Job Search Advice, Resume Writing Tips from a Career Consultant

Those of us who coach job seekers realize that the biggest challenge this time of year is to keep your job search momentum in tact. Though we don't dare admit to it, sometimes it's equally difficult for job search coaches to keep our motors humming. And we should know better! Still, ultimately, most of us refuse to be blinded by Christmas lights.

For some apparent and not so apparent reasons, everything each of us works so hard to achieve during the year tends to be abandoned in November and December. Don't believe it? Get on the scale on New Year's Eve!

Job search is a direct momentum play. It takes time and work to gather speed and consistency. Year-round we fight discouragement, disappointment and self-doubt. But if we manage to keep traveling down the sometimes rocky road and stay focused, we ultimately reach our new employers.

November and December can really be distractions. Oh I'm all in favor of celebrating the holidays but not to the diversion of completing the mission...getting you hired! So next time you mistakenly are led to believe that no one gets hired during Christmas or Thanksgiving, think again! Companies don't close their doors, only distracted job seekers abandon their sense of purpose, leaving glorious opportunities for those who choose to persevere.