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New Year – New Interviews
This month I have been trying to get you in a new state of mind. I’ve talked about new markets, new resumes, new cover letters, new targets, and new networking strategies. For the last post in January,...
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Make a plan
Are you one of those people who go on vacation by getting in the car and driving and then deciding where you are going? Not me. I need to know where we’re headed, what route we plan on taking, how long...
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Too Old? Not!
I know a woman who recently lost her job though a reduction in force. In our conversation she said, “I’m 60 years old! Do you know how hard it will be for me to find a job!” The answer is yes … and no....
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Are You a Veteran?
Last month I was fortunate to attend an event sponsored by the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) and the Center for Transitional Leadership (CTL). The topic was Hiring from the Talent Pool...
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Change – But Don’t
So, how goes your search? Have you been at it a while? Frustrated? Here is one of my favorite quotes (from Einstein), “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting...
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The Bottom Line
(This an updated combination of two posts from late 2013) Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.” Does the same sentiment apply to losing your job? Here are a few...
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Sometimes the job search doesn’t start because you get fired. Sometimes a friend tells you about an opening, or you happen across something on the web, or maybe a headhunter calls you out of the blue....
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The Four Agreements for Job Search
Don Miguel Ruiz has written a very powerful book called “The Four Agreements.” First published in 1997, the book lays out four agreements that you can make with yourself that will change the way you...
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Focus
Imagine this – you sit down to a networking interview with a guy who just lost his job. You ask, “So what work did you do?” And he responds … “I used Excel, I audited accounts, I did reconciliations, I...
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Summer Doldrums
I don’t know about you, but where I am it is HOT. Everything slows down in the summer. Don’t be surprised if the same thing happens to your job search. The employment process is usually cyclical. At...
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But Do I Have To?
I talked to a guy last week who had recently lost his job and was struggling with finding a new one. His former company had provided him some outplacement assistance, but he told me, “All they want me...
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Attention Holiday Shoppers!
Just in time for your holiday shopping, I’m Fired?!? A Business Fable about the Challenges of Losing One Job and Finding Another is now available in print! Whether your company calls it a layoff, a...
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Welcome to … The Holiday Zone (redux)
This is an update to a previous post For those of you old enough to remember this – imagine some twinkling music in the background and Rod Serling’s voice saying … “Job seeker, you’ve noticed...
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New Years: Remembrances and Resolutions – Part 2
Yesterday we talked about remembering 2015. I hope you did that and celebrated how far you’ve come in life. Okay, now spin your chair around 180° and let’s look into the future. What does 2016 hold...
View ArticleDo I Have to Network?
Simple answer. No, not if you are not in any hurry to find a good job. Feel free to search the internet and apply for every job that might fit you. Practice telling yourself that it’s not your...
View ArticleNetworking is NOT Job Search
Okay, I know this sounds strange, especially coming from me. Especially since this is a blog about how to find a job and I harp on networking all the time. To be clear, networking is a fantastic job...
View ArticleDoes Networking Really Work?
Maybe you’ve been looking for a job for a while, and you are getting frustrated? I can understand that, but I need to stress networking really is the key. I have worked for 14 different...
View ArticleHunting for Easter Eggs
Tomorrow is Easter. Spring is here, the pandemic appears to be waning, and there is an atmosphere of hope in the air that we haven’t felt for a long time. Hopefully, you will be able to spend some...
View ArticleWhere are you aiming?
When I network with job seekers, many are more adept at the search process than I was when I first had to do it. They have good looking resumes; they know how to network; and they are getting better...
View ArticleWhere Should I look?
It’s a question I get a lot. Where is the best place to look for a job? Is it Indeed, Monster, Zip Recruiter Workable, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and the list goes on and on. The good news is that I have...
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