All Entries Tagged With: "career coach"
The Morning Blend: Networking vs. Schmoozing
“The Morning Blend” is a weekly column featured on JobsDirectBlog.comwritten by Author and Career Motivator Brad Raney. Check back every Monday for a new blog post from Brad and tips to help you get hired!
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be speaking to two different groups about the importance of “networking”. In researching [...]
The YOU Plan: Take Stock of Your Affiliations
In my previous blog post I wrote about the importance of personality as one of the six intrinsics critical to the career planning process.
I use the word intrinsics as a catch-all to describe what you bring to the table as a unique individual. We all have our own mix of personality, experiences, training… that combine [...]
Job Seeker Mysteries: Cover Letter Blues – Part 4
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By my count I have spoken to nearly 10,000 Job Seekers and Recruiters in the past year. In this Job Seeker Mysteries series, we are exploring the most consistent misunderstandings about the job search process, and today we are focusing on [...]
The YOU Plan: Intrinsics – What You Bring to the Table!
In my last blog post I wrote about the importance of introspection in the career planning process. I focused on how assessing your values can play a role in the career choices you make. The next step in the introspective process is examining your intrinsics.
I use the word intrinsics as a catch-all to describe what [...]
The YOU Plan: It Starts with Values
As I mentioned in my first blog post (The YOU Plan: Career Entrepreneurialism in the New Economy), any good career plan starts with introspection. You have to know yourself, before you can effectively pick a direction, market yourself, and get back on track. As a coach trained in the field of organizational psychology, I am [...]
Who’s Firing – Layoffs weeks ended 5-28-10 and 6-4-10
Who’s Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the weeks ended 5-28-10 and 6-4-10.
For the past 2 weeks technology, hospitality, government, manufacturing and retail announced the largest layoffs.
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Do What You Love, Love What You Do: Best of reCareered
People in career transition often pause to take stock. One of the really valuable parts of job changing is taking the time to decide “What do I want to do?”
Too many of us stay locked into jobs or careers that we hate because we’re afraid of…
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Who’s Hiring – Top employers week of 6-1-10
Who’s Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 6/1/10.
The business service, hospitality, telecommunications, retail, health care and banking are the top industries currently hiring based on a…
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5 Tips on Slaying the Phone Interview
Job seekers can kill their chances during the phone screen. Often, experienced professionals don’t appreciate what a critical part of the interview process the phone screen is. The phone screen is much more than scheduling an in person…
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Top 3 Ways To Write A Thank You Note
One of the easiest (yet often unused) ways for a job seeker to stand out is through a post-interview thank you note. Thank you notes are more than being polite, they are an additional opportunity to sell yourself as a great fit for the job.
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