Actionable steps for a productive job search
The job search process can seem like a mystery. It can be particularly confusing if you plan to return to work after a long break, are changing careers, or are in the middle of...
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Strategy and timing will outperform wishing and hoping
If you’ve started this year with good intent but are already in a fog, you still have time to get back on track. Your New Year’s resolutions may have been the catalyst, but your...
Get control of your job search
If you think an improved economy will make it easy to get a job, think again. Some jobs may be easier to get. But are any of those jobs right for you? The qualifier,...
Recalibrating when your employer’s goals have changed
Staying too long in a role can have extremely negative ramifications for your mental health and marketability. So you may have questions. What is too long and how do you know? What needs to...
Goals are your recipe for success
Many times we rely on intentions that don’t get us anywhere. There is something in many of us that makes us think we can skip goal setting and go straight to execution. We just...
Mentor, coach or therapist — maybe all three.
Sometimes it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel or to create strategies for executing change on your own. Getting the help from a mentor, career coach or therapist...
Hate being micromanaged or nagged?
Nagging is a chore. Having to repeat the same thing over and over is exhausting. I can’t imagine choosing to nag or micromanage for the hell of it. So, why does it happen? I’m...
25 years as a business owner – looking back on the road that led me here (Part 6)
In the beginning, I created my own job search training materials and delivered presentations at job fairs. I had spots on a local television news station career segment and wrote articles for the Seattle...
25 years as a business owner – looking back on the road that led me here (Part 5)
Going into the new millennium, many people found themselves unemployed. There were major mergers and acquisitions as businesses adjusted, and these changes led to massive layoffs. Salary expectations for those who had had their...
25 years as a business owner – looking back on the road that led me here (Part 4)
Sometimes things happen for a reason. One thing became incredibly clear. I needed to call my own shots. By the time I made the decision to start my own business in 1997, I had...
