I was coaching a client last night after an in-house interview she had for a new position within her company. The role she has right now is very people-centric but the new one would require much more networking. This young lady has already done awesome things. She helped her family launch a non-profit focused on…
Category Archives: Job search
Why some people stay unemployed longer than others
This is a tough subject because there are so many variables. I watched the Trapped in Unemployment segment with Scott Pelley on 60 minutes last night featuring a project called Platform to Employment launched by The WorkPlace and led by Joe Carbone. For the most part, I agreed with the project and the method. Unemployed…
What do I see as the biggest dangers for the unemployed?
I spent the morning at the Wausau Region Chamber’s Economic Outlook Summit listening to Clare Zempel, a noted economist share his view of the economy and teach those of us who are not economically-focused what indicators have an impact on the likelihood of a return to a recession. One of the audience members question was…
You don’t know why they didn’t hire you
As I mentioned in my last post, one of my most recent clients at Design Resumes was a Director of Human Resources, we’ll call her Mary. Mary was delightful to work with but in addition to being a great client, she let me verify and clarify my impressions about human resources practices. With 15 years…
Why do career folks like each other?
If you are active on social media, you notice career professionals talking to each other all the time on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and even LinkedIn. Funny thing about that, in a global market place, we are all competitors for the most part. Shouldn’t we be cut throat and stay as far away from each other…
Reality Check – Are we on the same job search team?
Sometimes it seems like we are all striving for something different and pulling in different directions. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all pull together? Conflicting job search information When you are in a job search, there is so much conflicting information from so many sources that you hardly know where to look. And…
Why you should never burn a bridge
Burned bridges cause more havoc for job seekers than almost anything else. A bad resume slows down your job search but there are people who do get jobs despite their resumes. Risky, but it can happen. However, the individual who decides to vent their frustration and blows up at management when departing or talks trash…
Who is a job seeker?
In the career industry, professional resume writers and career coaches like myself often use the word, “Job Seekers.” I was thinking the other day that it really needs some definition. Some people may think that “job seekers” are always unemployed but that isn’t what I mean by the term and I would guess that many…
Why networking is KEY to your job search
I know I sound like a broken record but networking is absolutely key in your job search. The image above is NOT the right way. I’m going to tell you a little client story about when it does work. The majority of my clients who are hired quickly are hired because they implemented a networking…
3 Reasons Why I believe in a personalized job search not a generic one!
Generic may be fine for my prescriptions and some would disagree with that but for your job search, you really need personalized! I suspect I prefer personalized hamburgers too though I don’t know if I could think of 256 different ways. Let’s talk about how to personalize your job search instead? 1.) You hear me…
