Your smart phone could be your greatest career barrier. They play such a huge role in our business and personal lives that’s it’s easy to blur the boundaries when you bring your phone to work. Read more…
If you ever have made a mistake at work or discovered areas where you need to develop strengths, then you probably can relate to the anxiety that most people feel during a job interview. It’s Read more…
Someone asked me this recently. His job had been eliminated, and he was considering moving into consulting instead of looking for a full-time job. His story is not unusual: “Losing my job was actually the Read more…
“I never did feel like I fit in the department,” said one job candidate who recently lost his job. Another commented about dreading Monday morning and told me that he spent each Sunday in a Read more…
“I totally freeze when I am in an interview,” a job candidate recently told me. “I have no idea what happens to me when I am in an interview, my mind goes blank, and I Read more…
The word clutter means different things to different people. While some people have no problem with messy sock drawers, others get lost in piles of paper and lists that keep them going in circles and Read more…
Several months ago, a job candidate was starting to develop a case of self-doubt wondering if he would ever get a job. After weeks of searching, spending a great deal of time and effort filling Read more…
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A job seeker recently shared her apprehensions about part-time work interfering with her job search. She’s not alone. After much thought and another month of job searching, she decided to apply for a part-time position Read more…
I a couple of days ago a friend mentioned how many times he has heard job seekers describe their interests as “open to anything as long as it’s a job.” This is a common job-search Read more…