The Strangest Miracle
“I’m not on drugs,” Denise said; her green eyes piercing mine.
I uncomfortably nodded my agreement. I was Denise’s executive job coach. She was an IT professional, a single mother of two children, and highly intelligent and success-driven. Denise was always in control of her emotions, so I found her comment rather odd.
Denise called …
The Art of “Sententia”
“Jay, your problem is you have too much time to think,” I was told by someone earlier in the week. I have to admit, even in jest, his remark caught me by surprise. I replied to him, “Your comment doesn’t even make sense.”
The statement reminded me of a neighbor I had many years ago, …
DISCIPLINE: The Most Important Word in the English Language
Discipline is doing what you don’t want to do… in pursuit of what you want.
I’m not sure discipline can be defined any better. If things were easy to do and you were excited about doing them, you wouldn’t need to be disciplined. Here’s an interestingly fact: Success, happiness, and achievement are easy ! How …
5 Ways to Grow Your Personal Brand on the Job
Personal branding is not just for job seekers. If you want to position yourself for future success, it’s only logical to continue building and maintaining your personal brand on the job, too.
Josh Hyatt, a writer for Forbes, once wrote, “successful employees working at large companies desperately need to create a ‘brand within a brand,’ …
How Your Bad Habits Affect Your Job Search
Puff the not-so-magic dragon. Today’s health care costs have employers cracking down on everything from smoking to drinking, weight loss and more. Is it legal for an employer to stick their nose in your off-work play? Can this really affect your job search? 5% of employees represent 50% of health care costs which is why …
How Do You Get Hired? First, Don’t Lose!
In the Amazon.com bestselling job hunting book “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed….Forever! we teach you how to approach getting hired using game theory. In other words:
Hiring is definitely a game It has rules (which have dramatically changed since 2009) And there are strategiesAnd when you approach going …
Is Hiring Really a Game? Yes it is!
When we think of the term “game,” most of us usually think of something that is a diversion, sport or some form of competitive entertainment. Chances are, most of us don’t even consider that many other things in life also have all the characteristics of a game . . . such as the hiring process. …
2011 Job Market to Become Even More Competitive
If you thought last year’s job market was tough—and it certainly was!—then brace yourself for the 2011 job market because it could shape up to be a whole lot tougher! To effectively and successfully compete in the 2011 job market you’re really going to have to “up your game”!
Applicant-to-job ratioYou’re probably familiar with …
Career Accomplishments Make A Powerful Brand Statement
“I’m having difficulty delivering my personal brand statement because I feel like I’m bragging and that’s hard for me,” said Marc during our video interview coaching session. Marc is an accomplished senior executive being pursued by Fortune 100 and global growth-focused companies alike. The experience of feeling like a personal brand statement is bragging is …
The New Era of Protean Careers
Welcome to the age of Protean Careers. Yes, Protean Careers; and best you get used to the term for it’s here to stay. Indeed, the American workplace has changed forever; and this is presenting significant problems for many who have come to depend on the “Industrial Age” workplace.
Consider This
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