Don’t Scare People Away With Your Email
Building up a sizable email list takes a lot of work, and late nights. For all your trouble, you want to continually grow your list, or at the very least, keep good numbers. However, if you take a closer look, you’ll always notice a few drops now and then.
On the flip side, your direct …
Cutting Through the Clutter: “ReadQuick” with Clayton Morris
Recently, I had a chance to speak with Clayton Morris, a co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend and a frequent contributor on all things technology-related to the Fox News Channel. Sometimes, he is able to toss some stories in there about another passion of his, the paranormal! He also is the co-creator of the speed-reading …
Importance of Keeping a List of Companies You Applied To
When you are actively looking for a job, you generally apply to so many companies that you even forget which ones you applied unless you hear back from them within a month. However, if you write down all of the companies you sent your resume and keep a list, you can follow-up on your application …
Job Search Lessons from College Football
Last week I travelled to see my alma mater play a conference game with my son’s alma mater. Although my team was a 15 point underdog, I was confident they could “beat the spread” and maybe even win the game. We decided to make a nominal wager to make it interesting!
After the kickoff, my …
Revving Up Personal Tripod to Experience Success
Our personal tripod is at the center of all we do and it needs to be nourished to feed the soul. The three legs of our unique tripod consist of mind, body and spirit. When all three legs are deeply rooted together, just like a traditional tripod, we become unshakeable and unstoppable. We can achieve …
There Are Two Types of Americans: Employed and Unemployed
The title of this blog is of course oversimplified but I wanted to emphasize the vast difference between the two sides. As a career coach, I spend a lot of time with people who are not employed, whether they’re my private clients or attendees at the various job-search networking groups I support and frequent.
On …
How to Sell Your Soft Skills During Job Interviews
During the interview process, many candidates feel pressured to only focus on their hard skills. While it’s important to highlight these skills, it’s even more impressive when you can explain to the interviewer your soft skills and strengths that relate to the position.
Soft skills are the qualities that can set you apart from other …
How Do You Deal with Difficult People?
What is the right answer when the recruiter asks, “How do you deal with difficult people?” You cannot say: “I like everyone! I never encounter difficult people!”
Here’s the thing. Either you’ve dealt with difficult people, or YOU are one. The truth is in an office, someone is always stressing out everyone else. So, admit …
Networking Tips from the Godfather
In the opening scene of the 1972 classic, The Godfather, Don Corleone (The Godfather) and Bonasera (the undertaker) engage in a conversation around favors. Bonasera desires justice to be served on the young men who assaulted his daughter. After some discussion, Don Corleone agrees to punish the guilty and in return, he informs Bonasera, “Someday, …
Richie Incognito, the NFL, Workplace Bullying to Surface
My originally intended article for this week is interrupted to discuss the National Football League’s workplace bullying problem brought to light by the Miami Dolphins’ Jonathan Martin.
Bullying is most associated with school kids picking on peers to varying degrees of severity. Yet, workplace bullying is probably just as prevalent.
The Workplace Bullying Institute’s 2010 …