Career Awareness – Page 29 – David J. Smith Consulting, LLC

Secrets to Landing a New Job in the Summer, Washington Post, 5/26/19

I actually remind my clients that summer is slow when it comes to hiring, and often recommend that they focus on planning. I recently wrote about this for the Fulbright Edge newsletter. Here is another view from writer Leigh Goessl. It doesn’t contradict my ideas, just takes a more active approach. secrets-to-landing-summer-5.26.19Download

Strategies to Get Your Resume to Stand Out, Washington Post, 4/28/19

I thought this piece in the Washington Post from Sunday, 4/28/19 on making your resume stand out was a good one. Have a read! resume-strategies-wp-42819Download

EVENT REPORT: Visit by School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Alum to my Career Class, 4/24/19

As I mentioned before, I am currently teaching a course on career development for graduate students at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) at George Mason University. The visits I recently posted to FEMA and CSIS were both with these students. Meeting with students at S-CAR This past Wednesday, April 24, 2019 wasContinueContinue reading “EVENT REPORT: Visit by School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Alum to my Career Class, 4/24/19”