Interviewing – Rules of engagement
Looking for a job is stressful, and preparing for an interview can be daunting. Do you often freeze when faced with regularly asked interview questions? Like many unpleasant but necessary events in our lives...
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Job search – Rules of engagement
In a previous blog, I addressed why throwing resumes at job postings is an ineffective job search strategy. Now that you have an overview of the job search process, it’s time to get better...
Your pandemic job search — start with a reality check
Whatever the motivation is behind your job search, there are some key points about the process that you’ll want to be aware of as you make your way back into the fray. If the...
The power of clearly defined goals
Devastation can happen with your career if you don’t know where you are going and don’t have a plan.
How Different Will Your New Year Be?
You may have found the past year has been riddled with indecision and apprehension regarding many important issues: the economy, jobs, politics, healthcare, and government spending, to name a few. The list could go...
Networking: Career Fitness vs. Physical Fitness
When networking is recommended as a way of maintaining career fitness, I hear many excuses for why it is not possible, or at the very least, very difficult. January is a good time to...
Attitude: Do You Have a Service-Driven Mind Set?
This week I had an ah-hah moment, although it had actually been incubating for a long time. Although we are in a recession, there are business owners, contractors, and consultants I know who are...
Is Your B.S. Meter Working?
Recently, one of my clients shared his frustration with the game that is played between candidates, H.R., recruiters, and hiring managers when sharing information (or not) about the status of a role or actual...
Timing
Timing is everything. Each day I receive scores of job announcements through the various professional association lists I am subscribed to. We may read news about the economy reporting things to the contrary, but...
Are You Really Ready to Return to Work?
Every day I hear from job seekers that claim their job search is their highest priority..but, there is always a caveat. It is the “except for” that really defines the reality of the moment....
