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“Most Recruiters Report that at Least 50% of Job Hunters Don’t Possess the Basic Qualifications for the Jobs They Are Pursuing.”

Don Burrows | February 3, 2012

Here’s the link to that article in the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204624204577178941034941330.html?mod=googlenews_wsj My partner and I were fascinated to learn that “one small error, such as listing the… Read more

Filed Under: Resumes

Stop saying, “There’s no work. Nobody’s hiring.”

Don Burrows | April 20, 2011

  If you have been looking for the longest time and getting nowhere, it’s understandable that you’d feel like saying there’s no work and nobody’s hiring. However, in terms of your reality, those two sentences are inaccurate. To be… Read more

What exactly is a “Career Transition”?

Don Burrows | February 20, 2011

What exactly is a “career transition”? Before I answer that, I should tell you why I have earned the right to answer it. Fluent in Spanish as well as English, I’ve been a domestic and international Human Resources professional on… Read more

The Common Thread: Proactively Plan to Avoid Pain

Don Burrows | January 17, 2011

The best time to proactively anticipate, prepare for and thereby dissipate the impact of tragedy is when the wolf is far from the door, not clawing to get in. My wife and I learned last Friday that the father of our niece and nephew suffered a… Read more

Filed Under: Planning

31 Little-Known Facts About Donald Burrows by Donald Burrows

Don Burrows | January 16, 2011

 For the last couple of years, I have wanted to learn to play the guitar. Now that I have one, I also have arthritis in my left hand and thus far my fingers cannot do the chords. After my massage therapist worked extensively on my hands… Read more

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