Saturday

Keep Your Contacts' Information Up-to-Date

From time to time, its important to ensure you have appropriate contact information for those in your network. Use a helpful script, such as this one, that will access your contacts and automatically request address update information.

Tuesday

State of Georgia Governor's Honors Program Needs Interviewers

This coming February, the Governor's Honors Program will be conducting interviews for its annual summer program. If you are interested in serving as an interviewer, or otherwise assisting with the selection day, see here: https://gosa.georgia.gov/ghp-volunteer-opportunities

 Here's a bit about the program:
The Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) is a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school students who will be rising juniors and seniors during the program.  The program offers instruction that is significantly different from the typical high school classroom and that is designed to provide students with academic, cultural, and social enrichment necessary to become the next generation of global critical thinkers, innovators, and leaders.
GHP is held in mid-summer (mid-June to mid-July) as a residential educational experience on a college or university campus.  Students attend classes in the mornings and afternoons in specific areas of study, and they participate in a wide variety of social and instructional opportunities every evening.  Meals and rooms are provided by the program with the only required and expected costs to the students being travel expenses to and from the interviews, a few basic supplies for classes and dorm rooms, and spending money as desired during the program.

Saturday

If You are Serious About Putting Your Resume Together

... then these articles are for you.

  1. "How to Write a Resume That Stands Out"
  2. Some advice about coverletters.

And here is an example of a resume with strong, actionable verbs for each position: Sample Senior Executive Carol Smith

Finally, here is an example of a LinkedIn Profile from a woman who specializes in resume writing.  Disclosure: her husband was a professor at my graduate school (where I learned much about resume writing).  Jane Heifetz

Happy writing!

Friday

Another Example of an Awesome Resume (for a Mid-Level)

Here's another public example of an awesome resume -- this time for a mid-level employee.
http://www.businessinsider.com/excellent-resume-for-mid-level-employee-2014-8

Takeaways:
- White space is not a bad thing, particularly when used strategically.
- Quantify experiences with numbers! It will prevent over exaggeration and permit the reader to make her own judgement about your core competencies.
Tailor your resume to fit the position (this means you may need to revise your resume periodically). Use key words or buzzwords in the industry (and be sure you understand them).

Wednesday

New Georgia Law Corrects for Students Who Did Not Pass the Georgia High School Graduation Tests

According to a bill now signed into law, students who took the Georgia high school graduation tests after 1994 but did not pass, and subsequently did not receive a high school diploma because of not passing the tests, are eligible now to get a retroactive high school diploma. According to the law, the diplomas are to be issued by the local school districts and dated retroactively. A person in this position will need to petition the local school board to determine eligibility for the retroactive diploma.

Here's an article with more information: http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2015/03/30/governor-signs-bill-today-enabling-8000-georgians-to-receive-high-school-diploma/?ecmp=ajc_social_facebook_2014_sfp

Here's the text of the law (formerly House Bill 91). See Section 5 starting on page 7:  http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152497.pdf

Saturday

FREE online courses offered through Harvard

Over 400 courses are available online for FREE affiliated with HarvardX. Some started toward the beginning of 2015. Others start soon. Check them out here:
https://www.edx.org/course

What makes this even more exciting, you can earn (and pay for) a Verified Certificate to show that you have taken the course. Pretty amazing opportunity. Learning continues to become more convenient!