Posted in Job Search, Networking on Oct 28th, 2011
During my time with a client, I feel like I get to know them pretty well by the time we have finished with the resume package or coaching sessions. We spend time talking about the concerns, and difficulties of their job search. The recurring comment I hear from clients is their nerves or maybe their [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Job Search, Networking, Positive Attitude on May 23rd, 2011
Weeds finally began peeking through my garden floor a few weeks ago. They usually come up just before the perennials and in Michigan it is a sign that things are finally unthawing and warm sunny days are not far away. Although weeds usually drive me crazy by the end of the summer, I am always [...]
Posted in Career Change, Career Mgt., Job Loss, Job Search, Networking on Mar 7th, 2011
With a new season of The Apprentice beginning, we will once again be hearing and joking about the now house-hold phrase, “You’re Fired”. But for those in the real world that have to pick up the pieces and carry on after being fired, the phrase is far from common. Just like a personal breakup, professional [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Current Events, Job Search, Networking on Feb 21st, 2011
Sunday was the start of NASCAR’s 2011 season at the newly paved Daytona 500 speedway. It ended up being an especially exciting opener for the fans. The weather was beautiful, the track was fast and the race was riddled with caution flags, crashes, and spin outs including a 15 car pile up.
Most of the mishaps [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Job Search, Networking on Feb 3rd, 2011
Everyone seems to have an opinion on the correct way to perform a job search. Some say recruiters are the only way for success, others swear by cold calling targeted companies and others go for the buck shot strategy and send their resume to every vaguely close job description they come across in their search. [...]
Posted in Career Devel., Networking, Social Networking on Jan 10th, 2011
I was recently interviewed by a local newspaper on the importance of a clear job seeker elevator speech and the effectiveness
of having one to share at a moment’s notice. Our discussion prompted this post. The term itself was inspired by the amount of time a job seeker would have to plead their value to a [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Job Search, Networking on Nov 19th, 2010
So many new and seemingly helpful job seeker resources are popping up on the internet daily to aid in their job search. Tools such as job boards, social media communities, web groups, websites, blogs, video blogs, and more seem to have an endless supply of ideas and information. While all these web-based search tools are [...]
Posted in Career Devel., Career Mgt., Help Others, Job Search, Networking on Oct 21st, 2010
Last week I left Michigan for beautiful San Diego to attend the annual Career Directors International (CDI) Summit. The conference was an absolute success! The topics were relevant to the resume writing and career coaching industries and the Catamaran Resort was picturesque with the Pacific Ocean to our west and Mission Bay to the east. [...]
Posted in Current Events, Interview Prep, Job Search, Networking, jobseeker on Aug 24th, 2010
I’m helping out at a Career Fair tomorrow and want to welcome anyone within driving distance of Southeast Michigan to join me at the event. I’ll be there providing resume reviews, answering questions and strategizing with job seekers – if you attend please stop by and say Hi! The information is below, hope to [...]
Posted in Current Events, Help Others, Job Search, Networking, Social Networking, jobseeker on Aug 18th, 2010
I took off work a few days ago to take my mother-in-law to a doctor’s appointment. The appointment went well and after visiting for a while back at her house I headed home. We live about 50 minutes apart and being such a beautiful sunny day I decided to take a different route home. I [...]
