Job loss ranks among the top 10 most stressful events in life. Getting fired – even if it was anticipated – still comes as a shock. If you’ve been through it, you know the angst. Personal letters and phone calls go unreturned. You stop posting status updates on Facebook. You ignore well-intentioned friends and ...
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 disaster and make a quiet and ...
Read MoreIt’s the time of year when we start thinking about New Year’s Resolutions. If one of yours is finding a new job, run – don’t walk – to sign up for my “Career Mapping Live Seminar for Executives” at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management in Chicago on Saturday, December 10. I promise you’ll leave with ...
Read MoreI have a good friend whose job is being eliminated soon. She doesn’t know exactly when she must leave. Her boss (the owner of a small business) is flexible about this, within reason. My friend has persuaded the owner to agree to a 4-day workweek so she can schedule job interviews one of the days. ...
Read MoreMembers of the United States military are often faced with obstacles that are unique, that don’t necessarily affect non-military job hunters. Conducting your research should be done well in advance of your discharge from the military. Pinpoint the skills and experiences you had in the military that can translate into the civilian world. It is ...
Read MoreYou can download my interview from Karyn Pettigrew’s radio show on “From Employee to Entrepreneur: Three Things You Need to Know to Transition Successfully.” Hopefully helpful to some of you making the move or thinking about it. http://unity.fm/program/BeyondBlindSpots
Read MoreTough times often fuel entrepreneurial ventures. In fact, some of the biggest business successes—Hyatt Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Trader Joe’s, CNN, and MTV, to name a few—were launched during economic downturns. The 2009 Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity shows that entrepreneurial activity rose from .32% in 2008 to .34% in 2009. That means 340 out of every ...
Read MoreI have a good friend whose position is being eliminated soon. She doesn’t know when; her boss (owner of a small business) is flexible as to when she needs to leave, within reason. She has gotten the owner to agree to a 4 day workweek so she can schedule job interviews one of the days ...
Read MoreWhile many people are wringing their hands over needing to find a job, there are some who have landed them, but are embarrassed by their job. It’s not even that they don’t like the job (although that will likely follow without a change in thinking), they just didn’t see themselves in this industry, company or ...
Read MoreWhether you are unceremoniously fired and asked to leave the premises immediately or you choose to leave after a stellar run with your employer, it pays to leave on a high note. The specific behaviors vary depending on the circumstance, but the common thread when parting company is to maintain your dignity and professionalism. Regardless ...
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