Life Changing Career Coach, Outplacement Consultant, Professional Resume Writer - Published in The New York Times * Helped thousands of professionals cut job search time and transition to fulfilling careers. * Wrote 5,000+ resumes -- entry level to CEOs. * Consulted clients on a wide range of career issues and facilitated career transitions. * Developed network of 800+ recruiters from scratch. * Wrote and published hundreds of articles. Featured on top career sites and news publications. * Served as recruiter for Fortune companies.

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	Does Your Resume Showcase A Powerful Storyline? by Nimish Thakkar - Nov, 2010 Every day, we are bombarded with hundreds of advertisements, many with deceptively similar offerings and marketing messages. In an overcrowded marketplace, ultimately, the products or services that are most likely to cut through the clutter and win our business are the ones that deliver ma...
	Why Am I Not Getting A Response From Employers? by Nimish Thakkar - Nov, 2010 I have sent out dozens of resumes -- why am I not getting a response from employers? As resume writers and career coaches, we hear such questions very frequently. While the economy can be a major determining factor, the truth is that job seekers can take affirmative steps to improve respon...
	Which Cola does your Resume Brand you as? by Nimish Thakkar - Oct, 2010 As top Cola brands fought to capture and sustain market share in an oversaturated soft drinks market, some very valuable marketing and branding lessons surfaced. What we learnt from the “Cola Wars” was that the fittest brand did not always thrive. On the contrary, ultimate success was the ...
	How to convince your boss to allow you to work from home (telecommute) by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 With rising gas prices and a shrinking economy, both employers and employees are looking for creative work arrangements that will save valuable resources. Some companies have adopted four-day workweeks, while others are encouraging employees to work from home. If you have ever cherished...
	How to manage your career during an economic downturn by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 The economy is reeling under the pressures of a downturn. Unemployment rates are staggering and layoffs are at an all-time high. The current economic climate calls for a robust career management plan, one that will, despite the recession-like conditions, catapult your career to new heights...
	Job-Clinching Interview Secrets and Tips by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 The entire interview process is designed to sift the average from the extraordinary and to select the candidate who will be the “right fit”. To facilitate decision-making, hiring managers often leverage behavioral interviewing (an interview technique relying on past performance as an indic...
	Salary Negotiation Tips by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 When it comes to compensation, for many, more is always better. Yet, a vast majority of job seekers -- under the mistaken assumption that they don’t have a say on the salary negotiation table -- sheepishly accept the first offer that comes their way. It is true that a few industries, compa...
	Winning the career war by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 In the secure walls of corporate fortresses career warriors are relentlessly fighting -- at times with their own selves -- the battle to succeed. Although, victory and defeat have different connotations in this war, the rules, the challenges, and the strategies are like any other. As el...
	Top Five Career Mistakes by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 Held, guilty of career stagnation -- of course, no one is ever going to pass that sentence on you, but by ineffectively managing your career, you could easily find yourself making the same career mistakes most individuals make. 1. Randomly pursuing jobs Apparently, even the greatest ...
	Have you Developed a Career Disaster Management Plan? by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 Disaster management and emergency preparedness, once the exclusive domain of large government and corporate entities, are now being utilized by regular people like you and me to hedge against uncertainty. When disaster strikes, we are often incapacitated by fear and confusion. Rational ...
	Put Your Career on the Fast Track by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 Achieving impressive, but consistent, career growth is every professional’s dream. Yet, many believe that aiming for professional success is a difficult undertaking that often requires complex Machiavellian strategies or political tact. Not true. The best recipe for long term success is pl...
	Resume Writing Strategies from a Career Coach’s Secret Toolkit by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 Ever wonder how career coaches and resume writers transform ordinary resumes into attention-grabbing documents? As career professionals, we use a variety of strategies to position job seekers and add the much-needed “punch” to their resumes. 1. Address employer needs; speak their langu...
	Tips for Writing a Persuasive Cover Letter by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 Much has been said about creating a perfect resume, but job seekers pay very little attention to the document that precedes it: the cover letter. A well-crafted cover letter can not only deliver a solid first impression, it can actually influence the hiring manager even before the resume i...
	Five Tips for Writing a Compelling Résumé by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 Résumés have come a long way since they were just typed pages that chronologically listed employment histories, job duties, and educational qualifications. Hiring managers are inundated with hundreds of résumés that still follow “old school”. In a competitive economy, however, a résumé ...
	Grow your network in three easy steps by Nimish Thakkar - Sep, 2010 Networking is a powerful tool that can catapult even ordinary careers to extraordinary heights. From entry level employees to business owners to politicians, individuals at all levels have leveraged networking to achieve their professional aspirations. Despite its proven effectiveness,...
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