Feb 1, 2026
The burden of communication
I often hear members complain about people not reading their resume carefully...
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Feb 1, 2026
Jan 27, 2026
Imparting dignity
Those of you who know me (and in particular our Administrative Assistants) know...
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Jan 15, 2026
Summing it all up
Not unlike your 90-second announcement, the space at the top of your resume is...
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Things that cost money: Donate to The FENG. https://www.thefeng.org/donate-now...
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Nov 23, 2025
An advertising over promise
For almost a decade I was Chief Financial Officer of an Advertising Agency.
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Sep 8, 2025
Communicating your special value
One of the most challenging aspects of looking for a new “work opportunity” is...
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Sep 3, 2025
10 seconds or less
Based on the resumes I see on a daily basis, I am not sure there is full...
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Aug 21, 2025
Painting a pretty picture
I have often been heard to say that your 90-second announcement is a STORY...
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Jul 17, 2025
A compelling summary
There is no more important space on your resume than that first section after...
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Jun 18, 2025
Playing to an empty house
I have often wondered how actors polish their performances before the first...
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Jun 11, 2025
I’m smiling on the inside
I’m sure all of you have been to weddings and other kinds of gatherings where...
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Jun 8, 2025
The blur of 100 resumes
I have always had great interest in how others do their work, and more...
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May 29, 2025
Your real audience
One of my favorite “sayings from the Chairman” is: I try to make things so easy...
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Apr 17, 2025
Attention to detail
Attention to detail I am often disappointed by the correspondence I receive...
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Apr 13, 2025
Square pegs and round holes
When we review candidates for assignments being handled by The FECG, we try to...
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Apr 8, 2025
War stories
Anyone who has been working as long as most of us in The FENG must have their...
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Apr 7, 2025
Call me Mr. Magoo
Tonight’s editorial will be somewhat of a repeat for our more senior members as...
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Mar 23, 2025
Selling into job leads
Job leads can be a tremendous resource for you, even if you aren’t interested...
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Feb 18, 2025
Some amazing things
Should I ever retire to do stand-up comedy, I can assure you that I have more...
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Feb 10, 2025
A gasoline rag tune up
Many years ago I had to buy my son a car to get to school. So, we went down to...
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Feb 5, 2025
Do the “experts” know anything?
I have observed over my life that most of the people identified as experts are...
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Feb 4, 2025
Little white lies
Sad to say, a lie is a lie is a lie. Some would also argue that the withholding...
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Jan 20, 2025
Cheap tricks that don’t work
In today’s job market, everyone is trying to create a little edge for...
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Jan 15, 2025
Running the high hurdles
Between reviewing new member applications and going over candidates for...
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Dec 23, 2024
Catch me if you can
In 2002, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks starred in a movie about Frank...
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Dec 12, 2024
Putting your best foot forward
The development of a resume can be a long and involved process. There are so...
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Dec 11, 2024
The failure to communicate
The story I hear more often than not is how perfect someone was for a...
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Dec 10, 2024
Don’t be lazy
In a sense, a sailboat isn’t a complicated machine. Compared with other means...
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Dec 3, 2024
Don’t pretend to be what you’re not
I have over the years had endless discussions with our many members on the...
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Dec 1, 2024
In the box thinking
I know that all of us take great pride in being “out of the box” thinkers, but...
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Nov 24, 2024
When things get quiet
Every once in a while, things get quiet. There is no email (except for our...
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Oct 2, 2024
Paint me a pretty picture
Personally, I am not a big fan of art museums. Sure, there are particular...
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I can see from the resumes that cross my desk, that more than a few of our...
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Sep 22, 2024
Dumber than dirt
There is a lot of poor thinking going on out in the world about how to be...
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Aug 12, 2024
A simple framework
I’m not sure why people go their own way, but the standard resume framework is...
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Jul 8, 2024
No right answers
In my continuing “joys of sailing” series, I thought I would talk about docks...
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Jul 1, 2024
A sharp pencil
There is no more powerful tool than a sharp pencil. (The only equally powerful...
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Jun 17, 2024
Your hidden assets
Almost all of the resumes I see are from members or new member applicants. In...
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May 29, 2024
A standard communication device
The resume has a long and established history in our country, and while from...
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May 9, 2024
All things to all people
It sure is difficult to be focused. As each of us over the age of 40 looks at...
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Apr 30, 2024
Your most recent 10 years
While from time to time I silently wish to myself that many of our members...
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Apr 18, 2024
You talkin to me?
Yes, I am talking to you.
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Apr 1, 2024
A few left over parts
When I was growing up, my father was a plumbing contractor and I had the great...
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Feb 26, 2024
What have you accomplished?
I hope that over the past few days everyone has gotten a few ideas for the...
