I’m looking for a new job, but I feel like every company interested in my resume is offering the exact same position that I currently have. If I wanted the same role, why would I want to leave? How do I adjust my resume so that it indicates my skills, but leaves it vague enough so that I can interview in a different field?
Ambiguity is not a virtue in the job search. It’s like saying you want something warm and fuzzy for Christmas and expecting a fur coat — but don’t be surprised if you get a bunny rabbit instead! Send out resumes laser focused at your intended job and company with a narrative that explains exactly what you are looking for and why.
A family friend introduced me to an executive for networking purposes. The top manager offered to speak with me while he was away on vacation and I accepted. But then, I had to reschedule the call because of my own ski vacation. Did I screw up?
Don’t you see the irony? The exec offers to interrupt his vacation to speak with you — which you accept, instead of saying you’d be happy to wait until a more convenient time — and then you cancel that call because you went skiing? If that exec offers to interrupt his vacation and he plans his time around that call — you make time for it.
Gregory Giangrande is an executive vice president and chief human resources officer in the media industry. E-mail your career questions to gotogreg@nypost.com. And follow Greg on Twitter: @greggiangrande.