by Amanda Miller | Jul 1, 2025 | Interviews, Job Search, Resume Writing
I have bad news for you, job seekers: Most of your resumes are living in the 1990s. Back then, we kind of threw up on the paper with everything you did at each position, mostly in bullet form, focusing on tasks. Today, in the 2020s, we’re all about accomplishment...
by Amanda Miller | Jun 12, 2025 | Networking
This morning, I attended a networking event with 450 people in attendance. It was crowded, the first part was outside (in Phoenix; in summer), and I had the last vestiges of a cold. Did I want to go? Not really. But I did. If you’re an introvert, you probably read...
by Amanda Miller | May 21, 2025 | Job Search
There’s no denying that 2025 has been a year of change. In just the past year, AI has entered the job-search conversation in a big way, and don’t even get me started on how bots are applying on behalf of candidates. It’s hard to keep up and stay relevant in today’s...
by Amanda Miller | May 15, 2025 | Job Applications
There’s a lot of misunderstanding about what applicant tracking systems (ATS) are. Recently, I asked a poll on LinkedIn to see what my network thinks ATS is. To no one’s surprise, 41% of respondents believe that ATS “heartlessly rejects people.” But the truth is that...
by Amanda Miller | Apr 16, 2025 | Job Search
After spending more than a decade of your career “working for the man,” some employees start to get that entrepreneurial bug. That could mean starting a side hustle while keeping your current full-time gig, certainly, but what if your job disappeared through a layoff?...
