Held Hostage at Malfunction Junction (Or How I Learned to Beat the Bots)! I have been in the Career Management industry in one capacity or another for over 20 years. In that time, I have had the fortunate opportunity to speak with thousands upon thousands of highly...
Handling a "Decline" When Job Searching As a Career Coach, I’m consistently trying to find the best way to work through the dreaded “Decline” email. You prepared, applied and went through the interview(s) with great hopes, and then boom, the “Decline”! On a regular...
What's in Your Toolbox? As with most plans of action, from building a home to following a recipe, you have a set of tools that you can use to help you accomplish your goals. Looking for a job is no different. Let’s review some tools that successful job seekers include...
Salary Negotiation You aced the interview, and the recruiter calls to offer you the job, now what? People often think they shouldn’t negotiate but companies expect you to negotiate. Remember, if you don’t ask, you won’t receive. According to fidelity, 85% of Americans...
Showing Up As Your Best Self in Every Interaction Most of us who are looking for our next career move are not thrilled about the idea of “networking” with others. Even those of us who are extroverted and love interacting with people hit glitches when it comes to...
November Jobs Report 2022 The results of the November Job Reports couldn't be better! I have read and heard many comments from those "in the know," that November would be the month that would start to show the Job Market applying the brakes, but that has not been the...
Do companies hire during the holiday season? This is a question I get from clients repeatedly, and my answer is YES! The holiday season is a very busy time for hiring new employees. It is the end of the fourth quarter, and companies want to hit the ground running in...
October Jobs Report 2022 This October, hiring numbers exceeded expectations set forth by Wall Street economists. One item to note in particular is that the following three sectors continue adding jobs at a robust pace for several consecutive months: ...
The High Season of Hiring One of the U.S. economic indicators was reported this morning... first-time jobless claims, which unexpectedly dropped to a 3-week low. Recently, the media has exaggerated the slowdown in the job market. While the media is portraying a...
Stay Confident, and Know What Causes Your Confidence to Plunge The fear that can come from losing a job is real and, for a time, devastating. It ranks as one of the Top 10 Stresses in Life for a reason. To exacerbate matters, just applying online for jobs can make it...
