Job search
When your strategies get sloppy
If you are honest, I bet you can think of times when your strategies get sloppy. All of us suffer from inconsistency sometimes and I think the modern era of so many conveniences has actually made us more inconsistent. We use tools inconsistently. For example, I use Twitter but then I pop in and out.…
Read MoreAre you targeting an outdated or overcrowded career path?
Changing your career path or making a career move is a lot like the game of chess. The questions I get asked regularly is where do I find a job in my field? and next, should I go back to school and what to study? The Complexity of Changing your Career Path To answer this…
Read MoreDon’t treat LinkedIn as a job board
If you only treat LinkedIn as a job board, you miss the boat. Periodically, I get someone who is not on LinkedIn and they will say something like: I actually don’t have a LinkedIn yet. I never set one up because I did not believe it was necessary. Up to now, it has been easy…
Read MoreHow to expand your network one person at a time
When your network is too small or non-existent, finding a new job is nearly impossible. However, in the age of social media – which is less than 20 years old, you can rapidly build and nurture a network. Expand your network one person at a time I am a believer in building networks very personally.…
Read MoreHow should I prepare for the next recession whenever it comes?
I don’t believe in fear-mongering. I pushed back against the idea but more than one source discussed next recession. For example, Reuters article Predicting the next U.S. recession by Saquib Iqbal Ahmed says: Besides watching developments on the trade front economists and investors are watching for signs they hope can alert them to a coming…
Read MoreWhat outdated job search myths are hard to let go?
Myths are perpetuated in many areas. Sometimes there is a morsel of truth, sometimes in the past, there was a reason to do things a certain way, and sometimes false information continues to spread. Job search myths are no different. My husband, Bill, has taken on many household jobs for me since he is retired…
Read MoreJob seeker, does your social media offer the best first impression?
We all want to make the best first impression and put our best foot forward, right? But in a world of social media, it is more difficult than ever before. I talked about Facebook No-no’s in this post, Could these 3 Facebook No-Nos make you lose your job? I often speak to job seekers about…
Read MoreWhy do some people struggle to land a new job?
You understand that it is hard to land a new job. Some people seem to struggle more than others. What makes it easy for some people to land a new job? Let me give you a list of some things that make it easier. Some will be obvious. Others, not so much. A great value-driven…
Read MoreWhat would happen if you deployed networking daily?
Networking is one of those skills that many people keep hidden away until it is necessary. Networking daily — is that a foreign concept to you? What if you made networking a daily habit? One of the concepts that many job seekers struggle with is how to find a job using a network. The preponderance…
Read MoreHow to boost your weak resume to get interviews
Is your resume performing well? Are you landing interviews? If not, perhaps it is time to boost your weak resume! When someone calls me and tells me their resume isn’t working, I ask if they mean they are not getting interviews. The primary job of the resume is to get the interview. The secondary job…
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