“All successful people have a goal.” Norman Vincent Peale In my previous post, I shared my 5 steps to take to have a successful day. (If you haven’t read it yet—please go and read it.) But there’s actually more to the story. You can’t really declare a day to be “successful” if you haven’t yet […]
Mindfulness isn’t difficult—we just need to remember to do it!” — Sharon Salzberg These days, we hear a lot of talk about the importance of “mindfulness” and being “present.” I think the reason we hear this is that most people aren’t. (Present, that is.) In our hectic lifestyle which seems to get more hectic by […]
I often find that my clients on both ends of the age spectrum are the ones who are most self-conscious about their job search. On one side, we’ve got high school and college graduates who are sometimes intimidated the big wide workforce where everyone in the office is more experienced (and by inference, more qualified). […]
If you’ve been recently unemployed, there’s unfortunately no magic formula to predict how long it will take to land a new job. There are just too many factors in play, including the economy, the job market, your own personal motivation, etc. One study says in today’s job market the average length of time between jobs […]
News flash: There’s no set formula for landing the perfect job—although it certainly would make my job easier if there were. There are, in fact, many pathways to finding gainful employment in the career field of your choice. We’ve talked about a few of these pathways in recent blog posts, including job fairs, taking temp-to-hire […]
On the surface, it sounds like a perfect opportunity. You’re looking for a job, and there’s a job fair scheduled in your area where you can get into a room full of companies looking to hire. What better place could there be to find work? And yet, there are those who have expressed mixed feelings […]
If you’re in the midst of a job search that is dragging on longer than you expected, you may begin to feel additional pressure to get income from wherever you can find it. (Legally, of course.) This begs the question whether you should start looking for temporary job openings. Temp work can be a mixed […]
It’s the classic “catch-22” for anyone trying to land their first job, or anyone trying to change careers. How do you get the job without experience? But how do you get experience unless someone gives you a job?? “Experience required.” “Experience preferred.” For years, this has been the classic barrier to entry for so many […]
LinkedIn, the social networking site for business professionals and job seekers, announced last week that it will be retiring its standalone LinkedIn Job Search app in May. For a number of years, this mobile app has been a leading resource for job seekers. I have frequently recommended it to my clients as part of their […]
Have you ever had a job you hated? Maybe you have a job right now that you greatly dislike. Do you live for the weekends and dread every weekday? If you do, you’re not alone. In fact, a recent Gallup Poll of workers in 200 countries around the world found that 85 percent of workers […]