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DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR JOB SEARCH WILL WORK?

When you just started job searching I bet you believed that you would get a job with just a little hard work, persistence, and luck. So...

3 WAYS TO DROP IMPOSTER SYNDROME

One of the main reasons clients tell me that they are overwhelmed when searching for a job or going for a promotion is that they are...

TRIED EVERYTHING? NO OFFERS? WANT TO QUIT? WAIT!

I was inspired to write this article as I was listening to a podcast about running a coaching business. One of the coaches who called in...

WHY IS MY JOB SEARCH TAKING SO LONG?

Do you think that your job search is taking a long time because of the economy, covid, the applicant tracking system algorithms or the...

STOP WAITING FOR YOUR NETWORKING TO WORK

You network. You reach out to all your friends, family, former colleagues and college friends. Heck, you even tried your old camp friends...

WHY YOU WON’T GET HIRED IF YOU’RE OVERQUALIFIED

I had a consult call with a prospective client the other day. He was frustrated in his job search because he was just rejected for a job...

THE BEST WAY TO PROVE YOU CAN DO THE JOB

If I told you I was a great interior designer, would you believe me? Probably not, and I'm pretty sure you wouldn’t hire me to decorate...

WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT A BAD JOB?

Most clients come to me when they are seriously unhappy with their jobs. I always ask them to start by telling me 3 good things about...

JOB SEARCH PLAN STEP ONE - BE A KINDERGARTNER!

Want to get started looking for a new job, but everywhere you look there is a ton of advice about what you should do first, like getting...

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD

What if I told you that you don’t need to spend time creating a resume or a linkedin profile that shows a unique set of skills to...

HOW TO PREPARE ONCE FOR ALL INTERVIEWS

So, you know how when you first start your job search you think that if you could just “get your foot in the door” and nab an interview...

DON’T SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS!

I recently saw a quote that really changed my whole perspective on careers, and well, life, really. It was from the book Attachments by...

JOB SEARCH MATH

Looking for a job, especially if you don’t have the conventional career path for the job you want, is daunting. Most clients come to me...

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE YOUR CAREER GOAL ......

How many times have you felt frustrated with your job and just decided, in a messy moment, to start the search for another one? You start...

PLEASE DON’T DO THIS ONE THING!

Have you been on the fence about your desire for a new job or asking for a raise or promotion or even having that difficult conversation...

IT'S ALWAYS TIME TO TAKE TIME OFF

I am writing this article the day after Thanksgiving where there was a lot of discussion about the coming holiday season, time off, and...

END JOB SEARCH OVERWHELM

We have all heard the saying that “the riches are in the niches”. This means that the narrower we define a goal the easier it is to wade...

YOU ARE YOUR PRODUCT!

I have been thinking about all the ways to be more successful. Should I be more engaged in social media? Network more? Learn more? Create...

THE ONE BIG PROBLEM WITH YOUR TO-DO LIST

The first thing we do after setting a goal is to make a to-do list of all the things we have to get done so that we can reach the goal....

WHY A JOB OFFER IS NOT A GOOD GOAL!!!

Unless you are a narcissist you know that not every job you apply for will result in an offer. If you want to feel in control of your job...