Getting a job in a tough market
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...
Tagged: career satisfaction
Overcoming being overqualified
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...
What goes up must come down
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...
It’s time to get help with your job search
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,...
When procrastination limits your options or spoils your anticipated outcomes
Procrastination may be one of the most self-sabotaging and all too common behaviors leading to someone’s failure to achieve their career/work-related goals. All too often people wait until they are actually laid off before...
Benefits of working independently (vs. having a J-O-B) — through the eyes of an entrepreneur
Prior to starting my own career coaching, consulting and training business, I felt restricted by the inherent politics of working for someone else. The last time I was forced to part ways with an...
Keeping options open vs. failing to commit
Failing to commit has sometimes been recognized as a West Coast issue, but I haven’t seen hard statistics about it. I don’t really know if this trend is limited to one area or not,...
Knowing when it is time to get help with your job search strategy
There are many reasons behind why people stay stuck or prolong an unsuccessful job search process. If you have been unemployed or stuck in an undesirable role for an extended period of time, it’s...
Contacting agency recruiters only when you need a job? That is not networking.
Contacting recruiters as your only job-search effort is a passive approach.
