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Writing a Thank You Note

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach   People go on interviews all the time, even if they are not serious about finding a new job. A person may be working and want to see what else is out there or they may have applied for many different jobs just to see who...

How to get the highest job offer

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach The key to the highest job offer is not to reveal how much you are looking for until you receive an offer. Larger companies have organizational charts including salary ranges they can offer for each position. For example, human...

Salary Negotiation: Avoiding a lose-lose situation

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach In any negotiation situation, you want to create a win-win, whereby both parties walk away happy. A client that I worked with, unfortunately, created the opposite situation. In helping facilitate a connection for him with a large...

Your Resume and Cover Letter as an Advertising Campaign

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach A resume and cover letter are part of your campaign to advertise your skills, experience and qualifications for the job. Each employer is looking for someone that is a strong match for their unique needs. It is impossible to appeal...

Your Resume Looks Great! Do you Know what is on it?

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach If someone helped you with your resume, do you know what is on it? Recently, Rick went on an interview. The interviewer felt Rick was professional, well spoken and a good candidate overall. Why wasn’t he hired? He was unfamiliar...

Filling in Resume Gaps

Author: Lavie Margolin, Career Coach When evaluating resumes of job seekers for appropriateness for a job opening, I like to take a strengths based approach. I look at the job seekers qualifications and strengths of a person first as opposed to any potential question...