ROCK ON! How to make an intentional and smooth climb towards your career and life goals

The hardest step is usually the first one. In addition to being the founder and president of Bonus Resumes, I also work part-time and climb at an indoor rock climbing gym. Climbing has reinforced, as well as, taught me valuable life lessons about growing and being the best person I can be: it’s difficult, it [...]

Is your job making you sick?

We use so many excuses to avoid looking for a new or better job. Are you unsure that you’re qualified for your ideal job? Do you worry that a new job might not be any better than the one you have right now? Are you afraid of the unknown? Or are you simply too exhausted [...]

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I don’t know who invented this whole work-for-a-living thing but I’d like to go back in time and give him or her a piece of my mind.  As soon as we can talk we’re fielding questions of what do you want to be when you grow up?  An astronaut? A firefighter?  A president? We identify [...]

Who’s in the driver’s seat of your job search?

Who’s in the driver’s seat of your job search? By Maria DeBonis A job search is like planning a road trip, and you must prepare accordingly. There must be a destination in mind, detailed steps to follow, and an estimated time of arrival. Without any one of those, you probably won’t get there. In a [...]