Did you know that the top portion of your resume is often the most important section? At Transition Solutions we’ve been helping our clients navigate workforce changes for over 30 years. The resume remains essential today and the objective of a resume is to get the interview. The first place gatekeepers start is the […]
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Does your LinkedIn profile contain recommendations? One of the most powerful aspects of a LinkedIn profile are the recommendations given and received. In the old days, people would ask for a letter of recommendation that could be shared with future employees. The challenge was the ability to keep the letter over the long term either
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Are you considering taking a break from your job search and networking efforts during summer? As the world continues to re-open from the pandemic, companies are hiring and summer is great time to connect with your network! At Transition Solutions we’ve been helping our clients navigate workforce changes and career transitions for over 30 years.
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Is your team blended with some working in person and others remote? While the pandemic caused many companies to shift to fully remote teams, where possible employers are starting to bring their employees back to the office. At Transition Solutions we’ve been helping our clients navigate workforce changes and career transitions for over 30 years.
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Could you use help during the negotiation phase of the job search process? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. When it comes to negotiations, a general rule is, “The person who mentions a dollar figure first loses.” Often interviewers will ask about your salary requirements
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Have you recently changed jobs or looking to do so in the near future? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. Whether you are currently in transition between roles or looking to make a career change, moving from one job to another is an external event
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Are you getting interviews but they are not turning into offers? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. We coach our clients that the objective of interviews is to move to the next step in the process and ultimately get an offer. It is wonderful to
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Are you doing everything you can to be positioned for your ideal job? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. What many are calling, “The Great Resignation,” is resulting in millions of people leaving their jobs in search of more money, more flexibility and
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Should you still include a cover letter with your resume submission? At Transition Solutions, we get asked this question a lot from our clients as we help them with workforce changes and career transitions. Cover letters have traditionally been sent with resumes and CVs with the purpose of providing a succinct picture of the applicant’s
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Are you graduating from college this spring and looking for the help finding a job? At Transition Solutions, we’ve been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for thirty years, including recent college graduates.This past year has been a tough on many levels and you have persevered to accomplish your goal. To that we say,
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Are you considering a career change? At Transition Solutions, we’ve been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for thirty years. Many of our clients find themselves considering new career options due to a constantly evolving work environment and sometimes the elimination of whole industries and job functions. As per the quote below from Clifford
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Does your team struggle to manage multi-generational differences? At Transition Solutions, we’ve been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for thirty years. Many of the HR leaders we work with are now managing as many as four generations within their teams including: Traditionalists – born 1927–to-1946 Baby Boomers – born 1947-to-1964 Generation X –
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Does your resume differentiate you from other candidates? Are you getting interviews for the roles you want? At Transition Solutions, we help companies with workforce changes and individuals during career transitions. A core component of career searching is developing an effective resume. The major purpose of writing a resume is to obtain interviews. If your
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Is your resume working for you? Are you getting interviews for the roles you want? At Transition Solutions, we help companies with workforce changes and individuals during career transitions. A core component of career searching is developing an effective resume. The major purpose of writing a resume is to obtain interviews. If your resume is
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Is your company focused on talent development and training? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes and outplacement services for 30 years. Based on a recent survey our clients, a top priority for HR leaders in 2021 is talent development and training. The way people access and consume training
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Are you in the difficult position of having to notify one or more employees that their position has been eliminated and no other opportunity presently exists within the organization? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes and outplacement services for 30 years. When business strategies change for whatever the
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Are you considering offering outplacement support in the future as part of workforce changes? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals plan for workforce changes and delivering outplacement services for 30 years. What are Outplacement Services? Outplacement services are a benefit given by a company to departing employees with the goal to
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As an HR leader, what key workforce challenges are you facing in 2021? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals plan for workforce changes and delivering outplacement services for 30 years. Last week Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, the CEO of SHRM shared his thoughts on the key HR decisions in 2021
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Are you facing tough decisions to reduce your workforce and looking for assistance to secure leadership support to include outplacement services? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes and outplacement services for 30 years. Many leaders often consider outplacement services primarily benefitting impacted employees, since these services are typically
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Will your company be making workforce changes during the pandemic while teams are remote? Many companies have had to make tough decisions to reduce their workforce over the past year and due to the pandemic, leaders needed to have these communications with impacted employees virtually. At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals
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