Most people are so shocked by a job loss that their whole lives are turned upside down. They suddenly can’t pay regular bills, they lose their work friends, and they change their sleeping hours. Some even quit dressing and lounge around in underwear or pajamas most of the day.
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Taking A “Sofa Sabbatical” And Making It Work for You
On June 29, while on a cruise in Alaska, I fell, broke my femur in two, and sheered off the ball at the top. We were in Glacier Bay, a beautiful place I never got to see, because I spent 30 hours in pain in the ship’s hospital.
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How to crush a recruiter phone screen
If you’ve been paying attention, all the news outlets are talking about “scrambling” recruiters who have dozens of jobs to fill because of the Great Resignation.
That’s great news. You *might* get a call from a recruiter – out of the blue – asking you if you would consider applying for a job she* thinks is right for you.
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Announcing The New Website
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website!
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Can sunk costs sink your career?
The sunk-cost fallacy is a phenomenon affecting millions: we are reluctant to abandon a strategy because we have invested in it, even when it is clear that another option might be beneficial.
It’s a little like having a sentimental old clunker car: You can’t let go because you have already sunk so much money in repairs. It would feel like a waste to abandon it. You’re throwing good money after bad.
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Austin, here I come!
Did you ever fall in love with a city? I did. Austin, TX in 1997.
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What do you say when you lose someone?
I am still reeling from the December 29 passing of my dear friend and mentor, Lee Moczygemba.
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Can you let it be?
I’m a child of the 60s and I find Beatles music inspiring to this day. One song keeps running in my brain:
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Wait, Wait Before You Go…
87.5% of Viable Job Leads Come from Friends and Family
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5 Job interview blunders to avoid
I know. Interviewing for a job is probably the most confidence-shaking, nerve-racking experience you’ll ever have.
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How to unplug during holidays
Dear ________, I’ll keep this short because you are trying to get things done so you can enjoy the coming 3- or even 4-day weekend.
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Warning: What to Do about Your Impending Job Loss
The pandemic has caused a lot of us to rethink our lives.
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Use “Beginner’s Mind” on your career
Use “Beginner’s Mind” on your career
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Energize Your Network With Linkedin Updates
Energize your network with LinkedIn updates
The more you use LinkedIn, the more excited you will become about generating job leads from this tool. Using the Update feature is easy and a great way to promote yourself to your network. Each time you post an update, ALL your first level connections see it.
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Finding Perfect Work
Perhaps you have been working from home and have decided you are in the wrong job, the wrong company, or serving the...
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If you think you need a new resume, you do
Perhaps you have been working from home and have decided you are in the wrong job, the wrong company, or serving the...
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Time on your hands?
“Shelter in place” has not been fun. Why would a vacation from the everyday, only make me want back the everyday...
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Better Than You Need to Be
I’ve been writing a lot of resumes lately. It seems everyone wants to step out and up-level to a better position this...
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