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What’s your unique career charisma?

My client Cathy was in a job search, and decided at the outset that she would not settle for “don’t call us; we’ll call you” method. She remembered the line from the Woody Allen movie, “Ninety percent...

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Maneuvering electronic gatekeepers in your job search: email

Perhaps the most noted pet peeve among people actively engaged in a job search is the gatekeeper. A gatekeeper exists to stand between that job seeker and a hiring decision-maker, referral source, or...

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Finesse the automated phone screen in your job search

The gatekeeper that stands between you and next-step connections or information gathering in your job search can be a frustrating brick wall. My last post addressed some strategies in maneuvering...

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Is procrastination incapacitating your career?

The people I help with job search or career management are bright folks! When they are contemplating change, no vision is too great; no dream is too big. Self-reflection and self-assessment can truly...

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Winter blues? How to maintain job search momentum

I work with clients around the globe. Some are floating on devices in swimming pools as I write. Some probably watching a palm tree sway in the warm breeze. But for many of them living in the colder...

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How Facebook Can Help Your Job Search

At this writing, Facebook has 845 million monthly active members. It is fast becoming a strategy many are using in their job searches; it is not just reporting what you had for lunch or socializing...

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How to enlist helper bees in your job search

You’re in an active job search and building your network. Good! There’s a subset of your network I believe worthy of singling out and carefully nurturing relationships with. I call these helper bees —...

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One brave (and great) way of asking for help in your job search

In my last post I spoke of the importance of enlisting helper bees in your job search. These are the people who very likely move on the inside track of your target scenario. They know the field, the...

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3 Job Search Tips for the Shy or Introverted

Popular media often views introversion and shyness as the same. The two get connected because they are both related to socializing. In the academic community, there is a difference. Introversion is a...

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One Powerful Tool for Coping in Job Search and Career Management

One of the biggest hurdles faced by folks in job search or career management is worrying about future unknowns. Not to be confused with strategic planning, this fruitless fretting—and in one of my...

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How To Put Your Worst Foot Forward In Your Career

I believe that everyone feels that some of their skills are more regarded or needed than others. I know it’s true with many of my clients. In fact, they’ve often tried to suppress particular...

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Are You Bothered By Your Work History?

Resumes, job applications, LinkedIn and other portals to cross through in your job search require your work history. Sometimes the story it tells does not work to your benefit. Perhaps you hopped...

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A Bit of Memory & Mom

Mom had a heart attack this past March. She is recovering well, and though I’m always grateful to her for being a wonderful role model, confidante, guide and friend, I particularly treasured this...

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3 Styles of Giving to Boost Career Karma

When you concentrate on what you can give, you fuel networking in its purest form as a reciprocal, cultivated relationship that reaps the best career karma—a term used by William Arruda and Kirsten...

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Are you impeding your own job search?

There’s a reason for the adage that job search is a job. It’s hard work. I’ve seen many folks whose search “stuckness” is often aligned with their own self-defeating behavior patterns.  Many of my...

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How to Use Zen in Your Job Search

We live in a to-do focused society dominated by technology and science. It’s easy to let our job search transplant to the Western mentality of check lists. We weigh the pros and cons; the statistics....

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Could An Interim Job Meet Your Current Needs?

Sometimes the need for dependable income surpasses finding the ideal job fit. If you are in this position, perhaps an interim job could be your answer. I’ll define the interim job as one that provides...

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A career-related interim job could be your ticket

In my last post I suggested ways that taking an unrelated interim job could move you closer to landing the job of choice. If you feel you can’t go that far off track because you quite honestly want...

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More Than Luck: Two Empowering Career “Ah-hahs”

I often begin my work with clients managing expectations around the job search. Folks can get stuck in their careers by caving into assumptions. One of these is that the lion’s share of their past...

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Are You Selling Yourself in Your Job Search?

A simple enough (and probably overused) phrase, “selling yourself” makes many job seekers squirm. In fact, it probably causes more unease than any other part of the job search.  My client Bob told me,...

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