The thought of planning and conducting a full-scale job search can seem overwhelming to a lot of job seekers. I can relate to feeling overwhelmed. When I got engaged last month, my feelings of happiness and excitement were also met with stress when I saw the wedding planning to-do list.
It’s smart to diversify your career, just like it is to diversify your stock portfolio. Investing time, money, and energy into new skills can provide a big return in opportunities and income. But how do you diversify your career? There are a few simple ways you may have never thought
One of the top things employers seek in job candidates these days is curiosity. Curiosity is also one of the best tools for a successful career path. When you become curious about the following things, you’ll see a shift in the outlook of your career. Let your curiosity run wild
Conducting a job search can be draining, especially when facing multiple rejections. These rejections can take their toll on your energy. This is why it’s important to not only manage your time well during your job search, but also to manage your energy. Proper energy management requires you to be
Making a career change can seem daunting when you know it’s necessary, but aren’t sure what the change should entail. It’s important to be as strategic as possible, instead of stumbling into something new that may or may not work out. One of the first steps in exploring what is
A few years ago I warned my readers about two job search trends. The negative aspects of these trends have reared their ugly heads again in recent weeks. Therefore, I thought it was appropriate to send out another warning. #1 of 2 Job Search Trends: Employers’ misuse of personality assessments
It’s the start of my favorite season, summertime! Although I love spending the summer outdoors paddle boarding, hiking, and more, I also like to spend it reading. Actually, I prefer to read year-round. But at the start of each summer, I enjoy providing book lovers with some reading suggestions based
When most people are first starting out in their careers, they picture their career paths as straight, and on the climb uphill to the top of their fields. When they’re in the middle to end of their careers, they look back and see twists, turns, steep drop-offs, and even loops
Although there are still labor shortages even in professional roles due to the Great Resignation, there is stiff competition among job seekers looking for remote job opportunities. More companies are now offering remote work. But, those opportunities make up only 20% of the current job openings, while 52% of all
The pandemic changed a lot about the way we work. As a result, it changed a lot about the way we look for jobs. If you’re currently in the market for a job, the standard way of conducting a search won’t cut it anymore. You’re going to need some new
If you’ve been reading this blog for a good amount of time, you’re probably familiar with my client Robert. When he first came to me, he was stuck in a corporate nightmare job. Some evenings, Robert would find himself curled up in the fetal position and near tears at the
These posts are usually geared toward my regular audience of job seekers. But occasionally, I’ll write one for the audience of my audience: hiring managers. This week’s post is for both groups of readers, with an aim to help improve the hiring process, during and after the Great Resignation. Employers
