Author Archives: Genise Caruso - Associate Writer, Sandbox Advisors

Genise has advanced degrees in business administration, professional & technical writing, business and behavioural sciences. She is also a Certified Professional Resume Writer and has worked in several fields, including career advisory, marketing & retail sales.

If Old is Gold, Why Can’t I Find A Job?

I am a “baby boomer.” At the age of 56, I should be enjoying my life as an older worker, basking in the glory of a long, established and successful work history.

“B” is for Bully

I’m sure we all remember a time when a grade-school bully made the life of one poor kid a regular nightmare. Usually a boy, often with his gang of thugs, targeted a smaller, more awkward child, whose frail and helpless demeanour made him easy prey ­for the bully to intimidate, humiliate, degrade and generally torment, any…

Unbelievable Phrases Found in Resumes

My recent article on spelling mistakes in a job advertisement made me think of the countless times I’ve been reviewing other peoples’ résumés, and found some of the most ridiculous mistakes. Obviously, some were simply typos, but just getting one letter wrong, transforms the word into something unintelligible or unprintable.

Believe it or Not - Errors in Job Advertisements

A year or so ago, while searching for a job, I came across a position that appeared to have all the qualities I was looking for. However, there was not just one but six problems within the job advertisement. The blatant spelling and typo errors stuck out like sore thumbs in the job advertisement.