Why You Should Focus On The Long Game
Every day things come at us from all directions.
Every day we are faced with a decision: What to do?
That decision can be made much easier when you are Focused on your Long Game.
When you know where you are going you can make conscientious decisions that impact YOUR plans and YOUR goals. This …
Are You a Lame Career Seeker?
I spoke recently to a group of approximately 40 job seekers who were alumni of a well respected and nationally ranked major university. They interacted well, asked questions, and seemed genuinely interested in the topic. I volunteered my time free of charge and made several offers of help to this audience. That’s the good news.…
INTERVIEW WARNING: Don’t Say (or Do!) Anything Stupid!
Who among us has never said or done something so ill-advised (read: STUPID!) that we wish we could immediately take it back? A very human occurrence, unfortunately. And in most circumstances the backlash from our words or actions is usually limited to brief embarrassment and chagrin. Not so when it comes to a job interview, …
Build a Fully Customizable Personal Website With branded.me
I’ve been away from this blog for quite some time working on new products and services to support my audience. One new product I’ve been advising is called branded.me, out of my belief that everyone in the world should have their own website for their personal brand.
Today branded.me launches the fastest and easiest way …
Do You Want a Job or the Right Job?
As a career coach, I talk mostly with two kinds of people: employed or in transition to another job. Sadly, people in both groups have one thing in common: most of them are unhappy. For those in transition, the unhappiness is self-explanatory, but why such a high level of unhappiness for those who are lucky …
About Our Fight To Be Free of Fear
Be relentless. Be resilient. Be able to repair.
Be ready to play hurt. Play tired. Play even with despair.
Everything can change in one moment.
Every thing passes. Every thing that is good and every thing that is bad does not last.
What have we learned from the latest terror campaign acted out on Paris …
How to Stay Calm in a Job Interview
We all know that job interviews are stressful. Hiring managers and recruiters can understand a little bit anxiety and some stress but being too stressful can prevent showing your true nature and professionalism. As a result, you may end up not getting the offer. Also, some hiring managers and recruiters think that if you are …
2 Ways to Get to Know Who You Know
Ready to take your networking to the next level of success?
There are two practices that are the cornerstone to success in getting to know who you know:
Use social media to earn a face to face meeting Thank them and follow-up Use social media to deepen the connectionUse online and offline networking in …
Is Recruiting Sales Employees From Your Competitors Sound HR?
With relative frequency, our recruiters come across organizations that believe it to be an advantageous strategy to recruit from their competition. This is understandable. On the surface, the strategy appears to carry merit. Employers assume that those who have experience in a field will need less ramp-up time, less handholding from management and will have …
5 Ways to Keep Your Goals for 2015
Achieving New Year’s goals happens so infrequently that many people have given up on goals all together. However, the problem with making plans to achieve success isn’t in the goals, but in the ability to stay the course. Here are 5 tips to making your goals a reality.
1) Own your goals. Much of a …