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| Filed Under: | Career & Jobs / Job Hunting | |
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| Posts / Week: | 4.1 | |
| Archived Since: | February 12, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Resets and Career Clocks
Know how you had to reset your clock yesterday morning to accommodate the Daylight Saving Time change? As I fiddled around resetting clock after clock, I was thinking about how easy that shift was. Go. Do. Done. Reset. Just like...
Skinny Ties and Job Picks
Until recently, I had not heard of a skinny tie. A skinny tie? What on earth is a skinny tie? Clearly, I have been spending way too much time coaching clients and writing resumes and not enough time keeping up...
Solving Your Job Search Puzzle
As our session progressed, my client and I were chatting about how important it is to be a good detective when looking for a new opportunity. Are you a good detective? Are you a good private investigator? Are you a...
The Pumpkin Principle Applied to Executive Job Search
This topic is quite timely since it is the fall season and pumpkins decorate the grocery stores, and flourish in roadside stands and fields across the country. I’m betting your first question is “How does the pumpkin principle apply to...
Writing -- It's Worth It!
Over the weekend, I attended a Writers Forum as part of the 2012 Wonder of Words Festival. Four featured authors read from some of their original works, followed by a brief question and answer period from audience members. While I.....
Milk Cows and Maybe
If you are a farmer, grew up on a dairy farm or know someone who is a farmer, you may know that milk cows do not care at all whether you have a good attitude or a bad one. They...
Competitive Intelligence for Executives during Job Search
Wikipedia describes competitive intelligence as the action of defining, gathering, analyzing, and distributing intelligence about products, customers, competitors and any aspect of the environment needed to support executives and managers in making strategic decisions for an organization. How does this...
Follow Your Bliss? Or Get Real? Career Choices. Career Branding.
Image courtesy of lowdensitylifestyle.com Peter Weddle - known for his authoritative work on on employment sites showcased on weddles.com - has written a novel on how three protagonists navigate the new world of work. It's called A Multitude of Hope....
The Value of Vowels in Your Job Search
Acceptance of a situation for what it is, with an acknowledgement of and appreciation for your many attributes. Assessment to support decision-making; ambition to relentlessly pursue job search activities. Attitude that keeps you focused, energized and engaged in the transition...
Aggressive job search tips for Executives
Have you noticed that holiday decorations are already on the store shelves, and it is only October? Before you know it, we’ll be celebrating the new year. And are you prepared for the peak hiring season in January? Now more...
Career Transition Word of the Day
Lately, I have heard one particular word used over and over and over again in the media. The word I am referencing is this one: Wheelhouse The first time I heard the word “wheelhouse” was about ten years ago when...
Job Loss Lesson 45
Remember when you were a little kid, skinned your knee and got a “boo-boo” or an “owie.” Remember what your Mommy or Grandma Bessie told you: “Here, let me kiss it and make it all better.” And then you grow...
No One Told Me the Rules of the Game
Are you looking for a job? Have you been looking for a job for a little while or a long while? Do you know how to look for a job? Do you have any idea what to do first? If...
Finally landed a job? Now what?
As an executive you understand that in the business world enthusiasm and momentum must continue no matter what the circumstances. People should not rest on their laurels. Maria Shriver is an American journalist winning Peabody and Emmy awards, and author...
Handling Life's Curveballs
“Everything that happens to you in life is either a lesson or a clue” - Colin Hiles, The Mid-life Maverick You’ve finally figured out what you want to do with your professional life. You have a rough plan and are...
Gear Shifts and Gratitude
Whether I am delivering career management services face-to-face or via the telephone, I almost always find something fascinating about clients and how they think. A recent phone coaching session got underway with a client’s matter-of-fact proclamation of these three things:...
The Voice and Your Job Interview
Once again, I am watching The Voice. I absolutely love this program. If you are a job seeker, I would encourage you to tune in – I don’t know exactly what you will learn, but I learn something each and...
Is Your Executive Resume Ready for Prime Time? 2 Simple Tests
Most people approach the matter of submitting their resume with some trepidation - will a recruiter or hiring authority see it or not? And if they see it, will they act on it? So much rides on whether they do!...
Job Search and a Season of Harvest
Traveling to Chicago over the week-end, I noticed the beautiful fall harvest underway and my thoughts turned to Stephen R. Covey and his Law of the Farm teaching. Are you familiar with his writing on this subject? If you are,...
A Four Letter Word About Job Search
The first blog post I ever wrote was called Career Fear: Friend or Foe. As I recall, it took me several hours to write the post because I had so much f e a r about blogging, what to write,...