Career Coaching Highlights

Brian Alden discusses how to create a professional resume that is organized.

In Chapter 10 of 21 in her 2011 Capture Your Flag interview, food entrepreneur Julie Hession notes how she learns to overcome fear and be more aggressive approaching people she admires. She finds the more successful a person is, the more willing they are to help you and give back to you. She tells the story of meeting Sarah Foster, of Foster's Market and cookbook fame, and how the mentoring relationship evolved into a friendship. Hession is the founder of Julie Anne's All Natural Granola Co.

Brian Alden discusses which common interview mistake you should avoid making.

Finding work can be challenging in the best of circumstances. But if you're a job-seeker over 50, it can be even worse.

In Chapter 21 of 21 in his 2011 interview, media and marketing entrepreneur Phil McKenzie believes setting clear expectations is fundamental in both cases. McKenzie is the founder of Influencer Conference, an international event series bringing together tastemakers across the arts, entrepreneurship, philanthropy and technology. He is also managing partner of influencer marketing agency FREE DMC. Previously he worked in Domestic Equity Trading at Goldman, Sachs, & Co.

If you're out of work, now might be a good time to enhance your future career choices by getting free job training.

An impressive resume, a ton of experience – you look amazing on paper, but is it enough to land you the job? See the mistakes women make and what you need to know before your next job interview.

Marc Cenedella, the founder of TheLadders.com gives some tips for those who really want to start their own company - "quit your job and go start it".

In Chapter 3 of 19, charter school executive Andrew Epstein shares what the Democracy Prep Charter School job interview process has taught him about more effective recruiting. Epstein notes that teachers are traditionally given demo lessons as part of the interview. Democracy Prep also requires a demo lesson for non-instructional positions. This helps the school sort out skills qualification and ability to get things done.

Executives are faced with so many interview questions that it is sometimes hard to prepare what would be the questions that you are going to be asked. However there are a lot of trends that we see with interview questions for executives. Typically, hiring managers are looking to see how executives can manage change and solve problems in organizations.

Dr. Michael Woodward is a career coach and author of The You Plan is here with some tips in that situation.

In Chapter 6 of 17 in his 2011 Capture Your Flag interview, education entrepreneur J.T. Allen answers "What Do You Enjoy Most About What You Do?" Allen shares the pros and cons that come with being one's own boss. He provides details into managing time, setting priorities, finding balance and building a team. J.T. Allen is the CEO and co-founder of myFootpath, a company that provides higher education online resources and call center services.

Filmmaker Tricia Regan shares how she has learned to manage her emotions when a potential job falls through. As a filmmaker, Regan has experienced multiple moments when a seemingly sure thing falls through. She learns from friends and experience to release her emotion when the disappointment happens so she is in a position to move on and pursue the next opportunity full steam. Regan is an Emmy-Award winning filmmaker. She directed, produced and shot "Autism: The Musical."

There are top resume mistakes that I see over and over again in senior professional or executive resumes. One of the things I often see is a very vanilla or generic summary statement. It sounds like 500 resumes that I might see over the course of the day. 000a000aShow your individualism, speak specifically about what you have achieved for the companies that you have supported. In addition, don't focu