Transforming Lives!!
Posted in Resume on Jul 14th, 2009
As the layoffs mount and as the job market gets tighter I often hear voices of frustration from my audiences when I speak before them. Most of my audiences consist of those working and looking for a change, those out of work looking to get back in, and often, those who are afraid that they [...]
Posted in Resume on Jul 9th, 2009
It is better to sleep on things beforehand than to lie awake about them
afterwards. -Baltasar Gracian, philosopher and writer (1601-1658)
As a career coach I routinely work with clients to make their resumes more presentable. In the process I am often surprised by the number of clients who want to misstate facts or who want to [...]
Posted in Career Repositioning on Jul 8th, 2009
Everyone must be prepared for a layoff at any time. Going into fear because of what might happen puts you at a disadvantage and, inevitably, because of that fear, you’ll be laid off. It is often said that you become what you fear. So, if go around your place of work wearing that fear others [...]
Posted in Career Repositioning on Jul 6th, 2009
The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust, novelist (1871–1922)
As the job losses mount and as the economy gets tougher, those left with having to do multiple jobs because of the cutbacks often have to face both, the survivors’ guilt and having to do [...]
Posted in Resume on Jul 6th, 2009
Whenever I mention to my clients, who are going after open jobs, to write cover letters in their response I get incredulous looks and an insinuation that I am hopelessly out of date and impractical. Why? They have heard from many recruiters that cover letters are a waste of time because no one reads [...]
Posted in Resume, Resume Writing on Jul 3rd, 2009
“Your reach should be greater than your grasp.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson
You do not have to go far to realize that the job market today is really tough these days! What makes it even tougher for those who are already out and looking and for those who are on the verge of a layoff is that they [...]
Posted in Job Search on Mar 4th, 2009
Introduction
Dictionary defines etiquette as conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority in social or official life. With this definition as a guiding principle, etiquette is even more important in a job-search situation than in others because most who are in the “taking” end do not even realize that their behaviors– and [...]
Posted in Career Mentor, Career Repositioning on Feb 28th, 2009
“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. [...]
Posted in Resume, Resume Writing on Jan 22nd, 2009
Executive resumes are breeds in themselves. Why? Employers are looking for some special leadership traits in the senior managers that they want to hire. The traits of good leadership embody a portfolio of attributes that are not always quantifiable. They are often indefinable, a jen ne sais quoi, and yet those who are looking for [...]
Posted in Interview Skills on Dec 18th, 2008
Everyone yearns for a dream job! Although definitions vary, most can do a pretty good job of defining what a dream job will look like to them. Yet, few know how to go about finding one and even fewer know how to land one! Most of those who complain about their jobs know what they [...]
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