You hate your job, but because of it you don’t have the time or energy to start the overwhelming process of finding something new. And you think you can’t quit it until you find another job. But is that really a true statement, or just common myth? Let’s look at
Lately I’ve had several people contact me who’ve said, “I can’t seem to move up in my career. I keep taking on the same low-level jobs and don’t know how to get out of this cycle and move up to something better. I feel stuck!” Oftentimes there’s a simple explanation
“If you let it, life will take you on a grand journey beyond anything you could ever plan for. If you are receptive and open, you will be and do things far outside your current view of yourself.” Benjamin Hardy In Benjamin Hardy’s recent article entitled How to Reach the
Thank you to Tom Kuegler, Huffington Post writer and editor of The Post-Grad Survival Guide, for recently featuring his interview with me on making a successful career transition, originally published on The Mission 4 Important Thoughts for a Successful Career Transition Career Coach Lori Bumgarner, M.Ed. loves helping people with
Want more job security? Quit your job. Not an option? The next best option is to invest in career insurance. What’s career insurance? I’ll answer that, but first let’s not just gloss over the first option. I’m serious. If you want a guarantee of job security, then quit your job
I’m an avid reader, but I’m also very selective in the books I recommend to others, especially to my clients. I only recommend books that provide something tangible. Like advice that can yield actual results when appropriately applied. Below I’m sharing with you my list of must-reads I’ve shared with
Most people, especially introverts, find networking to be very awkward. Here are 7 tips to make networking a little easier and more comfortable. #1. Start with who you know Start with the people you already know and feel comfortable with. Invite them to go with you to events and ask
Does your current resume get you as many interviews as you’d like? Or does it just seem to end up in a black hole in cyber space? I have a lot of clients updating their resumes right now. Their reasons for doing so vary. Some are leaving their current company
I used to have a full-time job with benefits with a very prestigious university. I later quit to pursue my own business. However, it wasn’t so cut and dry. There were (and still are) a lot of layers to pursuing a dream of working for myself. It’s incredibly hard to
I came across this YouTube video and thought it was the perfect follow-up to last week’s paNASH blog post How to Avoid Technological Unemployment. What James Altucher says in 3 minutes is so true: As he says, of the 15 million new jobs created between 2009 and 2017, 94% were
“Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?” This is a common job interview question, but it’s also one you should ask yourself. Even if you’re not currently interviewing for a new job. Why? Because in five to ten years (or less), you may be interviewing for a new job
I’ve critiqued resumes for nearly 20 years, and oftentimes I’ll see an “Interests” section on a resume. One of the most memorable “Interests” sections I saw included “eating peanut butter.” Yes, you read that right. Someone actually put on her resume she likes to eat peanut butter. And she wasn’t
