Articles That Are Not Online, Written for Quintessential Careers and Other Outlets

This list documents my writing that either never appeared online or did at one time but no longer does. Original manuscripts available in many cases.

  • Hansen, K. (2013, Aug. 20). Make That Sale (of Yourself) to the Employer: The TARZO Job-Interview Sales Process for Job-Seekers.
  • Hansen, K. (2013, April 24). What’s the Big Deal about Brainstorming, Tracking, and Leveraging Career Accomplishments? Why Job-Seekers Must Maximize Career Accomplishments.
  • Hansen, K. (2013, April 24). 200+ Prompts for Brainstorming Career-Job-Work-Life Accomplishments.
  • Hansen, K. (2013, April 24). How to Quantify Your Career-Job-Work-Life Accomplishments for Employers.
  • Hansen, K. (2013, April 24). Job-Seekers: For Job-Search Success, Your Resume Must Be Accomplishments- Rich.
  • Hansen, K. (2012, March 28). Social Job Search Now Features 3Rs: Referrals, Recommendations, and Real- World Challenges: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2012.
  • Hansen, K. (2011, Nov. 14). 15 Quick Tips for Strengthening Your Career Network.
  • Hansen, K. (2011, May 16). 15 Quick Tips for Fighting Age Discrimination When Job-Hunting.
  • Hansen, K. (2011, May 16). 15 Quick Tips for a Winning Resume.
  • Hansen, K. (2011, May 16,). Job Search: Breakable Rules and Outdated Beliefs.
  • Hansen, K. (2011, March 14). The Era of Personalized Job Search and Recruiting: Extending the Conversation A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2011.
  • Hansen, K. (2011, Jan. 10). 15 Quick Career Self-Assessment Tips.
  • Hansen, K. (2010, Dec. 13). Pros and Cons of PDF Resumes in Job-Search, Quintessential Careers.
  • Hansen, K. (2010, Oct. 11). Post-Job-Interview Thank-You-Letter Worksheet.
  • Hansen, K. (2010, July 19). Women Are the New Men: Reviewing and Leveraging Women’s Bold New World of Work.
  • Hansen, K. (2010, July 19). How Teen Girls and Young Women Can Leverage Gender Trends in the Workplace.
  • Hansen, K. (2010, July 19). How Established Career Women Can Leverage Gender Trends in the Workplace.
  • Hansen, K. (2010, June 14). How to Tap Into Jobs in the Unpublicized Employment Market.
  • Hansen, K. (2010, June 14). Real Experiences in the Unpublicized Job Market.
  • Hansen, K. (2010, March 8). How the Real-Time Web Changes Job Search: The Internet as One Giant Job Board.
  • Hansen, K. (2010, Feb. 8). Getting a Book Published – Is It Worth It?.
  • Hansen, K. (2010, Jan. 11). Employment Background Checks: Minimize Skeletons that Employers Might Find.
  • Hansen, K. (2009, Dec. 14). Top 5 Career Networking Strategies for Established Job-Seekers.
  • Hansen, K. (2009, Nov. 16). How to Conduct a Career-Planning Weekend Retreat.
  • Hansen, K. (2009, Sept. 21). How to Get Started on Your Resume: A Five-Step Primer for College Students and Recent College Grads.
  • Hansen, K. & Hansen, R. S. (2009, Sept. 21). Branding Your Resume.
  • Hansen, K. (2009, June 22). A Dozen Top Presentation Tips.
  • Hansen, K. (2009, Feb. 9). The Long, Slow Death March of Job Boards – and What Will Replace Them: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2009.
  • Hansen, K. (2009, Jan 12). Integrating Assessments Into Your Personal and Career Branding.
  • Hansen, K. (2009, Jan.). Real-World Recruiting and the Online Future: Implications for Job Seekers and Career Practitioners.
  • Hansen, K. (2008, Nov.). Silver Linings in the Financial Meltdown: Entry Points for Reaching and Helping Our Clients.
  • Hansen, K. (2008, Sept.). Teaching Clients to Use Intuition to Guide Their Career Paths.
  • Hansen, K. (2008, July). Hiring Decision-Makers’ Resume Preferences and Peeves: Surprises and Reminders.
  • Hansen, K. (2008, Sept.). Teaching Clients to Use Intuition to Guide Their Career Paths.
  • Hansen, K. (2008, May). In Search of the Storytelling Resume.
  • Hansen, K. (2008, Sept.). Teaching Clients to Use Intuition to Guide Their Career Paths.
  • Hansen, K. (2008, Feb. 18). Web 2.0 Dominates Trends in Internet Job-Hunting: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2008.
  • Hansen, K. (2006, Oct. 22). Millennial Job Skills Job-Seekers Need for Success.
  • Hansen, K. (2006, Oct. 22). How to Capitalize on the Looming Skills Shortage.
  • Hansen, K. (2006, July 3). New Twists and Turns Mark a Decade of Internet Job-Hunting: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2006.
  • Hansen, K. (2006, Jan. 16). Maximizing Online Social Networking.
  • Hansen, K. (2005, Nov.). Behavioral Interviewing Strategies. Top 40 booklet, American Management Association.
  • Hansen, Katharine. (2005). “So, what have you achieved? Tell me about it, otherwise how will I know?” In Michael, D., Hire me, fire me …, Sydney, Australia: Wondu Holdings.
  • Hansen, K. & Hansen, R. S. (2005, Oct. 24). Proof of Performance: Career Portfolios an Emerging Trend for Both Active and Passive Job-Seekers.
  • Hansen, K. & Hansen, R. S. (2005, Oct. 24). 10 Sticky Job Interview Situations and How to Handle Them.
  • Hansen, K. (2004, June 20). Johnny Goes to College: Part I – Choosing a College.
