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Category Archive for 'Career Mentor'

Looking for a job is tough even when times are good. In a deteriorating economy it provides new challenges. But, then it also provides you new ways to differentiate yourself and stand out from the crowd. As a career coach I repeatedly encounter some behaviors that get in the way of clients being seen [...]

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“You don’t know how far you can you until you go too far”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Most professionals believe that their manager has the responsibility for advancing their career! In fact some are under the illusion that their managers often lie awake at night wondering about how to promote their employees’ careers and how to make worth [...]

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When we were growing-up your intelligence (IQ) was your main asset: Your parents touted you for how much smarter you were than your siblings, in spite of the fact that this invidious comparison rubbed your siblings the wrong way and that they resented you for it; in school you were the first to raise your [...]

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“The secret to survival is knowing when to hold ‘em and when to fold.”–Kenny Rogers, singer
“How you leave a job can say more about you than all the work you ever did–particularly if leave badly.”–A CTO
Few people realize that there comes a time in their job when work is no longer fun, but a drag. [...]

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Career Coaching, A Luxury?!

In today’s whirlwind world, keeping your career on track is a job in itself; it requires constant vigilance. With the fierce shifts in the competitive landscape and instant surprises, reorganization and possible job elimination are rampant. Career setbacks are also par for the course. During the time of our parents’ careers, job or career coaches [...]

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Money could not buy you friends, but you got a better class of enemy–Spike Mulligan (1918-2002), Comic
How much you’re going to make is one of the first things that crosses your mind when a job is presented to you. It is perhaps because we measure our worth by how we are compensated. It’s a visible [...]

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