Is it the Wolf?

Are employers even reading these things anyhow?

Is your LinkedIn profile an asset or a liability?

LinkedIn can be a powerful tool for job hunters when used appropriately. Start by optimizing your profile for a job search using these 7 steps that will double your job leads.

If you're like most professionals, your LinkedIn profile is probably not getting the traction it should be. Why? Because most people don't know how to optimize their profiles for maximum visibility.

It’s not about what you know.

A common question many accountants come across in their careers is how to transition out of accounting and into finance or FP&A roles. Benjamin Wann, CPA, CMA, MBA answers the question in this article.

Here’s how to answer the question, “Tell me about yourself” in an interview.

Ben Wann, CPA, CMA, MBA is an experienced Controller and the author of “Getting Shit Done, The No-Nonsense Framework for Closing the Strategy Execution Gap.” After meeting on LinkedIn, Ben challenged Cole to see if he could improve Ben’s resume. The following is Ben’s commentary on the process and result.

How do you get an interview before others even know there is a job opening? In many ways, hiring managers are very similar to job hunters. When an opening happens, they want to fill it as quickly, painlessly, and cheaply as possible. Sounds familiar right? You want to find a job as quickly, painlessly, and cheaply as possible.

Mihai Tiplea & Cole Sperry discuss what real-life finance leadership looks like. Everything from authenticity, obtaining buy-in from your team, hiring, on-boarding, and Mihai's L.U.E.

An unsolicited resume will go straight to the trash bin. Hiring managers get hundreds of emails per day. But how many actual letters do they receive? Here's what you should be writing to get the attention of those with the power and desire to hire you.

There are over a thousand possible questions that could be thrown at you during an interview. One question that deserves some extra attention is the infamous “What Is Your Greatest Weakness?” Most people freeze at the mention of the question and advice from career coaches is all over the place. So how do you answer this question? Find out in this article.

Job boards still work. Here’s how to make them work for you.

There are very few hard and fast rules that apply to writing a resume, but one standard you should always follow is including your name and contact information in the header. By including the information in the header, you will ensure it carries over to every page. The last thing you want is someone carrying a stack of printed resumes (yes, people still print), dropping them, and now your resume is missing a page.

Here are five steps you can take right now to jump-start your job search.

Post your resume on internet job boards, sit back, and let the jobs come to me! Seems so simple. Yet, this is the most ineffective way to actually find a job. In fact, it’s by far the worst possible strategy for your job search. Let’s put things in perspective…

Unsurprising, there is a lot of confusion about the difference between the two financial and accounting designations; more and more as the CMA rises in popularity.

So what is the difference between a CPA and a CMA and how will this affect your decision to choose a designation right for you?

Follow up is king when you’re in the job hunt. But how you follow up with the interviewer can impact your success rates. In this video, you’ll see how to leverage your interview conversation to reinforce the value you bring to the table.