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Continue reading...Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Job search, internal promotion or career change are all forms of career transition. In order to significantly increase the odds of a successful transition, you need a strategy. You need to be ready. There are 8 Steps to being Market Ready for your Career Transition. I am pleased to announce that I have put together a program to help you get market ready. This is the same kind of work I have done with hundreds of clients on a 1-1 basis. Now, it is available in program format. Are you market ready? SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Job Search, Internal Promotion or Career Change in 2007?", url: "/archives/2007/01/16/job_search_internal_promotion_or_career_change_in_2007.html" });
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 10, 2007
My pulse just went up a bit as I put that out there, but hey, we grow when we stretch.... You might want to sign-up for the free FeedBlitz email notifications if you want an easy way of keeping up (see the sign-up box at right). SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Launching a Blog Series: 100 Career Boosters for 2007", url: "/archives/2007/01/10/launching_a_blog_series_100_career_boosters_for_2007.html" });
Continue reading...Thursday, October 19, 2006
There may be times in your career when referencing does not result in you winning the job.... There are situations where what is coming up in referencing is something you might want to think about doing something about. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Deconstructing a Bad Reference", url: "/archives/2006/10/19/deconstructing_a_bad_reference.html" });
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 10, 2006
First, figure out what you really want to say, Then, figure out how you can say it in a way that is profound and believable.... I don't have proof, but I am certain that the brain of experienced resume readers and interviewers immediately clouds over when it spots or hears these clichés. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Avoid the Clichés", url: "/archives/2006/10/10/avoid_the_clichs.html" });
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 1, 2006
If the concept of work life balance sounds like an important and worthy goal, here are the steps I suggest you incorporate into your job search to help ensure that the job you land next is consistent with your priorities.... When it comes down to an actual job offer, are you willing to walk away from the offer if the employer’s expectations of the amount of time and energy you put into your job go against your requirements? SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Making Work Life Balance a Priority in Your Job Search", url: "/archives/2006/08/01/making_work_life_balance_a_priority_in_your_job_search.html" });
Continue reading...Thursday, June 1, 2006
The external view is how your performance currently rates, and has rated in the past, in the eyes of the people you work for and with.... The subjective side of your performance can include the level of impact you are having in the organization, how successfully you are fitting-in, the degree to which you exhibit the values of the organization, how effectively you are developing your skills, and how well you work with your boss. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Truth and Your Career", url: "/archives/2006/06/01/the_truth_and_your_career.html" });
Continue reading...Friday, May 5, 2006
Follow-up phone calls certainly aren’t out of the place, in particular if you have made it to the short-list, and if you have other opportunities that you are trying to manage.... 2nd+ Choice: In practice, a delay following a short-list interview often means that someone else was the first choice and is being made an offer and that they are waiting to see how that goes before getting back to you. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How to Follow-Up after Interviewing", url: "/archives/2006/05/05/how_to_follow-up_after_interviewing.html" });
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Here are some tips to make the most of the opportunity: Answer the Question: In most cases, you will be given a specific question to answer or challenge to address and a 10-15 minute time frame in which to do it.... It sounds obvious, but you would be surprised at how many slides and minutes most people put into introductions, background information and other relevant, but not critical content. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Nail that Interview Presentation", url: "/archives/2006/04/19/nail_that_interview_presentation.html" });
Continue reading...Monday, March 27, 2006
However, while she can talk with passion about the organization and her teams, she has a heck of time summoning that energy to talk about and sell herself.... Often, the most successful people are the worst at communicating what they do, what they've done, and how they do it. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Talking about yourself", url: "/archives/2006/03/27/talking_about_yourself.html" });
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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