard …

Losing Your Job Is Tough, But You’ll Do Just Fine
If in the middle of a job search, you and your family are facing a challenging time. You’re dealing with fear, anger and anxiety.
I know job struggles from personal experience. There’s a saying that goes,
When one door closes, another one opens, but it’s hell in the hallway.
That spelled it out for me perfectly when I look back on my job search in 2004.  (You can read the details about that one at on the site’s About Us page.)
In 2007, I …

So far in this series I’ve written Step 1 – Setting a Clear Goal and Step – Getting your Business Card Resume Written . What have we accomplished so far?

You’ve networked and met someone new.
You’ve interacted with them in a social environment/situation.
They have your business card resume and could get a hold of you if they thought to do so.

Now don’t get frustrated because your business card resume is sitting in a pile along with a million other cards.  Some may never see the light of day again, but not yours …

Last week, I started Part 1 of this series talking about how goal setting is the most important step for running an efficient job hunt.  You have to have clearly written career goals.   As a matter of fact, I’ve written another articles called “Without Goals, You’re Alice in Wonderland.”   Forgetting to set your goals is not a good thing.
In Part 1, I also provided some recommended resources so you can set your goals and get that part of your job search settled. Here is a quote worth repeating …

I’ve written about the benefits networking resumes versus a full page resumes you’re used to writing.   A networking resume is a card that’s easy to hand out at networking events when you are looking to make contact with people that can help you with your job hunt.   I’ve also delivered several presentations on this topic these past months.  What I have found is that job hunters always come up to me afterwords thanking me for the information.  They see very clearly how they can put a networking resume to …

I’ve written about the benefits of a business card resume on Career Jockey and have since used the material to give several presentations. Every single time job hunters will come up to me and tell me, “This is valuable information I can can use right away in my job search.”
So in this articles, I’m starting multi-part series giving the step-by-step on writing yourself a business card resume that will get you networking like a pro and getting the job hunt results you need.
Step 1- Setting a Clear Goal
Writing a business …