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Feb 25, 2024
The 80/20 rule
The 80/20 rule\r\n\r\nI have always been a keen observer of managers. One of my...
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Feb 22, 2024
The tried and true
You would think that with all the books and materials written about how to...
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Feb 14, 2024
Helping out the competition
Over the years that I have been writing editorials, I have devoted a lot of...
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Feb 13, 2024
A few observations
I hope you all don’t mind, but I am going to ramble a bit tonight about some...
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Jan 21, 2024
Selling from a full wagon
Although it is certainly true that it isn’t possible to sell from an empty...
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Jan 15, 2024
Let’s keep it a secret
Any more than someone would write “Please Broadcast Widely” at the top of their...
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Jan 14, 2024
Putting your best foot forward
The development of a resume can be a long and involved process. There are so...
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Nov 30, 2023
Call me Mr. Know-it-all
I know we don’t mean to do it, but as financial types who come to our decisions...
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Nov 9, 2023
Please, give me a hint
Every once in a while I get an assignment for The FECG that draws more than its...
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Oct 9, 2023
The hobgoblin of consistency
As many of you know, I have a variety of backgrounds. I was not only in the...
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Oct 4, 2023
No one has time for mysteries
At one time many years ago I had a lot of time for reading. I picked up an...
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Aug 24, 2023
A clear piece of communication
It isn’t often that I get a great resume, but I got one recently.
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Aug 2, 2023
Are you serious in applying?
Let’s be honest. There aren’t a lot of job postings in our evening newsletter...
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Jul 23, 2023
Call me a compulsive
Over the course of any given week I have the great honor of reviewing sometimes...
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Jul 16, 2023
All things to all people
It is a truth in this world that we get paid the most for doing something that...
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Jun 29, 2023
Birds of a feather
We are fortunate in the financial professions to be blessed with a very high...
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Jun 25, 2023
Selling from an empty wagon
I often get the feeling listening to members of The FENG that they feel like...
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May 22, 2023
Everything is a story about you
I always find it interesting what people say about themselves.
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May 7, 2023
Are you over qualified?
I’m sure tonight’s topic will generate a lot of comments. Those of you who...
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May 1, 2023
Maintaining your focus
Life is made up of a lot of endless details. And, as financial people, the...
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Apr 30, 2023
An executive of true mystery
I am always amazed and astounded how frequently the resumes I see are missing...
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Mar 14, 2023
The sound of one hand clapping
Some time ago a member wrote to me lamenting that although he was responding to...
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Mar 5, 2023
Reducing the clutter
Since 1997 when I first became Chairman of The FENG, I have probably reviewed...
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Feb 26, 2023
Just give me the middle line
According to Google, double entry accounting was developed around 1300AD....
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Jan 25, 2023
Imparting dignity
Those of you who know me (and in particular our Administrative Assistants) know...
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Jan 15, 2023
Summing it all up
Not unlike your 90-second announcement, the space at the top of your resume is...
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Nov 2, 2022
25 words or less
There is this great place right at the top of each resume that I find is not...
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Oct 6, 2022
Standard formats
As many of you know, one of my weekly occupations is reviewing new member...
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Sep 21, 2022
A wealth of information
The first time I show someone a navigational chart their eyes usually glass...
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Sep 15, 2022
Adapting in Darwinian fashion
I’m not sure if any of us really want to adapt to changing world conditions in...
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Aug 23, 2021
10 seconds or less
Based on the resumes I see on a daily basis, I am not sure there is full...
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Jan 19, 2020
The FENG’s Resume Review Committee
My dear friend Norm Weinstock passed away a little over 10 years ago. Norm...
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Aug 8, 2018
A simple framework
I’m not sure why people go their own way, but the standard resume framework is...
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May 29, 2018
A standard communication device
The resume has a long and established history in our country, and while from...
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Apr 29, 2018
Your most recent 10 years
While from time to time I silently wish to myself that many of our members...
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Mar 28, 2018
A few left over parts
When I was growing up, my father was a plumbing contractor and I had the great...
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Feb 20, 2018
What have you accomplished?
I hope that over the past few days everyone has gotten a few ideas for the...
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Feb 19, 2018
The 80/20 rule
I have always been a keen observer of managers. One of my favorites was a...
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Feb 18, 2018
The tried and true
You would think that with all the books and materials written about how to...
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Jan 31, 2018
At a glance
There is a rumor out in the world that the attention span of your “average...
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Jan 30, 2018
A gap or a cover-up?
Time goes by fast when you’re having fun, doesn’t it? And what greater fun is...
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Jan 21, 2018
E I E I O
I suppose I could be wrong about all of this, but I find the use of “, MBA” as...
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Jan 9, 2018
Let’s keep it a secret
Any more than someone would write “Please Broadcast Widely” at the top of their...
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