May 20, 2012

Tracking Job Seekers, with a Nautical Edge

Fisherman amid the Storm

I am tracking half a dozen job seekers right now. I met these folks after doing their resumes or coaching them as they work on their searches. It occurred to me that job seekers these days are like little ships on a big dark sea. It is tough and scary. Not everyone has the right tools. [...]

When You Change the Way You Look at Things . . .

DanCaro

“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change,” says Dan Caro, a professional drummer now turned professional speaker. A New Orleans native, Dan grew up with music, loved the piano at an early age, and loved to sing. He dreamt he could be a musician. How he kept [...]

Would YOU Captain a Softball Team?

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Does ‘assessing your career plan’ sound boring, or like you’re back in ninth grade? Maybe you already know exactly what it is you want in your next job, the kind of work, the kind of company, where in the world you want to be. If you are, pass on this first step.

If you really aren’t sure, though, this is not boring, and if you use the tools available today, it’s more of an adventure now than it might have been in ninth grade. One other initial consideration: you can be 16 or 60, and need a career planning assessment. I talked to a woman this week who has had a good job with a company for a few years, doesn’t like the direction of the company, wants to do ‘something different.’ She has children in their 30’s, and she’s assessing her career plan.

Is Age Discrimination Alive and Well?

For most of us, our careers move along pretty smoothly.  We take on the challenges, enjoy the successes  and manage the frustrations.  The years pass and then something happens beyond our control, layoff. Facing unemployment is tough and after fifteen or twenty years or more of working, it can be downright frightening.    I cannot count [...]

How to land your first career job.

When screening college graduates, the first thing employers look for is proof that they have transferable skills for the workplace.