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...
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...
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...
That Vacation Won’t Take Itself Work-life balance is a something that many professionals claim to think about or try to achieve. But how many of us really define clearly what we believe is the proper balance, and how many fewer of us actually live our lives according...
What’s Your Misery Index? Rate Your Job Satisfaction. A question that comes up for many professionals at some point in their career is: “How do I know when it is time to consider a career, job, or company change?” It’s a question most of us probably ask ourselves, but...
