unemployment – Melissa Llarena

Bear Gifts to an Informational Interview

By Melissa Llarena | May 17, 2012 |

Show appreciation when you are given a gift. An informational interview is a gift to a job seeker or a curious soul. You will surface the data you need to support your career transition if you focus your efforts on figuring out how to best express your appreciation to an interviewee.

Writing a Résumé Should Hurt

By Melissa Llarena | May 10, 2012 |

A résumé enables you to put your best foot forward so be painfully thoughtful about its content. It must showcase only your MOST impressive accomplishments and selecting those requires four things: 1) discipline, 2) a delete button, 3) a job description, and 4) my secret sauce when the stakes are highest.