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by Sherri Edwards · Published February 14, 2025 · Last modified February 13, 2025
Are you a passive jobseeker? Not sure? Visibility on social media doesn’t guarantee success and throwing resumes at “interesting” job posts doesn’t make you competitive in a tight market. Random efforts produce random results. ...
Career / individual / Job Search
by Sherri Edwards · Published January 1, 2025 · Last modified November 5, 2024
If you’re like many people, the beginning of a new year prompts you to make changes. New Year, better economy…time for a new job? If the thought of leaving your current position has crossed...
Career / individual / Job Search
by Sherri Edwards · Published December 1, 2024 · Last modified November 5, 2024
We probably all begin a new year with good intentions. Many people make resolutions to lose weight, improve their eating habits, or get a new job, to name a few. If these sound like...
Career / individual / Job Search
by Sherri Edwards · Published November 1, 2024 · Last modified October 26, 2024
The employment market has experienced significant ups and downs in the past three years. Some people appeared shocked. But from my experience, not much is new. Trends demonstrate that when companies over-hire or when...
Over the years, I’ve watched people struggle to navigate obstacles to rewarding employment. I’ve spent a career dissecting why people get stuck in dead-end jobs and stalled job searches. The reasons vary, yet many...
Career / individual / Job Search
by Sherri Edwards · Published September 1, 2024 · Last modified August 28, 2024
A tough market and your ability to get employed won’t change by casting blame. Finding work will happen faster if you’re realistic, forward-thinking, and active. Your chances can improve if you create a plan...
Career / individual / Job Search
by Sherri Edwards · Published August 1, 2024 · Last modified July 26, 2024
In a tight job market, the competition for the prime jobs is tough. If you’ve reached for the stars and come out empty-handed, looking at less senior roles is an option. You may say...
For those of us who were in the middle of the dot com bust in the early 2000s, the job market over the past two years is no surprise. What we learned then was...
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by Sherri Edwards · Published June 1, 2024 · Last modified May 17, 2024
There are many reasons why people are stuck in a dead-end job or prolong an unsuccessful job search process. Most people need help to figure out why. If you’ve been unemployed for too long,...
Career / individual / Job Search
by Sherri Edwards · Published May 1, 2024 · Last modified April 17, 2024
For years, I’ve observed self-sabotaging behaviors that derail many job seekers’ efforts to gain employment. Complaints about the job market frequently overshadow what job seekers do to prevent them from making progress. Today, I...
