CMIT Solutions is a national company providing Information Technology to small and medium sized businesses, between 5-200 employees. CMIT Solutions of the Tri-Cities is a locally owned office in Batavia serving the cities of Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles and other surrounding cities in the western suburbs of Chicago. WE are a full-service IT company with [...]

I recently received the following letter via LinkedIn. My response follows. The letter-writer asked to remain private, so a different name has been used. I welcome any comments you have about this exchange, and hope to turn it into a future segment on my weekly radio show: Lauren, I just read something which disturbed me. [...]

Are you stuck in a job where you know you are capable of so much more but you don’t have a chance to prove it? Are you hunting small game when, if given the chance, you know you could kill the big game? Do you feel you are a shining star that is being put [...]

Back in December, I was a guest on Bill Moller’s show on WGN radio (720AM). I must have done something right, because he asked me to come back this Saturday. I’ll be answering resume and job-search questions from his listeners starting at 3:00 PM CST. If you have a specific question about your job search [...]

Talk to me about your job search for more than 5 minutes, and you’ll know that I’m a big fan of LinkedIn. Essentially, your L.I. profile can become your on-line resume, which is great! At the same time, doesn’t that mean that your profile should follow the same guidelines as your resume? As a resume [...]

I was recently interviewed for a HotJobs article regarding The Biggest Resume Mistake. The final article, written by Caroline Potter, is here: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-the_biggest_resume_mistake_you_can_make-436. For anyone who has worked with us, you know that we really do emphasize a person’s accomplishments and contributions, rather than tasks and functions. It’s crucial, considering that we are in the [...]