Career Redirection
How to reply when someone asks for an informational interview
You may have read articles about asking for an informational interview. I want to talk to you about the other side – what happens if you are asked for an informational interview. First, let me tell you what an informational interview is not An informational interview is not and should not be a request to…
Read More5 warning signs you are in a toxic workplace
Sometimes when people finally reach out to work with me, they have been working in a toxic workplace for far too long. At this point, it is imperative that they change jobs but often they feel like they have no value. The 5 warning signs you are in a toxic workplace You hate going to…
Read MoreThe right job search strategy. Is it time to make a career move?
If you are wondering if it is time to make a career move, you need the right job search strategy. Does your resume resonate with value-filled stories or sound like a job description? Are you prepared to use today’s career tools? Have you updated your LinkedIn profile? Are you networking? I stress this with every client…
Read MoreAre you living up to your potential? I wasn’t and how I changed that!
This has been a tough year. But it is still a year where you need to ask the question: Are you living up to your potential? I wish someone asked me that question “are you living up to your potential?” 30 years ago. I finally figured out that I wasn’t when I was 53. You…
Read MoreShould I use the LinkedIn Open to Work banner?
Clients and former clients ask me if they should use the LinkedIn Open to Work banner. My instincts were always no but to vet my opinion, I asked Andy Foote, a highly respected Advanced LinkedIn Strategies Coach. This is what he said: I think job seekers should not use it – looks desperate and doesn’t…
Read MoreWhat should I post on LinkedIn?
One of the most common questions I get when I am coaching clients on LinkedIn is: What should I post on LinkedIn? It seems to be a mystery for some to figure out best practices on how to post on LinkedIn but it can be much simpler if you think about these questions: What is…
Read MorePush the envelope and test yourself
Grammarist.com says: To push the envelope means to extend the boundary of what is possible, to take a risk by going farther than others think is acceptable. The term push the envelope was popularized in the early 1980s, following the publication of the book The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe. The book The Right Stuff chronicled American pilots who tested high-speed aircraft,…
Read MoreWhen I’m 64
So I’ve heard this song many times. But as I was telling a 34-year-old client that I am taking July 1 off for my birthday, I asked if she was familiar with the song “When I’m 64?” She didn’t think so. Well, I am 64 or will be by the time I publish this. Seems…
Read MoreAre you ready to change trajectory?
Vocabulary.com defines trajectory as: If you stay on your current trajectory of constant shopping, dining out, and yacht rentals, you’ll end up broke. A trajectory is the path of an object through space, or the path of life that a person chooses. Trajectory comes from the Latin trajectoria, which means “throw across.” The prefix tra- is short for trans-, which means “across” (think transport and transit) and…
Read MoreHow do you overcome adversity?
2020 has been the year to overcome adversity. When I am coaching new or returning clients, many of them are talking about how difficult this year has been. But for all the difficulties, there are opportunities. Just this afternoon, I was talking to a client who has been a Manufacturing Controller in the finance world.…
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