Careers
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70 Tips to Optimize Your Résumé to Get Hired
When was the last time you updated your résumé? Is your résumé formatted for bots or just humans? Fonts, borders, shading, tables, lines, and more matter. Your résumé format should lead to a successful interview to land your dream job, but it could lead to the proverbial black hole when applying online. Showcase that your…
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Career Corner: What to Do if You Have Employment Gaps on Your Résumé
Given what the world has dealt with ever since the pandemic started, many people likely now have unemployment gaps in their work history. A lot of people don’t know how to handle discussing this with a hiring manager, as periods of unemployment can carry a lot of not favorable connotations. In writing for Forbes, Caroline…
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MONTCO Today, BUCKSCO Today Looking to Hire Goal-Oriented Individual to Serve as Community Ambassador
Where can you live the American dream of building financial security, work remotely, and love every minute of it? Right here, as a part of our team that makes a positive impact on local communities every day. American Community Journals (ACJ) – the parent company of VISTA Today, DELCO Today, MONTCO Today, and BUCKSCO Today…
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Career Corner: How to Avoid Looking Overconfident in Your Résumé
Your résumé is not just a glimpse into your career history, it is also a portrayal of your personality. Your font choices, formatting choices, and words that you use all paint a picture of what you are like. And if you were unaware of that, you might be depicting yourself as someone you don’t want…
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Which Comes First – Your Resume or LinkedIn Profile?
LinkedIn, Resume, Lynne Williams,
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Don’t Let Your Outdated Résumé Ruin Your One Chance to Make a Good First Impression
Your résumé is typically the first impression you get to make on an employer, so you want to make sure it’s a good one. If you haven’t tuned yours up in a while, you might be damaging your job prospects by neglecting doing those updates. Fortunately, Allison Pohle of the Wall Street Journal recommends some…
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Forbes: SAP in Newtown Square Looks Like a Good Option for New College Graduates
SAP, headquartered in Newtown Square, came in among the top 100 companies in the United States as the best employers for new college graduates, writes Michael Potter for Philadelphia Business Journal. The software provider was 90th on a Forbes list of 250 companies in total. It was the only Delaware County firm to make the…
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‘Taking the Summer Off.’ Worker Shortages Hitting Local Companies
A business owner in Delaware County needs a property maintenance technician. If these were normal times, he’d get about 20 applications the first day the job was posted. He got two, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. Many workers have decided to lay low this summer until their extended unemployment benefits through President Biden’s…
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Apprentices With Delaware County Tie-Ins Brings Philly Ship Yard Prosperity
An apprenticeship program at the Philadelphia Ship Yard is bringing in a new generation of workers, helped along by Delaware County Community College, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Shipyard is seeing an uptick in employment, with 400 employees there now compared to 200 in January. Its goal is 1,400 by 20222. Bryan…
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Career Corner: Finding Passion for a Job that Has Grown Boring
You have been employed with your current job a long while, and you know what to expect in each workday. With nothing new left to learn, you’re having trouble staying engaged. Before you hand in your resignation to seek more exciting prospects, maybe all you need is a different perspective on your current position. Dan…
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Seeing the Trends, Bank Teller Pivots to Career as Middle School Teache
Ridley Township resident Jaclyn Mazuk was working as a bank teller when she noticed more emphasis on digital transactions, especially once COVID hit. With job security on the line, Mazuk decided to pivot to middle school teaching, writes Jane M. Von Bergen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “The pandemic made it scary,” said Mazuk, a 31-year-old…
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Do a SWOT Analysis on Your LinkedIn Profile
Have you done an audit of your Linkedin profile? Have you considered doing a LinkedIn SWOT analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats? If not, now is your opportunity to self-reflect. Maybe you need to attend a LinkedIn workshop or come back for a refresher course. You will always find learning opportunities available to you.…
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Essington Mom of 6 Graduates Villanova Law School in a Pandemic
A mother of six from Essington overcame multiple challenges, graduating in May from Villanova Law School, writes Katherine Scott for 6abc.com. “My husband and I always say we have our own party in our home, so there’s never a dull moment,” laughed Liliane Cooper. There’s a 17-year-old daughter and five sons, ages 16, 13, 11,…
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Career Corner: Considering a Career in the Classroom? Are You a Good Fit to be a Teacher?
Nobody wants to invest in a career only to find they aren’t passionate about it, or they lack the traits to be successful in it. Maybe you’re good with kids and you like helping people so you’ve considered becoming a teacher. But what other qualities will you need once you start your career? Writing for…
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4 Delaware County Companies Nominated as Best Places to Work in Philly Region
Four Delaware County companies have been nominated to a 2021 list of best places to work in the Philadelphia Region, based on public and employee input, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. Making the cut were: S1 Medical in Chadds Ford, a cost containment and medical management firm (Micro companies under 24 employees). Evolution…
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Pronouns as a New LinkedIn Feature & LGBTQ in the Veteran Space
Although there are several updates on LinkedIn, you can now add your pronouns as a new LinkedIn feature on your profile. Let’s also learn what they mean. There are three standard choices that LinkedIn offers, plus the choice of custom pronouns. You can add she/her, he/him, they/them, or you can customize as I did. I…
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Career Corner: How to Pick What to Wear for Your Zoom or In-Person Job Interview
By Chris Isaac Maybe you’ve finally landed your first big interview in your career, or perhaps you’ve just been doing things virtually for so long that you’ve grown rusty at discerning the right interview attire. Regardless, appearances are the first impression people are going to have of you, so you need to make it count…
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How to Change the Background on Your LinkedIn Photo
Many people may like their LinkedIn photo but may not like the background. It might not be the right color or vibe, but it can easily be changed. Maybe there is a plant or open doorway or some other element that distracts. You can fix it! You can use a few tools to change the…
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