by lewsauder | Aug 15, 2011 | Career Management
We’re all familiar with the resume. A document that “must” be (depending on who you ask) one or two pages. It’s our primary sales and marketing tool for our career. We list our experience in the light of our greatest achievements and – though we should never lie on...
by lewsauder | Jun 13, 2011 | Getting in to Consulting
After a 5-year hiatus from consulting, I recently reentered consulting, joining a Chicago-area consulting firm. I left consulting because I had never done anything else and wanted to see if the grass was greener. In many ways it was. I had a nice office with a view...
by lewsauder | Jan 15, 2011 | Personal Branding
As one who has lost his job in each economic downturn that has occurred throughout my career and changed jobs once on my own accord, I’ve been through the painful process we call job search more often than I care to admit. I’ve been through the frustration cycle of...
by lewsauder | Jan 2, 2011 | Getting in to Consulting
I recently watched “The Sound of Music”, one of my favorite movies. Never mind that Julie Andrews gave the performance of her life and that Rogers and Hammerstein’s music was out of their mind, the story is what I find remarkable. Julie Andrews’ character, Maria,...
by lewsauder | Dec 28, 2010 | Getting in to Consulting
While the unemployment rate remains high nationally, most college seniors and MBA students are facing the anxiety and fear of graduating into a work world that doesn’t want them. According to a recent Chicago Tribune article, “Unemployment for 20- to 24-year-olds hit...