Career Changes

New Grads and Starting Out

Career Exploration

What Is the Best Career Assessment for High School Students?

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What Is the Best Career Assessment for High School Students? (Here's What Actually Works) By Bridget Batson, Career Strategist | Founder, Houston Outplacement The Question Every...
Interviewing

Interview Tips for Candidates: Focus on Company Value

Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP -
Why Most Candidates Miss the Mark I just finished a coaching session with a recent college grad. He had all the right ingredients: ambition, communication...

The One-Page Resume Myth: Why New Graduates Are Selling Themselves Short

What the 2025 Data Tells Us About College Majors and Careers

New Grads Have More Experience Than They Think: Reframing What Counts

Lost, Stuck, or Just Confused? Why So Many Students Struggle to Choose a Career, and How a Myers-Briggs Career Assessment Can Help

Interviewing

Job Searching

LinkedIn

Personal and Professional Branding

The Easiest Way to Build Your Personal Brand Online

Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP -
Don't Overthink It! The Easiest Way to Build Your Personal Brand Online By Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP | CEO, Houston Outplacement So I...

Stop Job Searching. Start Career Marketing. (Your LinkedIn Profile Is the Difference.)

LinkedIn Account Restricted? The Risk of Automation

Personal and Professional Branding

Gen X in the Workforce Are They Getting Phased Out or Kept Around? Nobody Can Decide.

Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP -
Gen X in the Workforce. Are They Getting Phased Out or Kept Around? Nobody Can Decide. Here's What to Do Either Way. By Bridget Batson,...

The Easiest Way to Build Your Personal Brand Online

Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP -
Don't Overthink It! The Easiest Way to Build Your Personal Brand Online By Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP | CEO, Houston Outplacement So I...

How to Bury Negative Search Results About Yourself Online for Your Career: Take a Lesson from Celebrities

Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP -
How to Bury Negative Search Results About Yourself Online By Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP | CEO, Houston Outplacement LLC Okay, so here...

How to Build a WordPress Personal Branding Site (And What Nobody Tells You)

Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP -
How to Build a WordPress Personal Branding Site  (And What Nobody Tells You) Most people who want to build a WordPress personal branding site spend...

Using Web Published PDFs and Documents for Personal Branding

Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP -
The PDF "Authority Asset": Turning Documents Into Your Personal Branding Hidden Weapon While standard blog posts and social updates are essential, you can also add...

Workplace & Growth

Resumes & Cover Letters

Writing Your Resume Is the Best Interview Prep You Will Ever Do

Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP -
Interviewing
Writing Your Resume Is the Best Interview Prep You Will Ever Do By Bridget Batson, CMRW, CERM, CGRA, CPRW, NCOPE, CEIP | CEO, Houston Outplacement Okay,...