How to Land a Job

Thanks to Robin McCarthy and the staff at Women at Work in Pasadena CA for inviting me to join them and discuss how to go beyond your resume and truly connect with the employer and make a powerful personal impression. For 30 years Women At Work has provided career services to help over 100,000 women and men from all backgrounds. With long-standing employer relations, the center's Resource Room offers thousands of job leads. Through individualized career counseling sessions, workshops, and classes, Women At Work empowers the unemployed and under-employed to make smart career choices that will impact their lives and ultimately, the community as a whole.

I enjoyed talking to (mostly) women and some men about how to portray the unique part of their personalities to make an impact and to show the employer that they would fit into the culture of the organization. We had quite an age range - from late 20's to a women who was 70! We discussed how to do this in person and on the phone!

Their motto: "From Blueberries (pies) to Blackberries (cell phone)!" I hope to hear that some of my participants are able to land a job very soon.