Remember the job-hunting days when you would send in a few applications, wait a week and get a call back to come in for the interview? It didn’t require a lot of heavy lifting to make a change. It was a simpler time – but those days are long gone. Today the process is more arduous. It’s not just a matter of completing a couple of steps – often you will be asked to pass not one or two, but three or four interviews just to make it to the final round.  And as a start, assuming you’ve met the…

Personal finance blogs primarily fall in three major categories. First, there are the “getting out of debt” blogs. Second, there are the “just got out of college” personal finance blogs. Third, there are the “career track” personal finance blogs. Of course there are more categories such as retirement blogs or I-won-the-lottery blogs, but these are the biggest. Drawn below is a graph depicting this triad. The x-axis shows spending. The y-axis shows earning. The diagonal line shows where earnings are equal to spending. Those who are in debt have been spending more than they have been earning and thus they…

As a job seeker, you may feel like you’re lost in a sea of applicants, bobbing along but not getting anyone’s attention. But you wouldn’t be the only one feeling this way! With companies getting dozens (if not hundreds) of applications per opening — and recruiters only spending 10-20 seconds scanning your resume, standing out from the crowd can feel like an impossible feat. But in working with job seeking clients across multiple industries, I’ve seen that there are some concrete ways to increase your chances of getting noticed and landing more interviews. Here are 4 tips: Stand Out Tip…

The day President Trump took office, he announced plans to implement a 25 percent tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada. Additional tariff conversations have exploded since that day. How might this impact your personal finances and the economy? Today, we’ll explain a bit of the backstory of tariffs and discuss these new tariffs.Like always, we have some great quotes of the week to share and fun getting-to-know Matt and Sam questions to get the episode started. Later in the episode, we hear from one of our listeners, Peter, who’s at his wit’s end with his soon-to-be former broker. He’s shocked by the high…

In the midst of a pandemic, it is easy to be distracted and ignore your social media accounts. However, during a time when it is more challenging than ever to connect and impress people in person, even more people will turn to online tools to learn more about you. Will they learn what you want them to know? In addition to being a place to share information you want people to know about you, social media is still a great place to learn about opportunities for new jobs. Jobvite’s 2019 Job Seeker Nation Survey indicates that 35 percent of respondents…

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If you can demonstrate that you have the skills to solve their problems, you will position yourself to be competitive to land a new opportunity. Determine how you will communicate what you are worth. Once you know what you offer, you’re on the right track, but the real trick is being able to convince other people that you have what it takes. Being great isn’t enough: you need to be able to communicate your value to employers. The best way to do this is via a consistent stream of information from your social media profiles. When you showcase your expertise…

Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! We just got back to Raleigh after a two week cruise to Alaska during the last half of September. Alaska really exceeded expectations with its natural beauty and landscapes.  After a busy summer, we have an equally busy fall travel season as well. We have a couple more days in Raleigh and then we head to the Caribbean for another roughly two week cruise. Weather permitting, of course. Right now I’m playing the travel agent trying to keep up with rebooking flights, hotels, and possibly cruises as we get hurricane-related…

  The other day I had a conversation with a woman who had to quit her job because of her husband’s relocation. She liked what she did and was good at it, but wasn’t unhappy about leaving.  Having worked in one industry for many years, she was getting bored and ready for a change.  The relocation presented a perfect opportunity to pursue her other interests and build a new career. I loved her attitude and her go-get-‘em approach.  She was well on her way with setting the wheels in motion with the personal side of the move – finding a new…

Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! We are at home in Raleigh for a brief stay before we head back out for another two week cruise for most of the rest of November.  This is the busiest stretch of travel we’ve ever had. The last time we were at home for the entire month was nine months ago in February. It’s almost like our home in Raleigh is our vacation home and we just stop in for a couple weeks here and there before heading out the door again.  We’re enjoying the cooler weather in Raleigh…