I encourage my coaching clients and workshop participants to embrace their talents, interests and job skills, and find ways to incorporate them into their current careers. Elements of our ten-year-old aspirations can shed a spotlight on what your next career move may be. If by chance, you entered...
Read MoreAs we approach Presidents Day, it’s time to pay homage to the men (no women – yet!) who led our country through good times and in bad. No matter how you feel about their politics, most U.S. Presidents strove to do their best. They held our nation together and...
Read MoreAs the greeting card companies force us to turn our thoughts to Valentine’s Day, we decided it was a good time to write about romance, flirtation and sexual innuendo in the workplace. Careerbuilder.com reports that 40 percent of U.S. office workers have dated a colleague, and nearly one...
Read MoreBefore you pass “Go”, you might be asked to have a qualifying telephone interview (aka “phone screen”) with the employer’s internal or external recruiter. This is “make-or-break” so make sure you don’t fumble by heeding some of these tips: Use a landline for the call. Cell phones don’t always...
Read MoreA common mistake jobseekers make when describing themselves in a professional context is to launch into a list of their current and past jobs and experiences. You may think that a hastily-sketched map of your accomplishments is all you need, but trust me, that won’t cut it. You...
Read MoreDue in large part to layoffs and investment losses, an increasing number of people over 50 find themselves in a role they never expected at this stage in their life – that of a jobseeker. If that’s YOU, finding a job can be an uphill battle as you...
Read MoreI was recently helping my 16-year-old son write a paper for his World Religions class. He showed me the outline and I thought it was thin, that it lacked range. Of course, he was put off and generally rejected some of my suggestions for expanding the scope of the...
Read MoreLooking for a job when you already have one can be tough. The last thing you need is for your colleague to get wind you are interviewing, or for a reference to unwittingly call your current boss. There are, however, a few things you can do to avert...
Read MoreIn the job hunting and career management space there is so much written for recent college grads and for professionals and executives. What about the people who are not entry level, nor professionals and executives? They are neither fish nor fowl, but oh so necessary and valuable to keep things...
Read MoreCarlos Zambrano was recently fired as pitcher from the Chicago Cubs for essentially being difficult. His bosses reported unpleasant encounters with him. They sought feedback from his peers who also found him disruptive and combative. They simply didn’t like working with Carlos who, they felt, didn’t understand that there...
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