A new resume can jump-start your career. Your network contacts may ask for a resume and some industries absolutely, positively demand a resume as the price of admission.

When you begin thinking of your resume as a power source, the results can be astonishing. 

"Should I admit a weakness?" one of my coaching clients asked me. "Something tells me I shouldn't". "Something" was telling her right. Your best tool in writing a good resume, is your intuition, or common sense aka Emotional Intelligence. 

Ineffective communication is a major, yet avoidable, obstacle to business productivity. And yes, it can be avoided. Given the will, the bleakest of situations can be turned around for the better. 

Management must face squarely the challenge of formulating strategies to encourage personnel to communicate effectively. 

Increasingly, companies are evaluating job candidates on how well they fit their corporate culture - not just the job. 

It's an important consideration, as shrinking budgets and economic uncertainty put a squeeze on corporate environments and demand smarter hiring practices.