Part 2: How to Carve Out This Competitive Advantage Here at ECP we like to describe our team of professionals as – cutting edge yet old school. While we embrace what’s new to the industry, we also rely on our cumulative years of time-tested knowledge to help Get You...
Informational Interviews: A Case Study of Networking Success, Part 1
Part I: Why You Need This Competitive Edge Have you received an invite to a Networking Event and wondered why you would attend something like that? Have you attended a conference and were told to “network” but not sure how or why? In this two-part series, we’ll...
Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Part 2
Why Searching While Employed Often Yields Better Results “The trouble with unemployment is that the minute you wake up in the morning you're on the job.” Slappy White “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." Henry David Thoreau "Don't be...
Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Part 1
Why Searching While Employed Often Gets Better Results “The trouble with unemployment is that the minute you wake up in the morning you're on the job.” Slappy White “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone." Michael John Bobak “Success usually comes to...
Maximizing Your Visibility & Personal Brand in the Digital Age
“We live in an age where there is a fire hose of information, and there is no hierarchy of what is important and what is not. Where the truth is often fashioned through a variety of digital means. Are you your avatar? Who are you in social media? What face do you turn...
Simple Tips To Improve Your Online Profile
Who Do You Know? It’s somewhat of a personal question, but with your network being highly visible on social media…who you know is now one of the primary things that adds value to you as a professional during your job search. With that said, job seekers should...
Is Work-Life Balance Part of Your Job Search?
That Vacation Won’t Take Itself Work-life balance is a something that many professionals claim to think about or try to achieve. But how many of us really define clearly what we believe is the proper balance, and how many fewer of us actually live our lives according...
37 Things to Never Include on Your Resume
How to Avoid Self-Sabotage “Seasoned executive with 44 years of experience.” “Honers: Deans’ List 1 semester.” “Email: [email protected]” “Career Objective: To have your job in two years.” “Expertise with MS-DOS, emailing, 286 processors and Lotus Symphony.”...
Which Social Media Groups are Right For You?
Once you have launched your official profiles on social media, you may stumble with what your next steps should be. Maintaining your page should be at the top on your list of priorities; logging on regularly, updating your information as needed, and connecting with...
Job Search Tips for Non-Techies Stuck in a Tech Universe
“Soon the digital divide will not be between the haves and the have-nots. It will be between the know-hows and the non-know-hows.” - Howard Rheingold “The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.” - B. F. Skinner “Once a new technology rolls over...