
Planning for a new career path consists of having the best resume, superbly written copy, and social media presence that will get you noticed.

Planning for a new career path consists of having the best resume, superbly written copy, and social media presence that will get you noticed.

Leading retail and hospitality companies are also building financial support into their budgets for training and branding development for their mid-level management. “Teaching our people to use Linked.com is in our budget for 2012″ stated one HR Executive Recruiter from a major retailer with stores based in high-end malls. “We want our people to be brand savvy, smart and accessible on LINKEDIN.com.”

[Editor's Note: Removing roadblocks is my passion. It is one of my top "inner geek" attributes splattered across my own résumé! Hmmmm...inner geek, branding, roadblocks....equals.....(thinking, thinking, thinking)...will revisit this later.] Baby boomers (and even Gen X), removing barriers in résumé branding has never been easier! At 80 years young, Clara Peller became a brand. “Clara…

No fluffy opening comments on this subject, just the facts! Fact #1: Résumé integrity and plagiarism is never a good idea! Period. Fact #2: Copying a colleagues résumé and changing out his/her name only to insert yours is considered stealing. Fact #3: If you do happen to slip through the interview process and get hired…