Job Loss Endings and EGBDF
Endings Endings are hard. Endings are painful. Endings are not easy.Sometimes endings are bad. Sometimes endings make us mad or sad. Other times,endings make us glad. Endings make us uncomfortable. Sometimes endings aregood. Sometimes endings bring welcome… Career Hub...
Glass Half Full? Glass Half Empty?
My client and I were discussing ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ word choicesearlier this week and in particular, we were focusing on the word hope and howa job seeker may feel “hopeful” one day and “hopeless” the next. If you…Career Hub...
INSIDEJobs
In June of this year, I wrote a blog post about job search being an ‘f’ wordand indeed it is — an endeavor that requires ‘F’ocus like no other. Recently, Icame across a site that helps job seekers… CareerHub...
Career Crossroads? How To Make Big Career Decisions
- Shall I change jobs this year or stay where I am? – Shall I change careersnow or continue in the same profession? – Shall I accept the redundancy packageor decline it? – Shall I return to work… Career Hub...
In the Trenches With the Unemployed, Anyone, Anyone?
In the 1986 hit movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, there is a line that theeconomics teacher keeps repeating as he is trying to teach his class. Theteacher keeps quizzing his students with the tired refrain of ‘anyone, anyone’…Career Hub...
Forever Marilyn and The Brand of You
Like it, love it, rave about it, or rip on it, Forever Marilyn commands yourattention. Her international brand looms large in downtown Chicago. As I stoodby this icon’s left foot, a tourist told me he had traveled 7,000… Career Hub...
Confidence: How Do You Build It?
Today’s early morning query came from a caller who inquired: My Mom told meto call you to see if you could help me with getting some confidence.Confidence, a word defined by Merriam-Webster as: a : a feeling or… Career Hub...
Teleprompters
Where is that teleprompter when you need it? Wouldn’t it be nice to have ateleprompter accompany you to that next job interview? You know, a teleprompterthat would tell you exactly what to say at just the right moment?… CareerHub...
Wandering Aimlessly
Sometimes when I have a gift to buy for a friend or relative, I really havevery little idea about what the recipient might want or need. So, I head off tothe mall and begin my quest – wandering… Career Hub...
Are You A Word Hoarder?
This morning, my client and I were critiquing his new résumé. As we weregoing through the text line by line, he shared with me how good it felt to getrid of the extra words, filler and fluff. Take… Career Hub...