  • Hansen, K. (2005, Aug. 13). Johnny Goes To College: Part II – Applying To Colleges.
  • Hansen, K. (2005, July 5). College Offers Fertile Ground for Starting a Business.
  • Hansen, K. (2005, June 2). Internet Job-Hunting Turns A Corner: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2005.
  • Hansen, K. (2004, Nov. 22). Taking Networking to the Next Level: Getting Your Name Out There.
  • Hansen, K. (2004, Aug. 16). Do’s and Don’ts for Second (and Subsequent) Job Interviews.
  • Hansen, K. (2004, Aug. 1). Wrestling the Time-Management Monster in Your Job Search.
  • Hansen, K. (2004, March 30). Avoid These 10 Resume Mistakes.
  • Hansen, K. (2004), “10 Powerful Career Strategies for Women.” In Women in Business, V. V. Ramani, (ed.), Hyderabad, India: ICFAI Books, pp. 71-79.
  • Hansen, K. (2003, Nov. 17). Major Studies Poke Holes in Value of Internet Job-Hunting: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2003.
  • Hansen, K. & Hansen, R. S. (2003, June 9). Your First Days Working at a New Job: 20 Tips to Help You Make a Great Impression.
  • Hansen, K. & Hansen, R. S. (2003, April 28). Making a Successful Transition from College to Career: Time for a Reality Check.
  • Hansen, K. (2003, Jan. 20). How to Find the Right Coach to Help with Your Career.
  • Hansen, K. (2003, Jan. 20). Watch Out for “Red Flags” in the Search for a Coach to Help with Your Career.
  • Hansen, K. & Hansen, R. S. (2003). “The Basics of a Dynamic Cover Letter.” In Business Writing, Pallavi Laisram, (ed.), Hyderabad, India: ICFAI Books, pp. 105-120.
  • Hansen, K. (2002, Nov. 11). Navigating the Muddled World of Internet Job-hunting: A Quintessential Careers Annual Report 2002.
  • Hansen, K. & Hansen, R. S. (2002, Sept. 30). Cover Letter Checklist.
  • Hansen, K. and Hansen, R. S. (2002, Aug. 19). Your Senior Year in College: 15 Activities that are Pivotal to Your Job-Search Success.
  • Hansen, K. (2002, Aug. 5). Home-Based Careers Do’s and Don’ts.
  • Hansen, K. (2002, Aug. 5). Your Home-Based Career: A Key Resource Guide.
  • Hansen, K. (2002, April 29). Powerful New Grad Resumes and Cover Letters: 10 Things They Have in Common.
  • Hansen, K. (2002, Jan. 7). Long-Distance Job Search Do’s and Don’ts, Quintessential Careers.
  • Hansen, K. (2002). “Ace the Job Interview,” in GirlWise by Julia DeVillers. Roseville, CA: Prima Publishing, pp. 108-112.
  • Hansen, K. (2002, Fall). “What Good is a College Education Anyway?” in Teen Decisions: Education and College. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group.
  • Hansen, K. (2002). “Informational Interviewing for College Students.” In The Last Job Search Guide You’ll Ever Need. CollegeRecruiter.com (eds.), Minneapolis, MN: CollegeRecruiter.com, pp. 263-266.
  • Hansen, K. (2001, Dec. 10). Informational Interviewing Do’s and Don’ts.
  • Hansen, K. (2001, Nov. 12). Are the Major Job Boards All They’re Cracked Up to Be? Observers and Users Speak Out.
  • Hansen, K. (2001, Nov. 12). Maximize Your Internet Job Search.
  • Hansen, K. (2001, Sept. 10). Approaches and Tactics for Older Workers Who Can’t Find a Job.
  • Hansen, K. (2001, Sept. 10). Resume, Cover Letter, and Interview Strategies for Older Workers.
  • Hansen, K. (2001, June 11). Informational Interviewing: A Terrific Networking Technique, Schmoozeletter.
  • Hansen, K. (2001, Feb. 19). Informational Interviewing: A Terrific Networking Technique for Career Changers, Your Career Change
  • Hansen, K. (Dec. 19, 2000). Go Straight to the Source for Smart Career Advice, CollegeJournal.com.
  • Hansen, K. (2000, Oct. 23). What Should Women Wear to a Job Interview?
  • Hansen, K. (2000, June 26). Should You Use a Career Objective on Your Resume?
  • Hansen, K. (2000, May 29). Should You Consider a Functional Resume?
  • Hansen, K. (2000, May 15). The Real World: What Entry-level Workers Wish They’d Known When They Graduated.
  • Hansen, K. (2000, March 20). Cover Letter Quiz.
  • Hansen, K. (2000, March 12). Web-based Resumes: Just One Tool in the Online Jobseeker’s Toolbox.
  • Hansen, K. (1999, April. 27). “The ABC’s of Writing a Dynamic Cover Letter,” Boston Herald’s online publication Jobfind Today.
  • Hansen, K. & Hansen, R. S. (1999, Jan. 24). “Choosing the Right Cover Letter.” National Business Employment Weekly, pp. 21-22.
  • Hansen, K. (n.d.). Common Sense Steps Can Prevent Employer Backlash Against Online Resumes.
  • Hansen, K. & Hansen, R. S. (n.d.). The Basics of a Dynamic Cover Letter.
  • Hansen, K. (n.d.). Cover Letter Formula.
  • Hansen, K. (1992) Preliminary Report of the Florida Commission on Women’s and Girls’ Participation in Athletics and Extracurricular Activities. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Education.
  • Hansen, K. with Brown, W. (1990) Early Identification and Education of Gifted Children. Huntington, NY: William Gladden Foundation.
  • Hansen, K. (1989). The Business of Education: Restructuring Our Schools for Success. Washington, DC: Institute for Educational Leadership.

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